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Seattle Mariners off Season Report
baseballreflections.com - 12/13/2008
Seattle Mariners off Season Report
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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 ...
msn.foxsports.com - 12/12/2008
FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: Ibanez reaches deal with Phillies
— msn.foxsports.com — 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 ... (more) FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: Ibanez reaches deal ...

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Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News
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Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News
— mlb.mlb.com — LAS VEGAS -- The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a deal to send right-handed closer J.J. Putz to the New York Mets on Wednesday night as part of a three-team, nine-player trade. The blockbuster deal, which is the first for Mariners general manager ... (more) Mariners deal Putz in three-team trade | mets.com: News

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Sources: Mets acquire Putz from Seattle
— msn.foxsports.com — The Mets have acquired a setup man for new closer Francisco Rodriguez — and that setup man is another closer from the American League West. J.J. Putz is headed New York in a three-team trade with the Mariners and Indians, according to major-league sources. (more) Sources: Mets acquire Putz from Seattle

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Major League Jerk — ... Moyer to a two year, $16 million deal. They also signed Chan Ho Park. -Rafael Furcal reportedly is returning to the Braves, even though the A’s offered him a better deal. The Braves are going to be god awful, what is he thinking. Links! Auburn fans love Gene Chizik. /sincere (CGB) The Yanks (not those Yanks) have their second baseman for the World Baseball Classic (Fenway West) Way more than you want to know about the Mariners. (Baseball Reflections) Let’s take a peek at the cash cow that is the new Yankee ...

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