Pirates acquire Santiago from Royals
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PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Shopping for a veteran catcher after trading Jason Kendall last month, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Benito Santiago from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
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Nomar Garciaparra hit his 200th home run, Rafael Furcal and Ramon Martinez each had two RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Pittsburgh 7-4 Sunday, handing the plummeting Pirates their 11th straight loss.
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With the nonwaiver trading deadline July 31, only three deals have been made since June 1, two in the last three days involving the Cubs. The Cubs acquired catcher Jason Kendall from the Athletics Monday, then sent shortstop Cesar Izturis and cash considerations to the Pirates yesterday for a player to be named.
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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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The Houston Astros, the National League's worst hitting team, yesterday signed outfielder Carlos Lee to bolster their offense and righthander Woody Williams to help a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte .
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The Houston Astros sign outfielder Carlos Lee and pitcher Woody Williams, bolstering their offense and a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.
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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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The Braves added pitcher Tim Hudson and the Seattle Mariners improved their offense when Adrian Beltre agreed in principle to a five-year, $64 million deal.
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By The Associated Press. The Pittsburgh Pirates have nearly completed a long-standing goal of shedding catcher Jason Kendall&#39;s big contract - $34 million over the next three seasons
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The Major League Baseball franchise scheduled to move to Washington completed a trade for troubled Anaheim outfielder Jose Guillen today, giving up outfielder Juan Rivera in return.
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After finishing at the bottom of the AL West and winding up last in the league in runs and homers, the Mariners reached agreement with Beltre on a $64 million, five-year deal Thursday, The Associated Press learned.
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The Baltimore Orioles purchase outfielder Chris Roberson from the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success, getting Tim Hudson from Oakland. And the Seattle Mariners added another slugger, grabbing Adrian Beltre off the free-agent market.
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Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals brought back starting pitcher Jose Lima on Christmas Day, as the two sides agreed to a one- year contract.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly ironed out a trade to send veteran catcher Jason Kendall to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes.
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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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The San Diego Padres have traded Portland Beavers right-handed pitcher Dennis Tankersley to the Kansas City Royals as part of a four-player deal that was announced today.