Cubs, Padres swap Barrett, two players
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The Chicago Cubs traded embattled catcher Michael Barrett and cash to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday for backup catcher Rob Bowen and minor league outfielder Kyler Burke.
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Jose Reyes and Kaz Matsui will have to wait about a week before they switch positions in the New York Mets&#39; infield. Both were activated from the disabled list Friday, and Reyes was in the starting lineup at shortstop against the Chicago Cubs.
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Andy MacPhail is out. Manager Dusty Baker could be the next to go after another dismal season for the Cubs.
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins, and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as major league teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers yesterday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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Also in this column:  â¢ Zambrano likely to remain with Cubs  â¢ Mets' pitching woes  â¢ Bonds' annual boast  â¢ More news and notes
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The Chicago Cubs made a pair of trades yesterday, getting outfielder Ben Grieve from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash and a player to be named and backup catcher Mike DiFelice from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named. Grieve, 28, hit .261 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 108 games for Milwaukee. He is a career ...
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Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett was suspended for 10 games and White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson five games for a bench-clearing brawl that led to four ejections.
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(Sports Network) - Time is running short on the Padres in their attempt to claim the NL wild card spot. San Diego has lost five of its last six contests and is now 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants for the wild card.
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Way, way west of Coolidge Corner -- in the days when a twentysomething Theo Epstein was working his way up from an aide in the media relations department to a key administrator in the baseball operations office of the San Diego Padres -- he was a fixture at the home of Kevin Towers, the team's general manager. &quot;Theo was a ...
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The Padres were dealt a blow Tuesday when it was discovered that Khalil Greene will be out of the lineup for at least a week. Their rookie shortstop sensation took a
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The Cubs parted ways with manager Dusty Baker on Monday after a last-place finish and the Giants cut ties with Felipe Alou after another losing season.
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In a move that may lead to the trade of another star - Scott Rolen - the Cardinals send outfielder Jim Edmonds to San Diego for a minor league third baseman and cash.
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Francisco Giants resume their fight for a playoff spot in the second game of their series with the San Diego Padres, who are on the verge of being eliminated from the race.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. Carlos Lee has been traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Scott Podsednik (pahd-SEHD&#39;-nihk), reliever Luis Vizcaino (loo-EES&#39; vihs-ky-AY&#39;-noh) and a player to be named.
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The Cubs traded embattled catcher Michael Barrett and cash to the Padres for backup catcher Rob Bowen and a minor leaguer.
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The Oakland Athletics and Florida Marlins have been swapping high-priced, established players for affordable-but-unproven prospects.
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Two days after the Padres solidified their starting lineup with the acquisition of Dave Roberts, the club bolstered its bench with the signing of Mark Sweeney on Wednesday.