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Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Astros and Shawn Chacon are close to signing a one-year contract. When signed, Chacon will get a chance to win a job in the Astros rotation.
After trading away most of their starting pitching depth this off-season to acquire Miguel Tejada and Jose Valverde, Chacon will give the chance […]

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Jim Leyland stated today that he doesn’t foresee a lot of time in the outfield for Gary Sheffield, at least not early in the season, due to his past shoulder injuries.
“I don’t expect Sheffield to play in the outfield much, particularly in the start [of the season],” Leyland said. “I want Sheffield to be ready […]

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Chuck James, who was diagnosed with a partially torn rotator cuff over the winter, is hoping to get back on the mound on Wednesday. He has been throwing on level ground since mid-January in an effort to strengthen his shoulder enough to allow him to return to the mound, and he thinks he’s far […]

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Rich Harden, who has battled health problems for most of his young career, is on the right track to return to the front of the A’s rotation in 2008. Today, Harden threw 40 pitches in a throwing session, including curve balls.
Oakland manager Bob Geren was pleased with the outing, saying, “He threw the […]

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This winter, the Padres and Greene agreed to a two-year deal that would take him through his arbitration years. Today, Greene stated that upon becoming a free agent, he’s not looking to play for anyone except for the Padres.
“There’s nowhere else I would really rather play than San Diego,” Greene said.
There were reports that […]

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After a winter filled with courtroom drama, Andy Pettitte was able to get back to what he knows best … baseball. Pettitte returned to the mound today and threw 35 pitches, almost on par with the rest of the Yankees pitchers.
Pettitte said that despite the winter filled with controversy surrounding steroids and human growth […]

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The Chicago Tribune suggests that the Cincinnati Reds haven’t backed off their pursuit of the Oakland A’s Joe Blanton, however, the common feeling is that the A’s are waiting on the Red Sox to come calling.
It was thought that when Curt Schilling’s injury saga was unveiled, the Red Sox would ask about the availability of […]

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Mets’ closer Billy Wagner, who threw 68 1/3 innings last season, thinks it would be for the best if he worked less this year.
“There’s no doubt, the older you get, the more you have to take care of yourself. And ownership has to take care of you, too. I don’t have the ability I had […]

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Cincinnati Reds left hander Bill Bray is being held back in throwing because of a sore shoulder. Once expected to be a dominant late inning force, Bray is having troubles staying on the field that rival that of some of the Florida youngsters. Bray doesn’t think this injury is serious, but history says […]

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On progress to re-join the Marlins rotation just before the All-Star Break, Anibal Sanchez suffered yet another setback as he was told to shut down his throwing program after “complaining of discomfort in his surgically repaired right shoulder.”
Sanchez was told to stop throwing after having the shoulder examined last week by Dr. James Andrews.
“It’s not […]

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