rockymountainnews.com - 3/28/2008
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With the signing of closer Joe Nathan to a four-year deal, the Minnesota Twins should put to rest the mistaken belief they were purging their roster of salaries. Yes, they lost Torii Hunter and Carlos Silva to free agency and dealt Johan Santana to the Mets, but it's not as if they made no effort to keep them. They offered Hunter a $15 million-a-year deal - but for three years - and they ...
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Friday Morning Rockpile: Hirsh To Be Out Longer
Purple Row —
... play ball.
On the brighter side of things, Atkins hit his first homer of the spring in the last Cactus League game. The main point of the article is that we shouldn't worry about Atkins' bat. Even though he's playing for a long-term contract with the Rockies, Atkins hasn't fallen into the trap of trying to swing for the fences. Matt has it right at the end of the article: slow start or fast start, by the end of the season Garrett's going to hit.
This is a nice touch:
The Rockies are taking a personal touch to ...
Anthony Reyes Likely Gone
Eli's MLB Rumors —
... Cardinals pitcher Anthony Reyes, who struggled last season going 2-14 with a 6.04 ERA, is off to another rocky start in Spring Training. Although he is pitching well in game situations, his relationship with pitching coach Dave Duncan has put himself on the outs with other pitchers and management. According to one NL scout, the Cardinals have let several teams know he is available and that has led to the increased number of scouts watching him. The Diamondbacks have been scouting several pitchers and might be looking at someone like Reyes to start the season in the rotation with ...
Odds and Ends: Cashman, Matsuo, Durham
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Tracy Ringolsby says the Giants really want to move Ray Durham and Dave Roberts, and will pick up some salary to do so. Durham makes $7.5MM in '08. Roberts gets $6.5MM in each of the '08 and '09 seasons. ...
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