Month: December 2004

Hidalgo agrees to $5 million, one-year contract with Texas Argh. That’s pretty much the last outfielder in the Braves’ price range but Alou, and Alou is really old. I’m stunned that Hidalgo couldn’t get...

SI.com – MLB – Marlins meet with Vegas officials about move – Thursday December 9, 2004 3:07PM But if it did, I know one thing: Braves players would be dead set against realigning the Marlins out of the...

MSNBC – Braves re-sign Franco to one-year deal At least we’re spared a possible Hessman infestation. (Unless they decide to platoon him in right field or something.) No word on if Julio was signed to a major or minor...

ChicagoSports.com – White Sox sign Dye It’s a two year deal, $4 million this year and $5 million next, with the White Sox holding an option to either pay him $6 million in 2007 or give him $1.15 million to go away....

Lieber signs with Phillies I like Jon Lieber; three years, $21 million — basically a Jaret Wright deal — seems high. At any event, if Lieber got $7 million a year, the Yankees giving the same to Wright doesn’t...