[MLB] Season 2010 #1 - Is it Spring yet?

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Op donderdag 21 januari 2010 22:18 schreef Valandil het volgende:
En weer een beoogde speler pleite, ben benieuwd of Minaya nog iets gaat doen aan de starting rotation.

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The Mets have a deal to acquire Gary Matthews Jr. from the Los Angeles Angels according to an American League source. Matthews has two years and $23 million remaining on his contract and the Angels will be paying the vast portion of that money. Matthews also gets $500,000 for being traded.

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Op vrijdag 22 januari 2010 19:28 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:

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Zal hij in New York wel elke dag spelen?

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A's lose prospect to higher league
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a top prospect for the Oakland Athletics, outfielder Grant Desme might've gotten the call every minor leaguer wants this spring.

Instead, he believed he had another, higher calling.

Desme announced Friday that he was leaving baseball to enter the priesthood, walking away after a breakout season in which he became MVP of the Arizona Fall League.

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Miguel Tejada will return to Baltimore after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Orioles, The Baltimore Sun and The Associated Press have reported, citing unnamed team sources.

The free agent shortstop played in Baltimore from 2004-07, before being traded to the Houston Astros in December 2007 for five players.

He is now tabbed for third base with the release of Melvin Mora. Cesar Izturis is expected to stay at shortstop.

In 158 games with the Astros last season, Tejada hit .313 with 14 home runs and 86 RBIs. Tejada, 35, is a six-time All-Star and has hit .289 with 285 home runs and 1,185 RBIs in his career.

Tejada became a free agent after the Astros declined to offer him arbitration last month.

According to The Baltimore Sun, the deal is pending a physical, which will take place in the next couple of days.

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Op zaterdag 23 januari 2010 07:53 schreef maartena het volgende:
Matthews weg!!

Ik heb daar totaal geen moeite mee.

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Op zaterdag 23 januari 2010 23:54 schreef Valandil het volgende:

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Ik vind t jammer dat Stokes weg gaat, heb in Shea z'n eerste Mets-start gezien en heb hem daarna altijd extra gevolgd, hoop dat hij van waarde wordt voor de Angels

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Op zaterdag 23 januari 2010 23:54 schreef Valandil het volgende:
Ik vind t jammer dat Stokes weg gaat, heb in Shea z'n eerste Mets-start gezien en heb hem daarna altijd extra gevolgd, hoop dat hij van waarde wordt voor de Angels

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Op woensdag 20 januari 2010 18:16 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
Nu we het over Tim Lincecum hebben. Hij moest voorkomen voor het bezit van marijuana. Hij kreeg een boete van 500 dollar. Maar hoe die jongen eruit ziet. lieve heer
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—The Oakland Athletics have added another veteran arm to their young rotation, agreeing to terms with free-agent righty Ben Sheets on a $10 million, one-year contract.

The 31-year-old Sheets has been plagued by injuries. The four-time NL All-Star didn’t pitch in the majors last season while recovering from elbow surgery but last week held a pitching session for several scouts in Louisiana.

Sheets spent his first eight major league seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, going 86-83 with a 3.72 ERA.

Oakland, which recently re-signed Justin Duchscherer, still had a spot to fill in the rotation. The A’s were to formally introduce Sheets at a news conference later Tuesday.

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The Chicago Cubs and free-agent outfielder Xavier Nady have agreed to terms on a one-year contract pending a physical, according to a major league source.

Nady will get a $3.3 million base salary from the Cubs, with performance bonuses that could bring his deal to $5.35 million, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

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SAN DIEGO -- Free-agent right-hander Jon Garland and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a $5.3 million, one-year contract, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The three people spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement had not been announced.

Garland was 11-13 with a 4.01 ERA last year with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Southern California native was with the Chicago White Sox when they won the 2005 World Series.

Garland will make $4.7 million this season, with a mutual option for $6.75 million in 2011. If the Padres decline, he gets a $600,000 buyout. If Garland rejects it, the buyout is $300,000.

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Op woensdag 27 januari 2010 17:59 schreef mitt het volgende:
Blijft niks voor de Mets over

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Op woensdag 27 januari 2010 08:20 schreef Valandil het volgende:
idd, wat blijft er nog over,
Smoltz, 2005-2007 ziet er wel goed uit, maar daarna..
Garland leek me een hele goeie aanvulling, maar die is ook alweer weg
Washburn, mwoah...
Ponson staat ook nog op de free agent lijst
Chin-Ming Wang..

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Yankees Reach Agreement With Randy Winn
By Tim Dierkes [January 27 at 2:39pm CST]

The Yankees reached an agreement with outfielder Randy Winn on a one-year deal, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. SI's Jon Heyman tweets that the deal is worth $2MM. The Winn signing definitively closes the door on Johnny Damon, tweets Sherman.

Winn, 35, slipped to .262/.318/.353 in 597 plate appearances for the Giants last year (including a brutal 125 PAs against lefties). His corner outfield defense still rates well; that was probably the draw for Yankees GM Brian Cashman.

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Op woensdag 27 januari 2010 21:13 schreef The_Playmaker het volgende:
Blijft over misschien traden voor een pitcher. Ze zullen in ieder geval iets moeten doen want met deze pitching staff red je het gewoon niet.....

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Op woensdag 27 januari 2010 23:33 schreef Version2 het volgende:

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Hopelijk haalt ie zijn niveau van voor 2009. Johnny Damon dus definitief niet terug
De Rays schijnen hem te willen hebben en natuurlijk ook nog een aantal mystery teams volgens Boras.

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Mauer Reaches Preliminary Extension Agreement?
By Tim Dierkes [February 1 at 3:05pm CST]

3:05pm: WCCO TV's Mark Rosen reports that Mauer and the Twins reached a preliminary agreement on a 10-year extension. Such a contract would take him through the 2020 season, at which point he'd be 37.

10:32am: Joe Mauer may soon sign a contract extension with the Twins, believes Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Two Christensen sources take the good vibes even further, suggesting the number of years and guaranteed money is already agreed upon. Christensen's take on a Mauer extension: "It's a matter of when, not if."

If Mauer is locked up, Victor Martinez will jump to the top of the projected free agent catcher class for the 2010-11 offseason.

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"When the trade went down last year, I never really had a physical with the Mets,” Putz told Garfien. “I had the bone spur (in the right elbow). It was discovered the previous year in Seattle, and it never got checked out by any other doctors until I got to spring training.”

According to Putz, the Mets told him not to discuss the injury with reporters, saying:

“I knew that I wasn’t right. I wasn’t healthy. The toughest part was having to face the media and tell them that you feel fine, even though you know there’s something wrong and they don’t want you telling them that you’re banged up.”

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2K Sports is offering a $1 million prize to the first player to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10, laying down the bounty as a statement of confidence in the authenticity of their game's revamped pitching controls.

The million-dollar prize is believed to be the largest ever offered for this type of contest - a skill-based challenge, rather than a random drawing. 2K Sports isn't putting up the money believing its game is so tough that no one can meet the challenge. It fully expects someone to pitch a perfect game - retiring all 27 batters without a single one reaching base by any means - and cash in during the contest period from March 2 (the game's date of release) and May 2.

Essentially, the studio is devoting $1 million of its marketing budget to the claim that its pitching simulation is the most authentic and enjoyable.

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Op zondag 7 februari 2010 19:06 schreef The_Playmaker het volgende:

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Cardinals, Skip Schumaker reach 2-year, $4.7 million deal

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Op woensdag 10 februari 2010 16:14 schreef popolon het volgende:
Ik doe de Rounders wel: Daily Rotisserie League.

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Op woensdag 10 februari 2010 17:12 schreef popolon het volgende:
Voor de fanatieke liefhebbers die dagelijks actief bezig zijn met fantasy baseball: [MLB] Fantasy Baseball 2010

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The Atlanta Braves offered free agent Johnny Damon a one-year deal, MLB.com reported on Wednesday.

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The San Francisco Giants agreed to sign Tim Lincecum to a two-year $23MM contract today, avoiding arbitration with the right-hander and giving themselves cost certainty for two of Lincecum's four arbitration years. The deal, which is pending a physical, came together after the Giants delayed their arbitration hearing with the two-time Cy Young Award winner. Lincecum, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time as a Super Two player, filed for $13MM. The Giants countered with $8MM.

Lincecum will make $8MM this year and $13MM next year. He'll also receive a $2MM signing bonus spread over the course of two seasons.

The Giants offered a three-year $37MM deal in advance of Friday's expected hearing, but Lincecum and agent Rick Thurman rejected it. The club had offered Lincecum a two-year $21MM deal before, only to see his representatives counter with $25MM for the same period.

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Frank Thomas, one of the most feared hitters of the past two decades, is calling it a career, MLB.com's Scott Merkin and Doug Miller report. Thomas is scheduled to have a Friday press conference in Chicago, where he had his greatest years, to announce the move.

Thomas has impressive career stats by any measure. He is 18th on the career list in home runs with 521, and his rate stats are even better: a career .301/.419/.555 batting line.

Thomas did not play in 2009, and had a .240/.349/.374 line in a 2008 season split between Oakland and Toronto.

With 1,311 games at designated hitter, and just 971 at first base, the debate will begin as to whether a primary DH belongs in the Hall of Fame. From this view, it will be hard to keep a hitter as dominant as Thomas out of the Hall.

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The Nationals have agreed to terms with right-hander Chien-Ming Wang, a baseball source has confirmed to MLB.com. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Op woensdag 17 februari 2010 23:29 schreef fanneke het volgende:
Tijd Voor Play-off games in Seattle.

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Free agent outfielder Johnny Damon has agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, SI.com has confirmed.

The deal, which includes a no-trade clause and no deferred money, is pending a physical. Damon, 36, has no history of injuries.

"I'm happy," Damon said. "I think everything went smooth. We had options, but Detroit was my first one for some time."

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Op zondag 21 februari 2010 18:20 schreef popolon het volgende:
Niet ontevreden mee. Nu kan het matje ook weer terug. Mullet time!

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Op zaterdag 6 maart 2010 13:19 schreef Guard het volgende:
Is er eigenlijk ergens wat te zien van Springtraining?

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Op zaterdag 6 maart 2010 13:19 schreef Guard het volgende:
Is er eigenlijk ergens wat te zien van Springtraining?

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Op zaterdag 6 maart 2010 13:19 schreef Guard het volgende:
Is er eigenlijk ergens wat te zien van Springtraining?

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Op zondag 7 maart 2010 22:46 schreef Dos37 het volgende:
Ik kan nog niet echt warm worden van de spring training. Nog een paar weken voor het eggie

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Op zaterdag 6 maart 2010 14:25 schreef LenmB het volgende:

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Ik ben benieuwd hoe Aroldis Chapman het gaat doen maandag!

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Minnesota Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan has a torn ligament in his throwing elbow.

General Manager Bill Smith says the plan is to shut Nathan down for two weeks, eliminate the soreness and build up the strength in his elbow before making any decisions about surgery.

Nathan may get a second opinion Dr. James Andrews, the surgeon who operated on his elbow last October to remove bone chips.

Nathan hurt his ulnar collateral ligament. Injuries to that ligament have led to season-ending Tommy John surgery in other pitchers.

Nathan flew back to Minneapolis Sunday after feeling soreness in the elbow in Saturday’s game against the Red Sox.

Nathan was 2-2 with a 2.10 ERA with a career-high 47 saves last year.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Nomar Garciaparra, a two-time batting champion and six-time All-Star, revealed last summer that he had a recurring dream of one day playing for the Red Sox again. That never came to fruition, so Garciaparra will do the next best thing on Wednesday morning, announcing his retirement at a press conference held by his original team, according to a source close to the former shortstop.

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It's the sort of thing that is much more likely to happen in fantasy baseball than in real life, but according to sources, an idea has been kicked around the Phillies' organization internally, with discussions about proposing a swap of slugger Ryan Howard for St. Louis superstar Albert Pujols.

It's not fully clear whether the Phillies actually have approached the Cardinals with the idea, and even if St. Louis were to seriously consider such an offer, executives with the Cardinals would have to swallow very hard before dealing Pujols, a player widely regarded as the best in the sport.

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Op zondag 14 maart 2010 21:51 schreef Guard het volgende:

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Raar bericht... de Cards zouden gek zijn om voor zo'n trade te gaan

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Op zondag 14 maart 2010 22:07 schreef popolon het volgende:
Tja, er zal wel wat bij moeten maar Howard is ook een gigant.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- At a press conference that was attended by almost all his players, Rangers manager Ron Washington apologized on Wednesday for using and testing positive for cocaine last summer.

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Op donderdag 18 maart 2010 13:25 schreef Dos37 het volgende:
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mwah

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The Nationals have optioned 2009 first overall pick Stephen Strasburg to Double-A Harrisburg according to a team press release. He performed as expected in Spring Training, striking out 12 and allowing just two runs in nine innings pitched.

Strasburg would have to remain in the minors for approximately two weeks to have his free agency pushed back one year, and about two months to push his arbitration years back. His salaries are already set for the next three years by the Major League contract he signed out of the draft, so in 2013 the Nats would not be able to offer him less than 80% of the $3MM he will earn in 2012, even if he is still in his pre-arbitration years.

ESPN's Keith Law has also mentioned that the Nationals could be helping out their minor league affiliates, as a Strasburg start would surely drive up attendance.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP)—Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan will miss the 2010 season because of a right elbow injury that will require surgery.

Nathan, who leads the major leagues with 246 saves since 2004, made the decision after playing catch with Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson for 10 minutes on Sunday.

“It didn’t go like we hoped,” Nathan said. “We knew it was a long shot, but I think this will clear my head. There definitely was no gray area. It was definitely on the dark side. We know now that we’re going to need to go in and have some surgery done and get this thing taken care of.”

Nathan hopes to have Tommy John surgery within two weeks to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He was injured on March 6 during a 20-pitch outing in a spring training game against the Boston Red Sox.

The 35-year-old right-hander signed a $47 million contract two years ago that guarantees him $11.25 million both this season and next. The Twins have a $12.5 million option for 2012, with a $2 million buyout.

Nathan has set his sights on returning at the start of the 2011 season.

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Op zondag 21 maart 2010 16:33 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
Misschien kunnen de Twins eens informeren bij deze jongen: Chad Cordero.

Hij pakte in 2005 47 saves. Daarna een beetje bergafwaarts, maar misschien iets voor de Twins. Bij de Mariners moet hij toch opboksen tegen David Aardsma.

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MINNEAPOLIS -- AL MVP Joe Mauer has agreed to an eight-year, $184 million contract extension to stay with the Minnesota Twins.

The deal announced Sunday covers the 2011-2018 seasons and includes a full no-trade clause. It's the culmination of a monthslong negotiation between the Twins and their hometown star.

Mauer has won three AL batting titles and an MVP award. He is considered one of the best defensive catchers in the game. Last year he hit .365 with 28 home runs and 96 RBIs to help the Twins win the AL Central division.

The St. Paul native was the No. 1 overall pick by the Twins in 2001.

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Op zondag 21 maart 2010 23:27 schreef Guard het volgende:

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Leuk contract voor Joe

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Op zondag 21 maart 2010 00:24 schreef fanneke het volgende:
Nog 2 weken wachten.

Gelukkig vanaf a.s. maandag elke dag om 18.00 uur een spring-training game LIVE op ESPN-America.

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Op maandag 22 maart 2010 14:05 schreef Valandil het volgende:
dat idee heb ik toch al wel een beetje bij de ESPN-live wedstrijden. Bepaalde teams (bv Mariners, A's, Royals, Orioles) zie je toch een stuk minder dan anderen. Of het valt me gewoon niet op ofzo

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Op zondag 21 maart 2010 00:24 schreef fanneke het volgende:

Gelukkig vanaf a.s. maandag elke dag om 18.00 uur een spring-training game LIVE op ESPN-America.

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Op maandag 22 maart 2010 14:05 schreef Valandil het volgende:
dat idee heb ik toch al wel een beetje bij de ESPN-live wedstrijden. Bepaalde teams (bv Mariners, A's, Royals, Orioles) zie je toch een stuk minder dan anderen. Of het valt me gewoon niet op ofzo

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Op maandag 22 maart 2010 14:27 schreef Guard het volgende:
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Live wedstrijden van de Westkust zijn natuurlijk niet echt interessant voor Europeanen, das hier midden in de nacht....

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Phil Hughes was selected Thursday as the New York Yankees’ fifth starter, beating out Joba Chamberlain and three others.

“It was what I set out in the spring to do,” Hughes said manager Joe Girardi announced the decision. “I grew up a starter in high school, minor leagues, even my first couple partial seasons in the big leagues. It was something that I really wanted and I feel like I’m ready for the challenge and ready for the season that lies ahead. “

Girardi said Chamberlain will be given an opportunity to pitch out of the bullpen and is in the mix for the eighth-inning setup role for closer Mariano Rivera.

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Jason Heyward's big lefty bat eventually made it a foregone conclusion, and a Friday morning meeting with Bobby Cox made it official: Heyward will be the Braves' Opening Day right fielder.

After a spring that saw him post gaudy numbers, impress all who watched and even smash car windshields beyond the right-field fence at ESPN's Wide World of Sports, Cox and hitting coach Terry Pendleton met with the 20-year-old top prospect to tell him he had made the team.

The Braves went into this spring saying they would give Heyward -- the No. 1-rated prospect by MLB.com and several other outlets -- a realistic shot at cracking the 25-man roster, and he didn't disappoint, batting .366 with a .500 on-base percentage in his first 16 Grapefruit League games.