Royals decline to offer arbitration to Gonzalez, Randa
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Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals declined to offer arbitration to veteran outfielder Juan Gonzalez and three others on Tuesday, effectively cutting them loose.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday pull out of the proposed trade that would have sent Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees.
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BRONX, New York (Ticker) - The New York Yankees on Friday declined their 2005 club option worth $8 million on righthander Jon Lieber.
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Joe Torre rejected the Yankeesâ contract offer on Thursday, but in a news conference at the Hilton Rye Town on Friday he said he felt rejected by them.
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Joe Torre rejected the Yankeesâ contract offer on Thursday, but in a news conference at the Hilton Rye Town Friday, he said he felt rejected by them.
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The closer responsible for the team's run to a World Series title in 2004, Keith Foulke , declined salary arbitration from the Red Sox yesterday, choosing to pursue opportunities closer to his Arizona home.
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The Atlanta Braves and reliever Rafael Soriano avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $9 million contract, the team said on Thursday.
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The Yankees, who scored 10 runs in the eighth on Monday, fell silent against Royals starter Jorge De La Rosa while Mike Mussina gave up four runs over five innings in his return.
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After signaling contrary intentions the day before, the Red Sox last night elected not to offer salary arbitration to outfielder Trot Nixon, who under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement could still return to the club, but almost certainly at a much reduced price than the $6.5 million he was paid last season.
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The Kansas City Royals game against the Tigers on Wednesday night was postponed by rain. The team&#39;s will play a doubleheader Thursday beginning at 12:05 EDT.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays have decided not to offer arbitration to first baseman Carlos Delgado, who has spent his entire 12-year career with the team.
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Just because the Yankees haven&#39;t made an offer to Pedro Martinez doesn&#39;t mean they aren&#39;t interested in the veteran hurler, who has received offers from the Red Sox and Mets.
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In his first public comments since turning down the offer, Joe Torre said the owners did not seem to want to negotiate with him for more money, or better terms.
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Joe Torre refused a $5 million contract offer that would have kept him as baseballâs highest-paid manager but would have represented a cut from his present salary.
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The Reds ended the Austin Kearns&#39; experiment at third base today when they signed free agent Joe Randa to a one-year deal. Randa, 35, hit .287 with eight home runs and 56 RBI in 128 games with the Kansas City Royals last year.
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Only one of the four pitchers the St. Louis Cardinals sent to the mound Friday night gave up fewer runs than innings pitched, and he is normally a third baseman. Scott Spiezio pitched the final inning and the Cardinals lost 14-3 to the Oakland Athletics, a night after allowing 17 runs to the Kansas City Royals.
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Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees Friday declined an $8 million option on pitcher Jon Lieber, making the veteran righthander a free agent.