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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge says he is pain free.
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Former major league pitcher Jim Bibby, who started for World Series-winning Pittsburgh in 1979, has died. He was 65.
John Lackey, welcome to the beach. Roy Halladay, have a safe trip to Florida. Mr. Cliff Lee, enjoy your stay in Arizona.
NEW YORK — Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants avoided a potentially divisive salary arbitration hearing, reaching a preliminary agreement Friday on a $23 million, two-year contract that gives the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner a huge raise.
Cliff Lee has a new spring training address in Arizona, the Seattle Mariners' complex, but it likely will be another week or more before he can pitch.
Acquired from Philadelphia in the biggest trade of the offseason, Lee has a bandage around his left foot following Feb. 5 surgery to remove a bone spur. He arrived Wednesday for a physi
Pitcher Wandy Rodriguez has gone to a salary arbitration hearing against the Houston Astros, asking to be paid $7 million this year instead of the team's $5 million offer.
The 31-year-old left-hander was 14-12 last season with a 3.02 ERA, ninth in the NL among qualifiers. He struck out a career high 193, also ninth, and made $2.65 mil
Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have finalized their $23 million, two-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner reached a preliminary agreement last Friday, and the sides have completed the deal, team spokesman Jim Moorhead said Wednesday.
Lincecum gets a $2 million signi
Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge says he is pain free.
A year after converting all 48 save chances, Lidge led the major leagues with 11 blown saves last season. He had surgery to repair his right elbow in November and right knee in January.
Now as spring training is about to start, the 33-year-old is confident he can
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