Leiter talks crawl as pitcher closer to free agency
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a recent history he had tried to live down - have cost Wally Backman part of his future, stained the reputation of a promising would-be manager and prompted the Arizona Diamondbacks to revise their hiring procedures.
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Al Leiter&#39;s heart may be in New York, but the southpaw&#39;s paycheck will come from the Marlins. Agent Randy Hendricks acknowledged &quot;serious discussions&quot; are underway to return Leiter to Florida
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Al Leiter is returning to the Marlins, but Carl Pavano appears to be a goner. Leiter, a left-hander who threw the franchise&#39;s first no-hitter in 1996 and helped the team win its first World Series in 1997, signed a one-year $8 million contract Wednesday.
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The Seattle Mariners are close to a deal that would bring right-hander Aaron Sele back to the Pacific Northwest.
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The market for over-40 pitchers will likely be enticing for teams looking to add the final piece to the rotation this offseason. After all, there will be no top-of-the-rotation starters available (short of Andy Pettitte leaving the Yankees), unless you consider Carlos Silva or Kyle Lohse of that ilk (and if you do, you probably won't be employed as a ...
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The Astros met with Carlos Beltran on Wednesday, as the free agent center fielder continues to weigh his options. Beltran and agent Scott Boras, who met with Yankees
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Al Leiter pitched two-hit ball for six innings to earn his first win in six weeks, and the New York Mets put another dent in Chicago's playoff hopes Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the Cubs.
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Omar Minaya, the Mets' general manager, acknowledged that negotiations on a one-year contract with Al Leiter had stalled.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets bought of the contract of pitcher Al Leiter on Monday, making him a free agent. Leiter -- who went 10-8 with a 3.21 earned run average in 30 starts in 2004
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Al Leiter became a free agent Monday when the New York Mets declined his &#36;10.2 million option and decided to pay a &#36;2.1 million buyout.
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The Mets could lose one veteran left-handed pitcher to a team in their own division and another to a team in their own city. As representatives for Al Leiter negotiated a one-year contract with
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins, and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as major league teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers yesterday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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After five days of discussion, debate and a final South Beach birthday bash, the baseball general managers meetings broke up. Now the real business begins &#151; starting Friday, teams could talk money with any free agent.
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Brad Lidge is starting to get antsy. The Houston Astros' closer has warmed in the first two games of the NLCS, but has remained in the bullpen. He wasn't needed in Game 5 of the division series, either, so his last appearance was Sunday &#151; when he blew a save against Atlanta.
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The Yankees took a risk two years ago when they signed Jon Lieber a few months after his reconstructive elbow surgery. They took another risk yesterday when they declined his option and let him become a free agent.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies  made a move to bolster their starting rotation by signing free  agent righthander Jon Lieber to a three-year, $21 million  contract on Wednesday.
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Longtime Met Al Leiter signed a one-year deal with the Marlins on Wednesday, choosing Florida over the Yankees, who had hoped to acquire the veteran lefty.