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| Nationals sign P Cabrera |
MLB Baseball |
12/20/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals have agreed to a one-year contract with pitcher Daniel Cabrera. A story on the club's website cited three baseball sources to confirm the deal, the terms of which were not disclosed. Cabrera was not tendered a contract by Baltimore, making him a free agent. He had spent his entire career with the Orioles since breaking into the majors in 2004, and went 8-10 with a 5.25 earned run average in 30 starts last season. The 27-year-old has a career mark of 48-59 |
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| Harris agrees to terms with Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
12/12/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Willie Harris on a two-year contract Friday. Harris, 30, batted .251 with a career-high 13 home runs and 43 RBI in a team- best 140 games for the Nationals last year. In other news, Washington senior vice president and general manager Jim Bowden announced Friday that the club will not tender a contract to right-handed pitcher Tim Redding for the 2009 campaign. The 30-year-old Redding posted a 10-11 record and a 4.95 earned r |
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| Young chosen first in MLB's Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/11/2008 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals selected right- handed pitcher Terrell Young from the Cincinnati Reds organization with the first pick in Major League Baseball's annual Rule 5 Draft on Thursday. The draft order is based on the reverse order of finish during the 2008 season. Tampa Bay held the first pick last year and chose outfielder Tim Lahey from the Minnesota Twins organization. However, the Rays sold him to Chicago for cash considerations shortly after. Young, a 10th round pick of the |
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| Washington holds first pick in MLB Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/11/2008 |
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| Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball's annual Rule 5 Draft will take place on Thursday on the final day of the Winter Meetings from the Bellagio Hotel. The draft order is based on the reverse order of finish during the 2008 season. The Washington Nationals will hold the first pick, followed by Seattle, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and so on until the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at 30. Players who are not currently on their team's 40-man roster are eligible to be taken in the draft, but only afte |
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| Mariners name pitching, bullpen coaches |
MLB Baseball |
12/03/2008 |
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| ng coordinator for the Texas Rangers. Adair had two previous stints as a major league pitching coach, working for the Cleveland Indians in 1992 and 1993 and the Detroit Tigers from September 12, 1996 through the 1999 campaign. Wetteland, 42, was the Washington Nationals bullpen coach in 2006. Wetteland amassed a 48-45 record with 330 saves and 2.93 earned run average in 618 career games with the Dodgers, Expos, Yankees and Rangers. Seattle finished the 2008 campaign 61-101, the worst record in the AL. The Mariners |
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| Nats P Redding has surgery on toe |
MLB Baseball |
11/29/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals right-hander Tim Redding had surgery on his left foot on Friday. The procedure was performed by Dr. Wiemi Douoguih and Dr. Lew Schon, who repaired the bone in the joint at the base of the second toe. Redding is expected to be ready for spring training. Redding went 10-11 with a 4.95 ERA in 33 starts for the Nats in 2008. |
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| Report: Yanks deal P Rasner to Japanese team |
MLB Baseball |
11/15/2008 |
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| League, according to a report by ESPN. The report states that the contract was sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for $1 million, and Rasner is expected to sign a two-year contract with the team. Rasner's agent said that he requested the deal after the pitcher went 5-10 with a 5.40 earned run average in 113 1/3 innings for the Yankees last season. A former second-round pick of the Montreal Expos in 2002, the 27-year-old Rasner is 9-15 with a 5.00 ERA in four seasons with the Yankees and Washington Nationals. |
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| Let's crank up the Hot Stove |
MLB Baseball |
11/14/2008 |
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| will cave and give him three years guaranteed at roughly $25-27 million with an option for a fourth year. I don't think he would be able to do much better than that. ADAM DUNN - He strikes out a lot, but is a run-producing machine. Surprisingly the Washington Nationals are interested, but they have a logjam in the outfield following this week's trade with the Florida Marlins. He could find a home with the Angels if Teixeira decides to leave. BOBBY ABREU - He has Chicago Cubs written all over him, plus they will gi |
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| Yankees get Swisher from White Sox for three players |
MLB Baseball |
11/13/2008 |
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| clubs, the Dominican native holds a .260 average with 42 homers, 60 doubles and 151 RBI in 496 career contests. Right-handed pitchers Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez round out the deal. Marquez was 8-8 with a 4.47 ERA in 19 appearances (18 starts) for three Yankees minor league clubs last season. Nunez, who was acquired from the Washington Nationals at the trading deadline, went 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA with Double-A Trenton after the swap. Overall, he is 21-18 with a 3.26 ERA in 93 career minor league games (64 starts). |
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| Nats deal for Willingham, Olsen |
MLB Baseball |
11/11/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals acquired left fielder Josh Willingham and left-handed pitcher Scott Olsen from the Florida Marlins on Tuesday. Washington is sending second baseman Emilio Bonifacio, minor league pitcher P.J. Dean and minor league second baseman Jake Smolinski to Florida. Willingham hit .254 with 15 homers and 51 RBI last season, while Olsen went 8-11 with a 4.20 earned run average in 33 starts in 2008. Bonifacio had five triples and 12 RBI in 41 games with the Nationals last s |
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