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NEWS ABOUT: free agent signings

free agent signings stories: 5 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Believe It or Not, Baseball Offers Frugal Lessons 

Sport re-evaluates its pay structure

Mar 11, 09 8:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking at baseball, you’d think the country wasn’t in a recession—clubs are charging exorbitant ticket prices and shelling out tens of millions of dollars on top free agents. Will the bubble ever collapse? Probably not, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. MLB is, after all, a legally protected... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Mark Teixeira • contract • free agency • free agent signings • baseball • free agent • financial crisis • CC Sabathia

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 In Risky Move, 
 Yanks Sign Burnett 

Oft-disabled pitcher gets 5-year, $82.5M contract

Dec 13, 08 6:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Yankees have snapped up free agent pitcher AJ Burnett with a 5-year, $82.5 million contract—and the deal could be a risky one, writes Jay Jaffe in Baseball Prospectus. Burnett’s contract forces the team to hold onto him for all 5 years unless they trade... More »

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New York Yankees • pitcher • AJ Burnett • free agent signings • baseball • free agent

Free Agency Loses Some
of Its Luster

So-so big-name players get only minor-league deals

Apr 16, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Veteran baseball players of varying skill levels have been finding it harder to secure the contracts they used to pull in on name recognition alone, leaving plenty of big names unsigned and plenty more playing at cut rates. The New York Sun looks into just why Jeff Weaver is in... More »

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MLB • David Wells • free agency • free agent signings • baseball • Livan Hernandez • Kyle Lohse • Mike Piazza

NFL's Top 10 2008 Free Agents

This class isn't too deep, but there's some strong talent available

Feb 29, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Free agents can mean the difference between a losing season and the Super Bowl. This year’s crop is wanting, but quality is available. Here’re 10 of the best:
  1. Patriot CB Asante Samuel: A playmaker
  2. Patriot WR Randy Moss: Stands pat?
  3. Bears LB Lance Briggs: Washington bound?
  4. Steelers
... More »

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NFL • Randy Moss • Asante Samuel • Lance Briggs • free agency • free agent signings • free agent • Alan Faneca • Michael Turner • Flozell Adams

Wood Signs 1-year Deal to Close for Cubs

Oft-injured hurler inks incentive-laden contract worth $4.2 million

Nov 26, 07 10:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly a decade since he burst onto the scene with a 20 strikeout game in just his fifth big league start, Kerry Wood has assumed a new role with the Chicago Cubs. The injury-plagued hurler signed a one-year, $4.2 million deal to be the club’s new closer. Wood... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Kerry Wood • Hot Stove • free agent signings • relief pitching • baseball

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