Speier inks 2-year deal
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The 31-year-old right-hander yesterday signed a two-year contract worth $4.15 million US. Speier will earn $1.9 million next season and $2.25 million in 2006.
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Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday on an $11 million, two-year contract, bolstering a bullpen that ranked among the majors' worst last season.
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MILWAUKEE -- Craig Counsell returned to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year contract.
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Free-agent reliever Danys Baez and the Baltimore Orioles reached a preliminary agreement on a $19 million, three-year contract Sunday night, a move that further solidifies a bullpen that finished with the second-worst ERA in the major leagues last season.
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com. In an 11th-hour agreement before the arbitration deadline, the Twins signed veteran pitcher Brad Radke to a two-year contract late Tuesday.
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DETROIT -- Nicklas Lidstrom and the Red Wings have agreed to terms on a new two-year contract that will keep the defenseman in Detroit through the 2009-10 season.
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Punter Jeff Feagles signed a two-year contract with the NFL champion New York Giants on Tuesday, a little more than a week after becoming the oldest player to play in a Super Bowl.
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Free agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez and the Florida Marlins have reached a preliminary agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canadian reliever Rheal Cormier agreed Tuesday to a two-year, $5.25-million US contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Scott Podsednik, coming off a down year, agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal on Friday to return as leadoff man for the Chicago White Sox.
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The Expos made their first big splash since the announcement they plan to move to Washington, agreeing Tuesday to a &#36;6.2 million, two-year contract with third baseman Vinny Castilla and a &#36;16.8 million, four-year deal with shortstop Cristian Guzman.
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So it begins, the makeover of the world champion Red Sox. Gabe Kapler yesterday became the first man out when he signed for about $2 million to play next season for the Yomiuri Giants, the Japanese juggernaut that produced home run king Sadaharu Oh and Yankees left fielder Hideki Matsui .
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
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Czech midfielder Jiri Jarosik joins Chelsea on a two-and-a-half year deal.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Daniel Briere will never be undervalued again. The skilled but undersized forward signed an eight-year, $52 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, immediately becoming the top player signed on the first day of the NHL's free agency period and leaving the Buffalo...
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Just a few days after the start of the free agency period, the Tigers made their first big splash in free agency, coming to terms on a 2-year deal with former Angels closer Troy Percival.
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Washington Nationals officials will make a decision this week about the future of right-hander Levale Speigner, the 26-year-old converted reliever who is struggling mightily as a starter. Speigner's next scheduled start is Friday against the San Diego Padres, and Manager Manny Acta and General...