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January 1st- April 6th
What was a frustrating time for us, we made offers to a few players and in the end they picked other teams who weren't offering as much money as we were. Nevermind I still believe we have a good enough team to go all the way this year.
Free Agent Signings:
2/10 Mark DeRosa signs a 1 year deeal worth $1,600,000 with the Los Angeles Angels
2/10 Derrick Turnbow signs a 1 year deal worth $7,040,000 with the New York Mets.(This gets us a 1st round draft pick)
2/12 Bobby Abreau signs a 3 year deal with the Chicago Cubs
2/12 Adrian Beltre signs a 3 year deal with the Baltimore Orioles
2/14 Matt Holliday signs a 3 year deal worth $61,650,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies
2/17 Felipe Lopez signs a 1 year deal with the Detroit Tigers
2/17 Mike Gonzalez signs a 1 year deal with the Seattle Mariners
2/18 Adam LaRoche re-signs with the Pittsburgh Pirates for $23,640,000 over 4 years
2/19 Ben Sheets signs a 5 year deal worth $67,900,000 with the Los Angeles Angels
2/19 Brett Meyers signs a 4 year deal worth $34,600,000 with the Baltimore Orioles
2/21 The New York Yankees re-sign Johnny Damon to a 3 year deal worth $21,390,000
3/5 Rich Harden signs a 4 year deal worth $84,790,000 with the Kansas City Royals
3/9 Octavio Dotle signs a 2 year deal worth $6,160,000 with the Baltimore Orioles
3/12 Rick Ankiel signs a 3 year deal worth $22,080,000 with the San Francisco Giants
3/12 John Lackey signs a 4 year deal worth $66,030,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Trades:
3/24 Philadelphia Phillies-Atlanta Braves: Jason Donald(2B) and Will Middlebrooks(SS) for Buddy Carlyle(MR)
Injuries around the league:
3/17 Danny Herrera(Arizona Diamondbacks)- Torn Flexor tendon(elbow)-13 months
3/23 Clay Buchholz(Boston Red Sox)-Torn Flexor tendon(elbow)- 10 months
4/3 Travis Buck(Boston Red Sox)- Torn meniscus- 5-6 weeks
4/4 Matt Thornton(Chicago White Sox)- Torn rotator cuff- 4 months
4/4 Jack Taschner(Philadelphia Phillies)-Strained triceps- 7 weeks
4/6 Javier Vazquez(Atlanta Braves)-Elbow tendinitis- 2-3 months
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