Having already bid adieu to Prince Fielder, Milwaukee will next learn when NL MVP Ryan Braun will play his first game.
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Free agent catcher Chris Snyder has agreed to a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, a deal that includes a 2013 mutual option.
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Are you planning on getting a hotel in Bradenton, Fla., to watch some spring training baseball? The Pittsburgh Pirates play their spring training games in Bradenton at McKechnie Field. Ticket prices for the games range from $10 to $18.
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The Houston Astros signed catcher Chris Snyder to a one-year deal, with a mutual option for another season, the team announced Friday. Snyder played most of his eight seasons for the Arizona Diamondbacks, before getting sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010.
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Alex Rodriguez is excited about the prospect of playing with newly acquired pitcher Michael Pineda — and looks forward to doing so at third base more than as a designated hitter. In an interview with ESPNdeportes, Rodriguez lauded the New York Yankees’ new, young pitcher while…
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All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan agreed Monday to a $4.1 million, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and right-hander Charlie Morton struck a one-year deal worth $2,445,000. Hanrahan went 1-4 with a 1.83 ERA while saving 40 games for the Pirates in 2011, helping the team to a 15-game improvement over 2010.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided arbitration with closer Joel Hanrahan and starter Charlie Morton on Monday by signing both pitchers to one-year contracts. Hanrahan, 30, will have a $4.1 million salary in 2012 while Morton, 28, will have a salary of $2.445 million.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates reached agreements with closer Joel Hanrahan and starting pitcher Charlie Morton on Monday, avoiding arbitration with both. Hanrahan, an All-Star last season when he had 40 saves and a 1.83 earned run average, received a deal worth $4.1 million, according to…
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Jeff Karstens and the Pittsburgh Pirates have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $3.1 million, one-year contract. The 29-year-old right-hander went 9-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 2011, posting career highs in wins, strikeouts (72) and innings (162 1-3). The deal Tuesday gives him a raise from $1.15 million.
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Right-hander Jeff Karstens and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $3.1 million, one-year contract, a raise from his $1.15 million earnings last year. The 29-year-old went 9-9 with a 3.38 ERA in 2011, posting career highs in wins, strikeouts (72) and innings (162 1-3). His deal avoided salary arbitration.
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