Baseball Contraction Fight Heats Up as Owners Hold Meeting
Lawyers set to reconvene Monday over players challenge to team eliminations. Union official calls owners stance preposterous while teams debate drafting players from folded franchises and disregarding no trade clauses.
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Dodgers decline Jeff Shaw option amid free agency wave
Jeff Shaw, Bernard Gilkey, and Lance Painter filed for free agency, lifting total to 145 of 158 eligible. Shaw gets a $1.25 million buyout after the Dodgers declined a $7.05 million option, while LA exercised options on Dave Hansen and Jeff Reboulet and declined Tim Bogar. Gilkey pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Cleveland hired Tim Belcher as special assistant to baseball operations. Dynegy to acquire Enron, Astros ballpark price noted. Toronto seeks permission to interview Terry Ryan for GM post.
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Phillies Trade Omar Daal to Dodgers for Two Prospects
In the offseason deal Philadelphia sends lefty Omar Daal to Los Angeles for minor league righties Eric Junge and Jesus Cordero. Phils GM Ed Wade says both prospects could reach the majors as starter and reliever. Daal finished 13-7 with a 4.46 ERA after rebounding from 2000.
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