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[Boston Herald] - Free agents in baseball means time to court, bluff

Added 5m ago — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:07:47 GMT

... k Mets); and outfielders Manny Ramirez [ stats ] ($45 million from Dodgers), Raul Ibanez ($31.5 million from Philadelphia) and Milton Bradley ($30 million from Cubs) ...

[Houston Chronicle] - MLB free-agent season begins with few available stars

Associated Press — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:18:46 GMT

... ew York Mets), and outfielders Manny Ramirez ($45 million from the Dodgers), Raul Ibanez ($31.5 million from Philadelphia) and Milton Bradley ($30 million from the C ...

[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] - MLB Notebook: This free agent signing season looking less festive

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:47:56 GMT

... om New York Mets); and outfielders Manny Ramirez ($45 million from Dodgers), Raul Ibanez ($31.5 million from Philadelphia) and Milton Bradley ($30 million from Cubs) ...

[The Tribune-Review] - Few elite major-league free agents available

The Associated Press Sunday, November 22, 2009 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:42:23 GMT

... om New York Mets); and outfielders Manny Ramirez ($45 million from Dodgers), Raul Ibanez ($31.5 million from Philadelphia) and Milton Bradley ($30 million from Cubs) ...

[MLB - Phillies] - No late additions planned for Phils' roster

Todd Zolecki — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:15 GMT

... an Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. Outfielders: Berry, Ben Francisco, Raul Ibanez, John Mayberry Jr., Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth. Todd Zolecki is a repo ...

[Bleacher Report] - Let's Make a Deal: Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies

TAB BAMFORD — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:03 GMT

... best of all-time. With Jimmy Rollins leading, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez are the heart of the order. Putting a consistent 100-RBI guy like Ramirez in ...

[Post-Gazette: Bob Smizik's Blog] - Same old blarney from Pirates

Bob Smizik — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:49 GMT

... oriano, Milton Bradley. The Philadelphia Phillies: Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz, Raul Ibanez, Jayson Werth. That’s what it takes to be a contender and a champion. But wh ...

[The Philadephia Inquirer & Daily News] - For Phillies, expect few fireworks in free agency

PAUL HAGEN hagenp@phillynews.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:36 GMT

... s meetings. And under Amaro, they helped set the market last year by signing Raul Ibanez relatively early. Amaro is on record as saying there appear to be more third ...

[Courier Post] - Phils will feel out free agency, then move

SCOTT LAUBER — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:48 GMT

... 06.75 million committed to 12 players (Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Brad Lidge, Raul Ibanez, Cliff Lee, Jamie Moyer, Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Cole Hamels, Ryan Mads ...

[The Daily Camera] - Lincecum wins Cy Young

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:25:23 GMT

... Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum reacting after getting Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez to fly out for the third out of the ninth inning of a baseball game, in San ...

[Courier Post: Philled In] - 11/19 – AMARO ON FREE AGENCY, PARK, EYRE

Scott Lauber — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:35 GMT

... n Dec. 16, the Phillies satisfied their primary need by signing left fielder Raul Ibanez , then spent most of January giving raises and, in some cases, multiyear con ...

[Crashburn Alley] - Chronic Critics

Bill Baer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:33 GMT

... uation of Amaro, we mustn’t resort to ex post facto evaluations. Even though Raul Ibanez was an MVP candidate in the first half of the 2009 season and was one of the ...

[The Good Phight] - Is it Time to Trust the Phillies?

dajafi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:17:08 GMT

... the time he made them. I wrote last winter that the market-shaping deal for Raul Ibanez was so bad that "I can't even make a joke about this"; Ibanez absolutely car ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - Checking the Numbers: The 2009 Platoon Split Awards by Eric Seidman

Eric Seidman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:09 GMT

... ast season, just as too much pride should not be invested in how effectively Raul Ibanez tore apart fellow left-handers in his 167 trips to the dish this season. Wit ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - Footprints in the Snow: Phillies

Knox Bardeen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:53 GMT

... n 2008. He succeeded in that goal by replacing the departed Pat Burrell with Raul Ibanez in left field. The strategy worked as the Phillies won their division and ma ...