sports.espn.go.com - 13 days ago
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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals have declined their $10 million option on outfielder Austin Kearns and are paying a $1 million buyout, presumably ending his disappointing tenure with the team. The 29-year-old Kearns hit only .195 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 174 at-bats this season, ...
maurybrown.com - 13 days ago
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maurybrown.com —
The job market is tough these days. Reuters
just reported that the national jobless rate is at
10.2 percent, a 16 and 1/2 year high. And while MLB attendance was down less than expected (the 2009 regular season ended with 73,418,529 in total attendance a decline of 6.58 percent. See Inside ...
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Nationals Front Office Latest to See Pink Slips
washington.nationals.mlb.com - 13 days ago
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By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com 11/06/09 8:11 PM
EST Austin Kearns, Ron Villone and Dmitri Young all
filed for free agency on Friday, thus taking care of the entire slate of eligible players for the Nationals. Big league players with expiring contracts ...
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Nats pass on Kearns' option
tireball.com - 13 days ago
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tireball.com —
The Washington Nationals made it official today, yet
we’ve known this since 2008 ended. Austin Kearns has
been let go, the team opted to pay him a $1 million buyout instead of the $10 million he would have accounted against their payroll in 2010.
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When did Austin Kearns’ career go sour?
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Nationals Decline Option On Austin Kearns
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... The Nationals declined their $10MM option on right fielder Austin Kearns, according to the AP. They'll instead pay a $1MM buyout. Kearns represents the last of the day's multiple obvious option decisions. ...
Has Jim Hendry’s Passion for Austin Kearns Abated? We’ll Find Out
Bleacher Nation | Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Commentary —
... a $10 million (ha) option on Kearns, and he is now a free agent. So now we’ll see, does Hendry still desire Kearns?
The 29-year-old Kearns hit only .195 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 174 at-bats this season, when he was hampered by a thumb problem. Elbow and foot injuries limited Kearns to 86 games in 2008, when he batted .217 with seven homers and 32 RBIs.
In 2007, his only full season in Washington, Kearns hit .266 with 16 homers and 74 RBIs. ESPN.
Kearns can be viewed as no more than a bench bat at this point, possibly ...
Hot Stove Roundup: Reagins, Maybin, Cuddyer, Snyder
Circling The Bases —
... . On the surface it makes sense since Rod Barajas is about to hit free agency, but Synder is coming off back surgery in September and has two years and $11.25 million left on his contract. With top-prospect J.P. Arencia nearly ready for the majors, color me skeptical. - And finally, the Nationals have declined Austin Kearns' $10 million option for 2010 , while the Rockies ...
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