tampabay.rays.mlb.com - 1/5/2009
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The suspense is over: Pat Burrell is the power bat the Rays have been looking to land. On Monday afternoon, the Rays signed the free-agent slugger to a two-year, $16 million deal. "First of all, at the end of last year, obviously, I got to know the [Rays] pretty well," ...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/6/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Apparently baseball's agents, GMs and corner outfielders appreciate
their holiday time just as much as we bloggers...
do. After a mostly dormant two-week period, the hot stove is cooking again with the news that Pat Burrell is headed to Tampa Bay ...
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Pat Burrell and Milton Bradley jump start free agent market
theropolitans.com - 1/6/2009
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theropolitans.com —
Oh, praise this day Mets fans and thank
the Tampa Bay Rays. According to reports, Pat Burrell...
will leave the NL East and Philadelphia, and head for warmer pastures in Tampa Bay.
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So long, Pat the Bat
dugoutcentral.com - 1/7/2009
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dugoutcentral.com —
A great addition for the Rays. I think
they're going to be real competitive again this year....
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Rays Score With Burrell
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Full Reaction: Rays best free agent signing that involved lots of money
The Rays Party —
The Rays have a made a move that hasn't been made since the "Hit Show". The Rays have signed free agent outfielder Pat Burrell to a two-year deal worth $16 million to become the primary DH. Burrell had least amount of risk of any big bat free agent because of his consistency over the past 9 seasons. Burrell is a leftfielder, which is currently occupied by the best LF Carl Crawford, so Burrell will primarily play at rightfield when not DHing. An interesting note made by Marc Topkin is that this may open up to a re-signing of free agent Rocco Baldelli to be the fourth outfielder and to DH. If the Rays do get Burrell and Baldelli, this may be a sign from the ...
The Economic Crisis Claims Its First MLB Victims: Second Tier Sluggers
The Big Lead —
Last winter Torii Hunter and Aaron Rowand signed mega-contracts totaling $150 million. This winter Milton Bradley, who led the AL in OBP last season, and Pat Burrell, who has averaged over 30 HR and .500 SLG the past four seasons, combined could not muster $50 million. We are seeing the economic crisis in action. As these players went, so, likely, will Adam Dunn, Jason Giambi and Bobby Abreu. With those players so cheap, can Boras get Manny a significant upgrade over the two-years $40 million he scoffed at in Boston?
Milton Bradley (Chicago Cubs): After an impressive season in Texas, Bradley signed a three-year $30 million deal, which, ...
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Reviews are good on Burrell deal
blogs.tampabay.com 1/6/2009 — The Rays signing of Pat Burrell seems to be getting good reviews from the initial analysts. Here are a few excerpts:
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Rays Close To Signing Burrell
mlbtraderumors.com 1/5/2009 — According to Ken Rosenthal , the Rays are close to signing Pat Burrell to a two-year, $16MM deal. It'd be a solid move, as the Rays can increase his value by not using him in the field. The '08 Rays struggled against lefties (.726 OPS) ...
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tboblogs.com 1/5/2009 — After passing a physical today, Pat Burrell is officially a Ray. Two years, $16 million. We’re supposed to talk to Burrell at 4:45 p.m. and Andrew Friedman and Matt Silverman about 45 minutes after that, so check back for reaction from the ...
Rays - Signed Burrell
baseballthinkfactory.org 1/6/2009 — Tampa Bay Rays - Signed LF Pat Burrell to a 2-year, $16 million contract.
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