Archive for February, 2010
D-backs Webb feels good after 45-pitch session
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb feels good after his latest throwing session.
The former Cy Young winner is coming back from surgery on his right shoulder last August. He threw 45 pitches on Thursday and calls it another step forward in his recovery.
Webb expects to be ready to start the Diamondbacks third game of the regular [...]
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Dodgers reach deal with 2003 NL Cy Young winner Gagne
Former NL Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagne has agreed to a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and would receive a $500,000, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster.
Gagne won the 2003 NL Cy Young with the Dodgers, when he converted all 55 save chances, and saved 152 games over three [...]
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Jair Jurrjens to get MRI on shoulder
Atlanta Braves starter Jair Jurrjens has a sore right shoulder and will undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday.
Braves general manager Frank Wren says Jurrjens reported early to the teams spring training facility in Kissimmee, Fla. Wren says the scan is precautionary and Jurrjens could return to Florida after the exam if everything is OK.
Jurrjens went [...]
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Brad Bergesen hurt throwing in ad
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brad Bergesen will be slowed at the start of spring training after hurting his shoulder while filming a promotional spot in December, an injury that caused the team to institute a new policy regarding commercial shoots.
Bergesen strained his right shoulder while performing in a commercial promoting Baltimores 2010 season. He will see [...]
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Giants ace Lincecum gets 2-year, $23M deal
Tim Lincecum can finally move forward from a contract situation that was unsettled all winter and focus on baseball again. Same goes for the San Francisco Giants.
Lincecum and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $23 million, two-year contract ahead of the scheduled start of an arbitration hearing.
The two-time reigning NL Cy Young [...]
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Guthrie agrees to $3 million, 1-year contract
Pitcher Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration.
The 30-year-old right-hander receives more than four times the $650,000 he made last year, when he was 10-17 with a 5.04 ERA in 33 starts and a career-high 200 innings.
His agreement was just above the midpoint of $2,962,500. [...]
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Cubs wont rush Lilly
Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said there is not a clear-cut date for the return for pitcher Ted Lilly, who is coming back from left shoulder surgery cleanup.
Media reports have circulated that Lilly wont return until late April or early May.
I talked to Mark ONeil trainer last week, and he said he is coming [...]
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Lyon expected back by spring
Astros reliever Brandon Lyon had surgery to drain a small cyst in his pitching shoulder but is expected to be ready for spring training.
The team said in a statement Tuesday that Lyon had the cyst drained two weeks ago and has been throwing without discomfort since. The right-hander is expected to begin workouts with his [...]
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Mariners, Bedard agree to one-year deal
Free-agent left-hander Erik Bedard is coming back to the Seattle Mariners.
General manager Jack Zduriencik announced Saturday morning the team and the oft-injured 30-year-old agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2011.
The contract is expected to have a base salary a fraction of the $7.75 million Bedard made last season, and it would [...]
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Reyes running full speed, feels great
After missing most of the 2009 season with persistent leg injuries, New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is ready and raring to go for 2010.
Reyes, who appeared in only 36 games last season, showed off the progress hes made in regaining his health on Monday, running sprints at a Long Island athletic training facility and [...]
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