Archive | January 25th, 2012

Koji Uehara Refuses Trade to Blue Jays

The Texas Rangers tried to trade reliever Koji Uehara to the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday but the 36-year-old native of Japan said he wouldn’t go, according to ESPN. “Uehara has a limited no-trade clause that includes six teams and Toronto is one of those,” the site notes. Uehara is set to make $ 4 million [...]

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Spring Training TV Schedule for Rays, Marlins

With less than a month until pitchers and catchers report, the excitement of Tampa Bay Rays Game 162 and the buzz surrounding the Miami Marlins new look team and new Marlins Park keeps rising. For fans who just cant wait to catch their first glimpses of each team, FOX Sports FloridaSun Sports released the spring [...]

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Koji Uehara Refuses Trade to Blue Jays

The Texas Rangers tried to trade reliever Koji Uehara to the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday but the 36-year-old native of Japan said he wouldn’t go, according to ESPN. “Uehara has a limited no-trade clause that includes six teams and Toronto is one of those,” the site notes. Uehara is set to make $ 4 million [...]

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Orioles, Andino Agree on 1-year Deal

The Baltimore Orioles and infielder Robert Andino have agreed to terms on a 1-year deal, avoiding arbitration. The 27-year-old Andino had his best season in 2011, playing the majority of his career-high 139 games at second base for the injured Brian Roberts. He also played third base, shortstop and left field. Andino set career highs [...]

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Bidding for Yoenis Cespedes About to Begin

Since the start of the offseason, the name of Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes has kept coming up as someone who would soon be named a free agent, allowing major-league wallets across the land to magically open and their contents be offered to the slugging outfielder. Now the time has come. The word from MLB.com is [...]

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Braves Stand Pat During Offseason

If you haven’t purged the final game of an epic collapse from your memory, you’ll remember the Braves’ lineup looked like this on that fateful September day: Michael Bourn, CF Martin Prado, LF Chipper Jones, 3B Dan Uggla, 2B Freddie Freeman, 1B Brian McCann, C Matt Diaz, RF Jack Wilson, SS So now, look ahead [...]

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Rangers Trading Koji Uehara to Toronto?

Reliever Koji Uehara may be headed out of the Lone Star State. The Texas Rangers have discussed trading him to the Toronto Blue Jays, according to reports from Japan, MLB.com reports. Uehara’s contract, which has him making $ 4 million next season, allows him to block trades to six teams. Uehara joined the Rangers at [...]

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Braves Stand Pat During Offseason

If you haven’t purged the final game of an epic collapse from your memory, you’ll remember the Braves’ lineup looked like this on that fateful September day: Michael Bourn, CF Martin Prado, LF Chipper Jones, 3B Dan Uggla, 2B Freddie Freeman, 1B Brian McCann, C Matt Diaz, RF Jack Wilson, SS So now, look ahead [...]

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