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[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Burnt last winter, A's threaten to sit out free agency

Matthew Pouliot — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:48 GMT

... Ryan Sweeney LF Scott Hairston DH Jack Cust C Kurt Suzuki 3B Eric Chavez 2B Mark Ellis 1B Daric Barton SS Cliff Pennington There is some nice outfield depth in the ...

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

Jeff Fletcher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:27:01 GMT

... o spend. They are committed to $12.5 million for Chavez and $5.5 million for Mark Ellis . Jack Cust and Scott Hairston could be due arbitration bumps of around $4 m ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Second base

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT

... are expected to go in a different direction at second. 2010-11 free agents : Mark Ellis (Athletics)*, Akinori Iwamura (Pirates), Maicer Izturis (Angels), Omar Infan ...

[The Real Dirty Mets Blog] - Mets Need: Defense! (Updated)

CaseStreet — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:20:03 GMT

... s with a minimum of 1500 innings and a positive UZR for the past 3 seasons : Mark Ellis 29.3 UZR Placido Polanco 22.7 UZR Kaz Matsui 8.1 UZR Felipe Lopez 4.9 UZR Ja ...

[The Detroit Tiger Weblog] - Polanco gets some Gold Love

billfer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:19:46 GMT

... nco had a very fine defensive season and he was one of a handful of players (Mark Ellis, Dustin Pedroia, Aaron Hill) who were deserving at second base. Polanco was ...

[Tiger Tales] - Polanco Wins Gold Glove

Lee Panas — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:36:31 GMT

... e panel of experts ranked him 4th behind Hill, Pedroia and Ian Kinsler. Only Mark Ellis and Pedroia ranked higher in the fan balloting . So, congratulations to Plac ...

[Red Reporter] - Free Agent Options: Shortstops

Slyde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:04 GMT

... rom DRaysBay - 8 comments Read More: 2010 free agents , jj hardy was my 2010 mark ellis , 2010 mlb hot stove , Paul Janish (SS - CIN) , Miguel Tejada (SS - HOU) , M ...

[Royals Review] - Rumor: Callaspo to LA for a 28 year old backup catcher AJ Ellis

AxDxMx — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:43:30 GMT

... regular major leaguer is the fact that his name is a fusion of AJ Hinch and Mark Ellis. But it’ll be awesome to get into the Royals HOF in an empty stadium in May ...

[The Real Dirty Mets Blog] - Mets Need: Defense!

CaseStreet — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:54:25 GMT

... s with a minimum of 1500 innings and a positive UZR for the past 3 seasons : Mark Ellis 29.3 UZR Placido Polanco 22.7 UZR Kaz Matsui 8.1 UZR Felipe Lopez 4.9 UZR Ja ...

[MLB - Athletics] - Crosby doesn't expect to return to A's

Mychael Urban — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:53:02 GMT

... trade with the Rays in May to serve as a fill-in for injured second baseman Mark Ellis, took over at third base -- he'd never before played there in the Majors -- ...

[SFGate: The Drumbeat] - Wallace in 2010?

Vlae Kershner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:19:33 GMT

... e-signed. That gives Kennedy some leverage in negotiations. If he can outhit Mark Ellis again, he can move back to second when Wallace is ready. Rise to Grace-land? ...

[MLB - Athletics] - Inbox: Did the '09 A's need better pitching?

Mychael Urban — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:31:49 GMT

... would prefer moving back to second base, and that's not going to happen with Mark Ellis under contract for next year (with a club option for 2010) and Jemile Weeks ...

[Athletics Nation] - Pitching, Defense, Power & Depth: Taj's Plan for 2010

Taj Adib — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:33:19 GMT

... Kawakami (P - ATL) , Justin Duchscherer (P - OAK) , Troy Glaus (3B - STL) , Mark Ellis (2B - OAK) , Brett Tomko (P - OAK) , Scott Hairston (LF - OAK) , Adam Kenned ...

[OaklandClubhouse.com] - Oakland A's History: AFL Alumni

Melissa Lockard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:59:21 GMT

... d by A’s mid-season 2009 after posting a 5.21 ERA in 19 innings for Midland. Mark Ellis: One of the top fielding 2B in baseball. A career .265/.333/.407 hitter in 7 ...

[MLB - Athletics] - Making the grade: Defense

Mychael Urban — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:11:00 GMT

... handling an extremely young staff with aplomb. Another "A+." Second baseman Mark Ellis missed two month with a calf strain, and his .990 fielding percentage in 105 ...