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Brewers make 4-year contract offer to Suppan — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Brewers have offered a four-year contract to free-agent pitcher Jeff Suppan. — The offer is for between $36 million and $40 million, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports. — Free-agent left-hander Ted Lilly received …
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Chris Jenkins / Newsday:
Brewers Make Offer to Jeff Suppan — GREEN BAY, Wis. — NL championship series MVP Jeff Suppan has been offered a four-year contract by the Milwaukee Brewers. — "We stepped up and felt it was important to be known," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said Thursday in a telephone interview …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers offer Suppan four-year deal — Right-hander is 5-0 with a 1.76 ERA in seven starts at Miller Park — MILWAUKEE — Jeff Suppan's agent says the veteran right-hander is just as interested in the Brewers as the Brewers are in him. But that does not mean Suppan is ready to sign on the dotted line.
Associated Press:
Reds acquire Conine in trade with Phillies — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — CINCINNATI — The Reds acquired Jeff Conine from the Philadelphia Phillies for a pair of minor leaguers Thursday, giving them a right-handed hitter who can share a spot at first base and play the outfield.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds acquire Conine from Phillies — Cincinnati ships two Minor Leaguers to Philadelphia — CINCINNATI — With the Reds in pursuit of a right-handed hitter most of this offseason, several names had surfaced as potential fits — ranging from Craig Wilson to Eduardo Perez to Mark Loretta.
Benjamin Hill / MLB.com:
Nunez sharpening skills in winter ball — Veteran infielder expected to be key member of Phils in '07 — After eight seasons with the Pirates and one with the Cardinals, 2006 marked Abraham Nunez's first campaign as a member of the Phillies. The Dominican infielder started the year as a bench player …
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Benjamin Hill / MLB.com:
Fruto baffling hitters in winter ball — Young right-hander impressing Nats in Venezuelan league — Emiliano Fruto has been one of the best relief pitchers in the Venezuelan Winter League this season. — Pitching for the Cardenales de Lara, the right-hander is 2-1 with five saves and a 2.61 ERA over 19 appearances.
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MLB.com:
Dodgers announce staff assignments for 2007 Minor League season — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced minor league field staffing assignments for the 2007 season with five former Dodger players among the personnel, according to De Jon Watson, Director of Player Development.
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Mike Petraglia / MLB.com:
Sox sign eight to Minor League deals — BOSTON — A veteran catcher and a fan-favorite utilityman are among the eight free agents who signed 2007 contracts with Boston's Triple-A affiliate on Wednesday, with an invitation to Major League camp as non-roster players.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:Boras says he's working with Epstein to finalize Drew
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USA Today:
Ripken is a 100% Hall of Famer — On the night of Sept. 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. saved baseball. — The game was flickering when the Baltimore Orioles shortstop broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games played. — None of us at Camden Yards that night realized how important the new Ironman's feat would be.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Gonzalez trade talks find obstacles — No match yet with Yankees, Braves, Red Sox — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Mike Gonzalez to ... nowhere? — The Pirates' attempts to trade their closer for a left-handed power hitter appear to have hit a dry patch on all of the most prominent fronts.
Dave Studeman / Hardball Times:
Where We're At — It's a good time of the year to say thank you. Thank you for supporting us, reading our articles, giving us feedback, perusing our stats, linking to us, buying our Annual, etc. This gig would be no fun without you, that's for sure. It seems as though we're providing something some of you folks appreciate.
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Associated Press:
Sammy Sosa begins training for return to big leagues — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Sammy Sosa began training Thursday in hopes of returning to the major leagues. — "I feel like I did when I was a rookie," Sosa told The Associated Press. "I have a lot of spirit and a desire to return.
Fox Sports:
Bonds not likely to break Aaron's mark in '07 — So Barry Bonds is back with the San Francisco Giants. — His decision to re-up with his hometown team (one year, $16 million) means he'll be in a Giants' uniform for a 15th season. That, in turn, means that Bonds will join Willie McCovey …
Larry Dobrow / CBS SportsLine.com:
Save This Franchise: Braves will score, get scored upon — Suggesting that the Atlanta Braves are a franchise in need of saving is a sacrilege, frankly. — A flat and injury-dappled 2006 notwithstanding, the team has snared more divisional titles (14) than the Mets, Phillies …
