Tigers, Granderson Agree on 5-Year Deal
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DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers could have kept Curtis Granderson around for a while, retaining his talents with one-year deals until he became eligible for free agency after the 2011 season. The Tigers, though, don't just wait around to make moves these days.
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Gary Matthews Jr. reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday on a $50 million, five-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels following a career year with the Texas Rangers.
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Pitcher Livan (LEE'-vahn) Hernandez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract.
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Outfielder J.D. Drew and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $55 million, five-year contract on Thursday.
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Great week to be Ichiro Suzuki . The Seattle leadoff man signed a $90 million, five-year contract extension yesterday, three days after he was the unanimous MVP of the All-Star Game.
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The highest-scoring offense in baseball was too much for the team with the best record in the majors. Curtis Granderson led off the fifth with a home run and Marcus Thames added a grand slam in the inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 9-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
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The Lousiana State coach agreed to a five-year deal worth almost $5 million a year to take over the Dolphins.
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The Detroit Tigers called up reliever Roberto Novoa, outfielder Curtis Granderson and infielder Ryan Raburn from Double-A Erie on Sunday.
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Dontrelle Willis agreed yesterday to a three-year, $29 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, two weeks after he was acquired from the Florida Marlins in the biggest trade of the offseason.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Pitcher Dustin Hermanson and the Chicago White Sox reached terms Wednesday on a two-year, $5.5-million US contract.
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The Seattle Mariners have signed Japanese center fielder Ichiro Suzuki to a five-year contract extension reported to be worth more than $100 million.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  -- Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a five-year contract that guarantees the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner about $65 million.
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The Tigers on Friday said they claimed the contracts of outfielders Byron Gettis and DeWayne Wise off waivers. Gettis, 24, batted .
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Curtis Granderson homered and drove in three runs, Nate Robertson became Detroit's fourth 10-game winner, and the Tigers held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 Saturday.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former Chicago White  Sox outfielder Magglio Ordonez has reached an agreement to play  for the Detroit Tigers.
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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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Second baseman Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees agreed to a contract that could earn the 25-year-old as much $57 million over six years, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.