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| Devil Rays sign first baseman Lee |
MLB Baseball |
02/06/2003 |
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| 002. Lee is a lifetime .255 hitter with 73 home runs and 336 RBI over the course of five seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Phillies. The 27-year-old San Diego State product earned $3 million last season. Lee was drafted second overall by the Minnesota Twins in 1996, but used a loophole in baseball's rules to become a free agent. He then signed with the expansion Diamondbacks for a then-record $10 million bonus. Lee had a successful rookie season but lost his starting job at first base to Erubiel Durazo |
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| Diamondbacks sign Villone and Jackson to minor-league contracts |
MLB Baseball |
01/29/2003 |
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| 319 games with the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Pirates during eight major-league seasons. The 38-year-old Jackson collected a 2-3 record with a 3.27 ERA in 58 games last season for the Minnesota Twins. He has a 60-67 career record with a 3.35 ERA and 142 saves in 960 games with the Philadelphia Phillies, Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Reds, Indians, Astros and Twins over the course of 16 major- league seasons. |
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| Marlins re-sign Redmond; acquire Redman from Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
01/11/2003 |
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| ge for pitchers Gary Knotts, Nate Robertson and Rob Henkel. Redman went 8-15 with a 4.21 ERA in 30 starts last season with the Tigers. He finished with a career-best three complete games and 203 innings pitched. In four major-league seasons with the Minnesota Twins and Tigers, Redman has compiled a 23-30 record with a 4.57 ERA in 78 games. The 22-year-old righthander Fuell collected a 5-4 record with two saves and a 2.34 ERA in 51 games for the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps last season. Knotts, a 25-year-old |
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| Enrique Cruz taken first in Rule 5 Draft |
MLB Baseball |
12/16/2002 |
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| ) 11. Cincinnati Reds - Luke Prokopec (RHP), Los Angeles (Las Vegas) 12. Toronto Blue Jays - Aquilino Lopez (RHP), Seattle (Tacoma) 13. Boston Red Sox - Javier Lopez (LHP), Arizona (Tucson) 14. Montreal Expos - Luis Ayala (RHP), Arizona (Tucson) 15. Minnesota Twins - Jose Morban (SS), Texas (Oklahoma) 16. Oakland Athletics - Michael Neu (RHP), Cincinnati (Louisville) 17. Atlanta Braves - Christopher Spurling (RHP), Pittsburgh (Nashville) 18. Milwaukee Brewers - Matthew Ford (LHP), Toronto (Syracuse) 19. San Di |
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| Twins promote St. Peter to team president |
MLB Baseball |
11/26/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Twins named Dave St. Peter team president on Tuesday, replacing Jerry Bell, who will become president of CRP Sports, the parent company of both the team and a new cable sports network. Carl Pohlad owns both the Twins and the new network, Victory Sports One. St. Peter, who had been the senior vice president, became the team's fourth president in its 42-year history. Bell had served as the team's president for the last 16 years, in which the Twins captured two Wo |
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| Cubs acquire Miller from D-Backs |
MLB Baseball |
11/13/2002 |
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| s batted in. The catcher had a National League best .997 fielding percentage, while committing only two errors last year. The six-year veteran has spent the last five seasons with Arizona, winning a World Series title in 2001. He was a member of the Minnesota Twins during his rookie campaign of 1997. For his career, which spans 492 games, Miller has a batting average of .269 with 50 homers and 207 RBI. In exchange the D-Backs will get pitcher David Noyce and outfielder Gary Johnson. Noyce, 25, spent all of 200 |
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| Meares drops grievance against Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
10/30/2002 |
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| jured player (and that's) why we put him on the disabled list. "Pat has agreed that he will stay on the disabled list for the 2003 season." Meares signed with the Pirates as a free agent prior to the 1999 campaign after spending six seasons with the Minnesota Twins. The 34-year-old then suffered the injury during an exhibition game in April of that year. He broke a bone at the bottom of his hand, causing him to lose significant strength in the hand. He only played in 21 games in 1999, but the Pirates still gav |
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| Indians name Wedge manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/29/2002 |
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| Indians to a 35-41 record as the interim manager. Wedge, Skinner and Fredi Gonzalez, who managed Atlanta's Triple-A Richmond team, were the only candidates formally interviewed by the Indians. All had been named Minor League Manager of the Year at one point in their coaching careers. Except for Skinner, none of the finalists had any managerial experience in the majors. Cleveland finished the 2002 season in third place in the American League Central with a 74-88 record, 20 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins. |
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| Indians expected to name Wedge manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/28/2002 |
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| Skinner, who was the Indians' third base coach under Manuel, led the Indians to a 35-41 record as the interim manager. The 41-year-old spent nine seasons as a catcher in the majors, including three with the Indians from 1989-91. Wedge, Skinner and Fredi Gonzalez, who managed Atlanta's Triple-A Richmond team, were the only candidates formally interviewed by the Indians. Cleveland finished the 2002 season in third place in the American League Central with a 74-88 record, 20 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins. |
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| Indians will name either Wedge or Skinner next manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/28/2002 |
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| ear-old spent nine seasons as a catcher in the majors, including three with the Indians from 1989-91. Skinner, who also would become the youngest manager in the majors, also played for the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. Wedge, Skinner and Fredi Gonzalez, who managed Atlanta's Triple-A Richmond team, were the only candidates formally interviewed by the Indians. Cleveland finished the 2002 season in third place in the American League Central with a 74-88 record, 20 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins. |
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