the700level.com - 12/12/2008
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Jayson Stark reports that the Phils and Ibanez have agreed to a 3-year, $30mil deal.
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Free-agent outfielder Raul Ibanez has reached preliminary agreement
with the Phillies on a three-year, $30 million contract,...
according to major-league sources. The deal, pending a physical, was reached early Friday morning at the winter meetings in ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: Ibanez reaches deal ...
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The Phillies have agreed to a three-year contract
with free-agent outfielder Raul Ibanez , pending a physical....
The deal is believed to be worth $30 million over three years. The 36-year-old Ibanez will become the Phillies' new everyday leftfielder, ...
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Raul Ibanez, Phillies agree to 3-year, $30 million deal
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Walkoff Walk —
... Phillies Replace All Hit No Glove Corner Outfielder with All Hit No Glove Corner Outfielder: Welp, looks like the Pat Burrell Era of hittin' and swingin' in Philly is over. New G.M. Ruben Amaro made his big splash in the free agent market, signing former Mariner Raul Ibanez to a tidy deal, sez Jayson Stark of ESPN. Three years and $30 million? That's a steal. ...
While We’re Waiting…
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... ]“[Raul] Ibanez will replace Pat Burrell as the Phils’ everyday leftfielder. Pat will surely be missed here, but it was made clear pretty early that his return would be very unlikely. At least he got a hero’s sendoff.” Queue up Craig’s beating of the Burrell drum! [ The 700 Level ]
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