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A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Boston Red Sox and right-hander Vicente Padilla have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the club hadn’t formally announced the deal. Padilla has a chance to compete for the fifth spot in Boston’s rotation.
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After the New York Yankees spruced up their rotation this weekend by adding Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda, the pressure is on the Boston Red Sox to finally fix up their own rotation, which currently consists of Josh Beckett, Jon … Continue reading →
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The Boston Red Sox avoided salary arbitration with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia by signing him to a one-year contract, the team announced Sunday. Terms of the deal were not released, although the club did say it was not a guaranteed contract.
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First baseman Carlos Pena made $10 million for one season of work with the Chicago Cubs. Now he is moving elsewhere and the Cleveland Plain Dealer hears that his next team could be the Cleveland Indians. The paper has it … Continue reading →
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Texas has until Wednesday to sign the Japanese pitcher, who prefers a five-year deal rather than the six offered.
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Outfielder Ryan Sweeney has agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. Sweeney, who could have filed for arbitration, made $1.4 million last year with the Oakland Athletics. He is expected to compete for playing time in right field, where the Red Sox have a vacancy after deciding not to retain free agent J.D.
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San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum headed 142 players filing for arbitration on Friday and is set to ask for a record salary when figures are exchanged next week. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner made $13.1 million last season, completing a two-year deal worth $23.2 million. The highest figure ever asked for in arbitration is $22 million, submitted by Houston pitcher Roger Clemens in 2005…
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Word came around Thursday that the Boston Red Sox seemed to be headed toward making a deal with pitcher Vicente Padilla, but WEEI.com has it that the team is merely talking to his reps as a possibility. Padilla made nine … Continue reading →
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