Rangers sign Cliff Johnson and push for trades at winter meetings
Texas Rangers signed Cliff Johnson to a three year deal as full time designated hitter and pursued free agent Burt Hooton while discussing a possible trade involving Larry Parrish for Pittsburgh Pirates Johnny Ray. Grieve noted talks remain unsettled with Pirates and others amid multiple player options and approval deadlines.
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Yankees Move Big Trades At Winter Meetings
New York owner George Steinbrenner pushes major roster shakeups at the winter meetings. The Yankees pursue a Rickey Henderson deal with Oakland, trade Rick Cerone to Atlanta for prospect Brian Fisher, and acquire Ron Hassey from Chicago in a six player swap as part of multi-team activity.
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Southwest Conference grid coaches graded on season
In 1984 the SWC produced a bizarre season with several coaches earning high marks for overcoming limited depth, while others faced harsh drops. The report lauds Wacker at TCU, Yeoman at Houston, Collins at SMU, Hatfield at Arkansas, Teaff at Baylor, Sherrill at Texas A&M, Brown at Rice, Moore at Texas Tech, and Akers at Texas for varying recoveries and missteps through September to December.
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Fred Akers
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