Notable News for March, 2010:
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3/1- San Diego Padres sign 2B Jose Valentin (.253/27/68 w/Mets) to 3 yr/$28.8m deal
3/5- Baltimore Orioles sign LF Juan Rivera (.287/27/93 w/Astros) to 5 yr/$57.95m deal
3/5- Arizona Diamondbacks sign MR Kevin Gregg (6-4, 1sv, 2.56 w/Astros) to 1 yr/$3.26m deal
3/5- Houston Astros sign CF Daniel Gerhardt (.275/15/82 w/Atlantic City (ABL) to 4 yr/$17.08m deal
3/5- Colorado Rockies acquire LF Michael Gaines (.273/24/82 w/Boston) and a minor league SP from Boston Red Sox for MR David Cortes
3/7- Boston Red Sox 1B David Ortiz (.247/42/113) out 5 weeks with strained ACL
3/8- New York Yankees sign 1B Jason Giambi (.227/19/72) to 3 yr/$49.755m extension
3/9- Cincinnati Reds 1B Adam Dunn (.236/32/102) out 6-7 weeks with damaged meniscus
3/11- Baltimore Orioles RP Joaquin Benoit (5-5, 41 svs, 2.10 w/Red Sox) out 4-5 weeks with strained elbow ligament
3/13- Pittsburgh Pirates SS Freddy Sanchez (.344/8/55) out 2 weeks with hyperextended knee
3/14- Houston Astros sign LF Lance Berkman (.282/32/99) to 2 year/$40.068m extension
3/15- Chicago White Sox sign SP Josh Rupe (20-8, 2.51) to 3 yr/$17.96m extension
3/15- Oakland Athletics CF Albert Zuniga (.292/12/48) out 2 weeks with hyperextended knee
3/16- Cleveland Indians SP Edward Mujica (16-11, 4.35) out one week with tender elbow
3/18- Toronto Blue Jays 1B Bob Turner (missed last season with broken ankle) out 2 weeks with fractured wrist
3/22- Los Angeles Dodgers RF J.D. Drew (.257/11/42) out 1-2 weeks with hyperextended knee
3/25- Arizona Diamondbacks acquire RP Aaron Fultz (7-1, 4 svs, 1.94 w/Pirates) from Pittsburgh Pirates for RF Gary Matthews, Jr. and a minor league 3B
3/25- New York Mets CF Carlos Beltran (.246/42/115) out 1-2 weeks with concussion
3/26- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3B Jorge Cantu (.269/24/129) suffered a career ending injury with torn ankle ligaments
3/27- Houston Astros sign SP Judd Hurley (14-8,3.04) to 5 yr/$62.3mil extension
3/31- St. Louis Cardinals sign SS Jose Reyes (.306/18/73) to 4 yr/$6.6mil contract