Phillies Satisfy Roy Oswalt By Adding To 2012 Option Buyout
It was reported earlier that the Phillies would offer Roy Oswalt compensation in return for not having to exercise his $16m 2012 option. That compensation? Filed to ESPN.com: Source says Phils will add $1m to buyout of 2012 option, to compensate f...
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Roy Oswalt’s 2012 Option Year Will Not Be Picked Up As Condition Of Trade
One of the big sticking points in the whole Roy Oswalt saga has been his $16m 2012 option. Oswalt had said for a while that, if he was to be traded, he wanted his new team to pick up that option. There aren't a lot of teams who felt like committing t...
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MLB Trade Deadline, Rumors & Roundup: Cleveland Indians Are Sellers Of Spare Parts
Greg Fiume - Getty Images about 1 month ago: BALTIMORE - MAY 16: Russell Branyon #33 of the Cleveland Indians is c...
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What Are The Rockies’ Option With Tulowitzki Out?
The news that shortstop Troy Tulowitzki has a broken wrist, and is likely to be out of the line-up for at least a month, if not longer, presents the Colorado Rockies with a dilemma. For he was among their most productive position players - his ...
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Nuclear Option For Plugging Oil Well Gains Support, But U.S. Not On Board
The chatter began weeks ago as armchair engineers brainstormed for ways to stop the torrent of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico: What about nuking the well? Decades ago, the Soviet Union reportedly used nuclear blasts to successfully seal...
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