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 02/15/2015 MLB Note - Chicago White Sox Albers, Matt
RHP Matt Albers was signed by the White Sox to a minor league
contract. He missed most of last season due to a shoulder injury,
posting a 0.90 ERA in eight relief appearances over 10 innings for
the Houston Astros. In 2012, he had a 3-1 record with a 2.39 ERA in
63 games with Boston and Arizona. He was 3-1 record with a 3.14 ERA
in 56 games with Cleveland in 2013.
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MLB Note - Toronto Blue Jays Donaldson, Josh
3B Josh Donaldson lost his salary arbitration case with the Blue
Jays and will receive $4.3 million in 2015. Donaldson, heading into
his first season in Toronto, was seeking $5.75 million. Donaldson
hit .255/.342/.456 with 29 home runs and 98 RBIs for the Athletics
last year. He was acquired by Toronto in December for 3B Brett
Lawrie, LHP Sean Nolin, RHP Kendall Graveman and minor league SS
Franklin Barreto.
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 MLB Note - Arizona Diamondbacks Reed, Addison
RHP Addison Reed agreed to a one-year contract worth $4,875,000 on
Feb. 13 to avoid a salary arbitration hearing with the Diamondbacks.
Reed had 32 saves in 38 chances last year with a 4.25 ERA and 69
strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. Over his four-year career, including
three seasons with the White Sox, Reed has gone 9-13 with a 4.20 ERA
and 101 saves.
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MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Young Jr., Eric
OF Eric Young Jr. signed a minor league contract with the Braves on
Feb. 13 and received an invitation to the team's major league spring
training. Young was non-tendered by the Mets in December before
landing with Atlanta, where he could be used as a platoon
outfielder, pinch hitter or pinch runner. The 29-year-old stole 76
bases the past two seasons. In 100 games last year with the Mets,
the switch-hitting Young batted .229 with one home run, 17 RBIs and
30 stolen bases. He is a career .252 batter with eight homers, 83
RBIs and 138 stolen bases in six years with the Mets and Rockies.
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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Weeks, Rickie
INF Rickie Weeks and the Mariners completed a one-year, $2 million
deal on Feb. 13 after he passed a physical. Performance and awards
bonuses could add $2 million to the contract. Weeks, 32, is expected
to fill a utility role with the Mariners. In 121 games last year for
Milwaukee, Weeks hit .274/.357/.452 with eight home runs and 29
RBIs.
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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Wright, Jamey
RHP Jamey Wright signed a minor league contract with the Rangers on
Feb. 14 that includes an invitation to spring training with the
major league club. The deal could be worth $1 million if Wright
lands on the major league roster. The 40-year-old reliever pitched
for the Dodgers last year and posted a 5-4 record with one save and
a 4.34 ERA in 61 appearances spanning 70 1/3 innings, including one
start.
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MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Hamels, Cole
LHP Cole Hamels is currently a highly sought-after player.
Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said last week
that four teams made trade offers to the Phillies in an attempt to
acquire him, and one of those teams is the Boston Red Sox, according
to the Boston Globe. Hamels was 9-9 with a 2.46 ERA last season. He
is due to make $96 million over the next four seasons, so the
Phillies are listening to offers for him in an attempt to rebuild
the team.
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MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Chapman, Aroldis
LHP Aroldis Chapman avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a
one-year contract with the Reds for the 2015 season. Terms of the
deal were not released, but Chapman reportedly will earn $8.05
million this season. Chapman had filed for $8.7 million and the Reds
offered $6.65 million. Chapman, 26, saved 36 games in 38 chances
with a 2.00 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 54 innings -- overcoming an
injury after being hit in the face by a line drive during spring
training. He came back after undergoing emergency facial surgery and
made his third consecutive All-Star appearance.
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MLB Note - Kansas City Royals Holland, Greg
RHP Greg Holland avoided salary arbitration with the Royals when
they agreed to an $8.25 million, one-year contract Feb. 13. Holland
made $4,725,000 million last year and had asked for $9 million when
the sides exchanged proposed arbitration salaries last month. The
Royals had offered $6.65 million. He is eligible for free agency
after the 2016 season. Holland, 29, has made the American League
All-Star team the last two seasons. He had 46 saves and was 1-3 with
a 1.44 ERA for the AL champions, striking out 90 and walking 20 in
62 1/3 innings. He had seven more saves and a 0.82 ERA in the
postseason.
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MLB Note - Miami Marlins Phelps, David
RHP David Phelps lost his arbitration case with the Marlins and will
make $1.4 million in 2015. Phelps had requested $1,875,000. Phelps
is in his first year with the Marlins after being acquired in a
December trade with the Yankees. He was 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA over 113
innings last year. He is 15-14 with a 4.21 ERA in three major league
seasons.
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MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Guillon, Ismael
LHP Ismael Guillon, designated for assignment by the Reds on Feb. 7,
cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville on Feb.
13. Guillon, 22, went 1-6 with a 5.79 ERA in 12 games (11 starts)
for high Class A Bakersfield last year.
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MLB Note - Seattle Mariners Olmos, Edgar
LHP Edgar Olmos was designated for assignment by the Mariners on
Feb. 13 to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for newly signed INF
Rickie Weeks. Seattle claimed Olmos off waivers from Miami on Nov.
20. Olmos, 24, went a combined 3-3 with three saves and a 4.06 ERA
in 51 relief appearances between Double-A and Triple-A last year.
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MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Germen, Gonzalez
RHP Gonzalez Germen, designated for assignment by the Cubs on Feb.
4, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Feb. 13.
The Cubs acquired him off waivers from the Rangers on Jan. 23. Texas
acquired him from the Yankees on Jan. 20 in a cash transaction.
Germen, 27, was acquired by the Yankees from the Mets in a cash deal
on Dec. 19. In 25 relief appearances with the Mets last season,
Germen had no decisions, a 4.75 ERA and a 1.451 WHIP in 30 1/3
innings. Germen pitched 18 times in relief for Triple-A Las Vegas
last year, going 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA and six saves.
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