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 01/22/2015 MLB Note - New York Yankees Rodriguez, Alex
3B Alex Rodriguez, who sat out last year due to a season-long
steroids suspension, has been getting tips from Barry Bonds.
Rodriguez met with Bonds multiple times to get hitting tips as he
prepares for his return to the major leagues, spokesman Ron
Berkowitz confirmed to ESPN on Jan. 21. Rodriguez, 39, has three
years left on his contract and is owed $61 million. He needs six
more home runs to tie Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list,
which would allow him to rake it another $6 million performance
bonus.
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MLB Note - San Francisco Giants Scutaro, Marco
2B Marco Scutaro was designated for assignment by the Giants on Jan.
22, clearing a spot on the 40-man roster for newly signed OF Nori
Aoki. Scutaro, 39, is recovering from spinal fusion surgery in
December that could be career-ending. Doctors said it will be four
to six months before they know whether Scutaro will be able to
resume playing. In the meantime, the Giants plan to keep working
with Scutaro on his rehab. Scutaro is scheduled to make $6 million
in 2015, the final year of a three-year, $20 million contract he
signed in 2012. The 2012 National League Championship Series MVP
played in only five games last season because of the bad back.
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MLB Note - Washington Nationals Scherzer, Max
RHP Max Scherzer and the Nationals finalized a seven-year, $210
million contract on Jan. 21. The deal pays him $66 million more than
the $144 million offer Scherzer turned down last spring from the
Tigers.
Scherzer, 30, went 18-5 with a 3.15 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 220
1/3 innings for Detroit last season. He won the 2013 American League
Cy Young Award after going 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA.
"I think this team is capable of winning and winning a lot,"
Scherzer said when asked why he picked the Nationals. "This is an
organization you want to be a part of. I want to win and that is why
I am here."
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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Germen, Gonzalez
RHP Gonzalez Germen's stay with the Rangers might have lasted one
day. He headed to his third team in a month when Texas acquired him
from the Yankees on Jan. 20 in a cash transaction. A day later, the
Rangers designated him for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man
roster for C Carlos Corporan. 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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MLB Note - Texas Rangers Corporan, Carlos
C Carlos Corporan, designated for assignment by the Astros on Jan.
20, was traded to the Rangers a day later in exchange for minor
league RHP Akeem Bostick. Corporan, 31, and the team avoided
arbitration Jan. 15 by agreeing to a one-year, $975,000 deal. He hit
.235/.302/.376 with six homers and 19 RBIs in 55 games for Houston
last year.
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MLB Note - Houston Astros Bostick, Akeem
RHP Akeem Bostick was acquired by the Astros from the Rangers on
Jan. 21 in exchange for C Carlos Corporan. Bostick, 19, went 5-6
with a 5.17 ERA in 21 games (20 starts) for low Class A Hickory in
2014.
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MLB Note - Cincinnati Reds Marquis, Jason
RHP Jason Marquis will attempt a comeback with the Reds in spring
training. The 36-year-old veteran, who last pitched in the majors in
2013, signed a minor league deal with Cincinnati and was invited to
the team's major league spring camp. Marquis missed most of last
season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2013. He made nine
starts in the Phillies farm system, going 4-1 with a 4.18 ERA. Over
14 major league seasons with eight teams, Marquis has a career
121-114 record with a 4.56 ERA in 368 games (309 starts).
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