Done deal: Pirates trade Kendall to Athletics
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Jason Kendall, above, was traded Saturday from Pittsburgh to Oakland. The deal gave the Athletics one of baseball&#39;s best top-of-the-lineup hitters and most durable catchers and partly freed the Pirates of their biggest financial burden.
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ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates  have traded relief pitcher Arthur Rhodes to the Cleveland  Indians for outfielder Matt Lawton.
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After trying for three years to escape catcher Jason Kendall&#39;s contract, the Pirates finally have succeeded. The passing of physicals is all that stands in the way of the Pirates sending Kendall to the Oakland
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Sporting News&#39; Ken Rosenthal has learned that the Athletics have dealt left-hander Mark Mulder to the Cardinals for pitchers Danny Haren and Kiko Calero, and a minor league catching prospect.
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PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed  to terms with first baseman/outfielder Daryle Ward on a  one-year contract Tuesday.
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Wilfredo Ledezma was acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday for Macay McBride in a swap of left-handed pitchers.
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Finally, Randy Johnson is close to becoming a Yankee. The Yankees yesterday reached agreement on the players in a three-team blockbuster that would land the coveted lefthander, Newsday learned last night.
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Three-time All-Star catcher Jason Kendall was close to being traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for a pair of pitchers, a baseball official told The Associated Press yesterday.
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The trade for the 27-year-old lefty should fill St. Louis&#39; need for an ace atop the rotation. Mark Mulder has a career 81-42 record with a 3.92 ERA.
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When Pittsburgh came to Oakland for an interleague series last summer, Billy Beane couldn't believe Jason Kendall was the lone catcher on the Pirates' roster.
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Leave it to Dodgers GM Paul DePodesta to give us a transaction that asks as many questions as it answers. The primary answer the Dodgers are getting in signing Jeff Kent to a two-year deal is this: They know
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The Steelers re-sign right guard Kendall Simmons, a starter since his rookie season in 2002, to a four-year extension worth upwards of $24 million.
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The Oakland Athletics agreed Wednesday to a &#36;1 million, one-year contract with Keiichi Yabu after the right-hander passed a physical.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday traded veteran catcher Jason Kendall and cash considerations to Oakland in exchange for pitchers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes.
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Adding another pair of relievers, the Baltimore Orioles reached preliminary agreements with Chad Bradford and Scott Williamson on Tuesday and also neared a deal to re-sign first baseman Kevin Millar and add backup catcher Paul Bako.
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PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded catcher Jason Kendall to the Oakland Athletics for left-handers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes.
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Mike Piazza finalized his $8.5 million, one-year contract with Oakland on Friday, giving the Athletics their new designated hitter.