Notable news from April, 2010
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4/2- Philadelphia Phillies sign RP Justin Deuchsherer (5-4, 3svs, 2.97 w/Oakland) to 3 yr/$6.15m deal
4/2- Florida Marlins sign 3B Wes Helms (.306/18/70) to 4 yr/$67.011m extension
4/2- Philadelphia Phillies sign RP Brad Lidge (11-6, 2 svs, 3.88) to 2 yr/$4.88m deal
4/2- Philadelphia Phillies sign C John Hendricks (.274/31/114 w/Atlantic City (ABL)) to 4 yr/$22.6m deal
4/2- Las Vegas Gamblers (ABL) sign SP Ian Snell (13-14, 3.93 w/Pittsburgh) to 3 yr/$13.285m deal
4/3- Boston Red Sox sign C Dioner Navarro (.254/8/47 w/Tampa Bay) to 6 yr/$24.34m deal
4/3- Philadelphia Phillies sign RF Alberto Gutierrez (.338/26/89 w/Daytona Beach (ABL)) to 3 yr/$18.36m deal
4/4- Boston Red Sox sign 1B Travis Hafner (.303/42/107 w/Boston) to 5 yr/$32.65m deal
4/5- Philadelphia Phillies sign CF Antonio Garcia (.246/25/96 w/Memphis (ABL)) to 1 yr/$5.58m deal
4/5- New York Yankees RP George Sherrill suffered a Career Ending Injury, a ruptured bicep tendon
4/11- Honolulu Islanders (ABL) CF Ricardo Villa (.337/40/109) out 6 weeks with fractured jaw
4/11- Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer (.391/0/1) goes 5-5 vs. Seattle Mariners
4/12- Tampa Bay Devil Rays RF Walt Younger (.360/3/6) wins AL Player of the Week Award
4/12- Atlanta Braves SS Jose Berroa (.591/2/5) wins NL Player of the Week Award
4/14- San Diego Padres 3B Miguel Cabrera (.345/1/5) out 3 weeks with damaged meniscus
4/14- Atlanta Braves CF Grady Sizemore (.304/2/7) out 2 weeks with blurred vision
4/16- Toronto Blue Jays 1B Bob Turner (.297/4/10) goes 5-5 vs. Oakland Athletics
4/17- Oakland Athletics SP Stu O'Dell (2-0, 3.10) pitches shutout vs. Toronto Blue Jays, allowing 4 hits, walking 1 and striking out 4
4/17- New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez (.391/3/8) out 3 weeks with inguinal hernia
4/17- Colorado Rockies LF Michael Gaines (.250/1/8) out 2 weeks with scratched cornea
4/18- San Diego Padres SP Chris Young (3-0, 1.23) pitches shutout vs. Florida Marlins, allowing 3 hits, striking out 7 and walking 2
4/18- Cincinnati Reds CF Stephen Anthony (.349/2/7) out 3 weeks with fractured wrist
4/19- New York Yankees 1B Jason Giambi (.333/5/13) wins AL Player of the Week Award
4/19- Houston Astros RF Lance Berkman (.417/4/15) wins NL Player of the Week Award
4/20- Pittsburgh Pirates SS Freddy Sanchez (.314/0/4) out 12 months with herniated disk
4/21- St. Louis Cardinals acquire C Jeremy Ellison (.306/1/8) and 3 minor leaguers from Boston Red Sox for SP Justin Verlander and C Chris Snyder
4/25- Milwaukee Brewers CL Ruben Ibarra (0-0, 7svs, 1.00) out 1-2 weeks with tender shoulder
4/26- Chicago White Sox RF Jermaine Dye (.290/4/13) named American League Player of Week
4/26- St. Louis Cardinals LF Matt Holliday (.397/5/18) named National League Player of Week
4/28- Los Angeles Dodgers RF Felipe Sanchez (.349/2/12) goes 5-6 vs. Chicago Cubs
4/30- Washington Nationals sign 1B Adam LaRoche (.266/32/102 w/Atlanta in 2009) to 1 yr/$6.2m deal