Reds give Arroyo &#36;25M for 2 more years
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Right-hander Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Thursday to a $25 million, two-year contract extension through 2010.
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The Anaheim Angels agreed to a &#36;4.5 million, one-year contract with right-hander Paul Byrd on Tuesday, and traded pitcher Ramon Ortiz to the Cincinnati Reds for a minor league pitcher.
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Free agent Eric Milton and Cincinnati agreed to a three-year deal Monday as the Reds kept revamping their pitching staff.
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Bronson Arroyo got roses. Ryan O'Malley settled for beer and shaving cream. Arroyo ended a 10-start winless slide and won his 10th game, a 7-2 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday that cut the Cardinals' lead in the NL Central to 1 1/2 games.
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The Detroit Tigers snared the last remaining premiere free agent of the offseason, agreeing to a &#36;75 million, five-year contract with outfielder Magglio Ordonez, a baseball source said Saturday.
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Anaheim Angels outfielder Steve Finley speaks to reporters following a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Dec. 10, 2004. The Angels rounded out their starting outfield Friday, agreeing to a $14 million, two-year contract with Finley.
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Second baseman Brandon Phillips has agreed to a $27 million, four-year deal, settling the Cincinnati Reds' final arbitration case.
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The Cincinnati Reds have locked up their top two starting pitchers for the next four years.
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The Angels have reached agreement on a two-year contract with former Dodger Steve Finley, who provides a more cost-efficient, shorter-term solution to their gap in center field than top free agent Carlos Beltran.
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Anaheim gave shortstop Orlando Cabrera a &#36;32 million, four-year deal on Monday night, and the Houston Astros cut Wade Miller when they refused to offer the injured pitcher a 2005 contract.
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In their biggest spending splurge since they brought Ken Griffey Jr. home, the Cincinnati Reds have locked up their top two starting pitchers for the next four years.
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The loud lefty known for his unabashed love of Yankees history agreed Saturday to an $8 million, two-year contract with Boston that could be worth up to $18 million over two years.
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Julio Franco may have finally run out of at-bats. The New York Mets cut the 48-year-old utilityman Thursday, opting to give 22-year-old outfielder Lastings Milledge another chance in the majors.
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The Reds held onto their top starting pitcher Tuesday, agreeing to an $8.2 million, two-year contract with right-hander Paul Wilson.
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Right-hander reliever John Riedling reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday with the Florida Marlins on a &#36;750,000, one-year contract.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Back in April, the Boston Red Sox had no grand ambitions for Bronson Arroyo. Management considered him nothing more than an extra arm to help out the pitching staff.
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BOSTON - Right-hander Matt Clement and the Boston Red Sox are closing on a three-year contract worth $25 million, according to the pitcherâs agent.