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Padres drop Edgar Gonzalez from 40-man roster
Padres drop Edgar Gonzalez from 40-man roster
Bill Center Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:40 p.m. SAN DIEGO – Edgar Gonzalez Wednesday said he would opt for free agency after the Padres dropped him from their 40-man roster and outrighted him to Triple-A Portland. “I think this is the end of my run here,” Gonzalez said. “I love San Diego. ...
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Edgar Gonzalez: Free Agent
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... According to Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune, infielder Edgar Gonzalez intends to opt for free agency once the World Series ends. ...

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Gaslamp Ball — ...   Padres drop Edgar Gonzalez from 40-man roster "I think this is the end of my run here," Gonzalez said. "I love San Diego. And the Padres gave me an opportunity that I'm thankful for. But my future is probably elsewhere." PADRES: Edgar Gonzalez released by team On Tuesday, a Padres front-office source said one of the team's top needs this offseason is a utility infielder. Several sources said the club prefers a utility man with better defensive ability than Gonzalez and Sanchez, and one who can play both second base and ...

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The Sacrifice Bunt: A San Diego Padres Blog — ... . And while the Padres have already cut ties with Edgar Gonzalez, new general manager Jed Hoyer has yet to show us what he can do. ...

Link-O-Rama: Teahen, Gonzalez, Sabathia, Leno
Circling The Bases — ... to the White Sox for Chris Getz and Josh Fields were at least premature and at most simply incorrect. Bill Madden of the New York Daily News initially reported the trade and the Chicago Sun Times got confirmation from a White Sox source, but yesterday Royals general manager Dayton Moore downplayed the idea that a trade had been completed. * In what is a much stickier situation because his brother is the team's best player, the Padres dropped Edgar Gonzalez from the 40-man roster . "I think this is the end of my run here," Gonzalez said. "I love San Diego and the Padres ...

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