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 02/06/2015 MLB Note - Detroit Tigers Martinez, Victor
DH Victor Martinez sustained a torn medial meniscus in his left knee
during workouts and will undergo surgery next week, the team
announced Feb. 5. Martinez was injured last week, the team said, and
the knee is scheduled to be repaired by Dr. James Andrews on Feb. 10
in Pensacola, Fla. Recovery time for such a surgery is generally
four to six weeks.
Martinez had surgery for a torn ACL in the same knee in 2012 --
another injury that occurred during offseason workouts -- and missed
the season. Martinez, 36, hit .335/.409/.565 with 32 home runs and
103 RBIs in 2014 as Detroit won a fourth straight AL Central title.
He finished second in American League MVP voting behind Angels OF
Mike Trout. Martinez signed a four-year, $68 million contract this
offseason and is set to be paid $14 million in 2015.
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 MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Constanza, Jose
OF Jose Constanza, designated for assignment by the Braves on Jan.
28, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Feb.
5. Constanza, 31, went 0-for-4 in 12 games with Atlanta in 2014. He
spent the bulk of the season with Gwinnett, hitting .293/.344/.324
with no homers, 36 RBIs and 30 stolen bases in 111 games.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Strop, Pedro
RHP Pedro Strop and the Cubs avoided arbitration, agreeing to a
one-year, $2,525,000 deal on Feb. 5. He previously filed a request
for a $3 million salary, and the Cubs countered with a $2 million
bid. Strop, 29, finished 2-4 with two saves and a 2.21 ERA in 65
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 MLB Note - Pittsburgh Pirates Salcedo, Edward
SS Edward Salcedo was traded by the Braves to the Pirates for minor
league RHP Bryton Trepagnier on Feb. 5. The Braves signed Salcedo,
23, for a $1.6 million bonus in 2010, the most they ever gave an
international prospect. However, the Dominican has a .230/.297/.375
hitting line with 56 homers and 262 RBIs in 586 games over five
minor league seasons. Salcedo batted .212/.294/.357 with 10 homers
and 44 RBIs in 110 games for Triple-A Gwinnett last year.
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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Trepagnier, Bryton
RHP Bryton Trepagnier was traded by the Pirates to the Braves on
Feb. 5 in exchange for SS Edward Salcedo.
Trepagnier, 23, had a career-best 2.53 ERA with nine saves, 40
strikeouts and 33 walks in 53 1/3 innings last season in 38
appearances for high-Class A Bradenton. A 41st-round draft pick by
the Pirates in 2010, Trepagnier has a 15-12 record and 4.19 ERA in
123 appearances (four starts) during parts of five minor league
seasons. He was not considered one of the Pirates' top 30 prospects.
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MLB Note - Miami Marlins Latos, Mat
RHP Mat Latos lost his arbitration case Feb. 5, when a three-person
panel sided with the Marlins and awarded him a $9.4 million salary
for 2015. Latos sought $10.4 million. Latos, 27, pitched for
Cincinnati in 2014, going 5-5 with a 3.25 ERA while making $7.25
million. He was limited to 16 starts last season because of knee and
elbow injuries. The Marlins acquired Latos in a December trade that
sent RHP Anthony DeSclafani and C Chad Wallach to the Reds.
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MLB Note - Baltimore Orioles Britton, Zach
LHP Zach Britton and the Orioles avoided arbitration, agreeing to a
one-year, $3.2 million deal on Feb. 4. He could make an additional
$300,000 due to incentive clauses. Britton previous filed for a $4.1
million salary, and the Orioles offered $2.2 million. Britton, 27,
made $521,500 last year, when he finished with 37 saves, a 3-2
record and a 1.65 ERA in 71 appearances.
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MLB Note - Boston Red Sox Miley, Wade
LHP Wade Miley and the Red Sox agreed to a three-year contract
extension worth $19.25 million on Feb. 5. The Red Sox basically
bought out the 28-year-old's arbitration years and also included a
$12 million club option for 2018. Miley will make $3.5 million this
year, $6 million in 2016 and $8.75 million in 2017. The Red Sox
acquired Miley from the Diamondbacks in December for RHPs Rubby De
La Rosa and Allen Webster and SS Raymel Flores. Miley went 8-12 with
a 4.34 ERA in 33 starts for Arizona last season.
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