beyondtheboxscore.com - 12/4/2008
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Red Sox sign LHP Billy Traber to a minor league contract with invite to spring training.
After spending some brief time with the Yankees in 2008, Traber is back to square one. The good news: his fastball velocity was up two miles per hour since 2007. The bad news: Traber allowed 1.62 homeruns ...
A Look At The San Francisco Bullpen
rotoauthority.com 12/13/2008 — The Giants made an early strike to sign Jeremy Affeldt to be their setup man. It was surprising Affeldt signed on November 17th, as the market for him figured to be strong. Plus, he chose not to seek a closing role given Brian Wilson 's ...
The Howry signing | FanGraphs Baseball
fangraphs.com 12/4/2008 — Continuing their quest to upgrade their bullpen, the Giants signed Bob Howry to a one year, $2.75 million contract today. That Howry had to settle for such a modest deal shows how much power ERA still has in determining pitcher value in the ...
Sox sign lefty Traber
boston.com 12/2/2008 — The Red Sox have signed lefthander Billy Traber to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Traber, 29, spent last season between the Yankees and their Triple A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In 19 appearances for New York,...
Four more minor moves
community.thetimes-tribune.com 12/9/2008 — Baseball America has four more minor league signings for the Yankees, three returnees and a new utiiity type infielder/outfielder.
OF Justin Leone (left) The only new guy of this bunch, Leone has played 32 games in the big leagues, first with ...
Russell Branyan rumors
ussmariner.com 12/3/2008 — So, there’s some rumors kicking around that the position player that Zduriencik confirmed has been offered a contract by the M’s is Russell Branyan . No one has confirmed it, so it may be bogus, but here’s a quick analysis of ...
PM Roundup: Long Week
thebiglead.com 12/12/2008 — SantaCon … This is Nicky Whelan… She’s filming a movie with David Spade or something… A h/t might be in order for Barstool Sports for the picture, but we can’t decide…. Brandon Jacobs is out Sunday … More ...
Mariners make free-agent offer | Mariners.com: News
seattle.mariners.mlb.com 12/2/2008 — SEATTLE -- Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told reporters on Monday that he has made an offer to a free-agent position player and hopes to know something "in the next 24 to 48 hours." He wouldn't name the player, but it isn't Ken Griffey ...
Possible Adrian Beltre Suitors
bleedingblueandteal.com 12/8/2008 — Adrian Beltre is a great player. He is possibly the most underrated Seattle Mariners player in recent years, with Mike Cameron being his only challenger in my mind. You can make a strong argument that Beltre is the best defensive third baseman in ...
Seattle Mariners off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 12/13/2008 — Season Wrap Up Despite having the ninth ranked payroll in the major leagues at $118 million (and bringing the face of their franchise, Ichiro Suzuki , back in the off season), the Mariners still managed to lose 101 games and finish in last place in 2008. Prior to the season, many believed ...
Junichi Tazawa Signs With Boston Red Sox —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/5/2008
Junichi Tazawa is finally on the Boston Red Sox. He has decided to follow fellow country man Dasuke Matzuzaka in the Boston Red Sox pitching staff.
After he decided to not be involved in Japan's draft where he was expected to be the top pick, many ...
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