fenwaywest.com - 17 days ago
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I read that the Sox will not pick it up for 2010 . I say they should pick it up. 'Tek has been with the Sox for his entire career, since '97, and has been the Captain since 2004. If 'Tek is not ready for retirement, then the Sox should do the right thing and keep him for one more year. The $2 ...
Mets Tell Putz They Will Not Pick Up His 2010 Option
mlbtraderumors.com 17 days ago — According to Bart Hubbuch of The NY Post , the Mets have informed reliever J.J. Putz that they will not pick up his $9.1MM option for 2010, instead paying him a $1MM buyout. Hubbuch says the club cited health concerns when breaking the news to Putz. ...
Red Sox Pick Up Victor Martinez's Option
mlbtraderumors.com 13 days ago — No surprise here, though now it's official: The Red Sox have exercised their $7.1MM option for Victor Martinez according to Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe . This was about as much of a no-brainer as they come.
Tek Picks Up Player Option
fenwaywest.com 13 days ago — NESN is reporting that Jason Varitek has picked up his $3 million option to remain with the team.
NESN learned on Monday night that the 37-year-old Varitek will exercise his $3 million player option for 2010 that includes up to another $2 million in incentives. The move is expected to be ...
News: Diamondbacks Pick Up Webb’s Option
metsblog.com 16 days ago — Steve Gilbert, the Diamondbacks beat reporter for MLB.com, is reporting on Twitter , says that the Diamondbacks have exercised the $8.5 million option for Brandon Webb for 2010.
…this is good for Webb, as he will get another year to prove his ...
Red Sox Decline Gonzo's Option
fenwaywest.com 14 days ago — It has been reported today that the Red Sox have declined Alex Gonzalez's $6M option for 2010. They say that the Sox may still be interested in bringing Gonzo back, but for a lesser amount.
Sighs. Let me tell you how much I don't like this. One, I like Gonzo. I thought he brought so much ...
Mets pick up option on Pelfrey
theropolitans.com 16 days ago — The Mets picked up the option on Mike Pelfrey’s contract for next season, worth $500,000. Pelfrey went 10-12 last season with a 5.03 ERA and 1.514 WHIP in 31 starts. He surrendered 18 home runs, walked 66 and struck out 107. Pelfrey is not arbitration eligible until 2011. [[ Home || ...
Sox decline option on Gonzalez
boston.com 14 days ago — Two days after shortstop J.J. Hardy was traded from the Brewers to the Twins, multiple baseball sources revealed yesterday that the Sox have declined their $6 million option on Gonzalez for next season. The same sources indicated that the sides are ...
White Sox Buy Out Option On Jermaine Dye
mlbtraderumors.com 16 days ago — The White Sox bought out Jermaine Dye 's mutual option for 2010, according to the team . Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times says it cost the Sox $950K.
Twins Pick up Cuddyer Option
novafantasysports.com 15 days ago — Update: The Twins have picked up the $10.5 million option on Michael Cuddyer for 2011, according to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribue.
Fantasy Impact: Cuddyer is an under the radar fantasy contributer almost every year. He it .276 this year, with 32 home runs during the ...
The Boss speaks —
Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 17 days ago
George Steinbrenner released a statement earlier today to congratulate the Yankees on their 27th World Series title.
“The Steinbrenner Family and the Yankees Organization are extremely proud of the members of the 2009 New York Yankees for ...
Cash on money with new Yanks —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 17 days ago
After unloading nearly half a billion dollars ($423.5 million) of George Steinbrenner's money on free-agent pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett and first baseman Mark Teixeira, Cashman was on his way toward righting the Yankee ship.
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