Right-hander Braden Looper and infielder Augie Ojeda have agreed to minor league contracts with the Chicago Cubs and have been invited to spring training. The Cubs open camp for pitchers and catchers on Feb. 13 in Mesa, Ariz. The 36-year-old Looper last pitched in 2009 with Milwaukee. He went 14-7 with a 5.22 ERA and led the league in homers and earned runs allowed.
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer
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Duk's Dozen, a selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items, has returned in 2011 to start your baseball…
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With less than a month before spring training, the Cleveland Indians ' Grady Sizemore or Fausto Carmona may…
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Teams with more cash hired away many of his top players, but Rays manager Joe Maddon is ready to defend the AL East.
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Right-hander Todd Wellemeyer, who broke in with the Chicago Cubs in 2003, has agreed to a minor league contract with the team. The deal, first reported by ESPN.com, would be worth $800,000 if Wellemeyer is added to the Cubs' 40-man roster. He will go to spring training next month in Mesa, Ariz. Wellemeyer was 3-5 with a 5.68 ERA last season with the Giants when he made 11 starts.
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Catcher Koyie Hill and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to an $850,000, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration. The 31-year-old signed with the Cubs in 2007 and is entering his fifth season with them. He made 60 starts behind the plate and appeared in 77 games last season, batting .214 with one home run and 17 RBIs.
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Right-hander Matt Garza, who could be the Cubs opening-day pitcher after being acquired in a trade from Tampa Bay last week, agreed to a $5.95 million, one-year contract Tuesday and avoided arbitration. Garza made $3.35 million last season, when he was 15-10 for the Rays. The Cubs also agreed to a two-year deal with left-handed reliever Sean Marshall and a one-year deal for lefty Tom Gorzelanny,…
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By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer
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Temperatures here in the Midwest are slumming it around zero. To warm up, Michiganders might want to head to the…
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