BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: DODGERS COMMIT TO PITCHERS.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services The Dodgers avoided salary arbitration with two starting pitchers Friday, giving Carlos Perez a three-year, $15.5 million contract while Ismael Valdes
Outfielder Todd Hollandsworth Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (born April 20, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Previously, Hollandsworth played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-2000), Colorado Rockies (2000-2002), Texas Rangers (2002), Florida Marlins (2003), Chicago Cubs , who figures to be in a reserve role if he isn't traded, also signed a one-year, $850,000 deal, which is a $150,000 raise over last year. The signings leave two Dodgers in arbitration: right-hander Darren Dreifort Perez, a 28-year-old left-hander picked up from Montreal midway through last season, made $1.5 million in 1998. He gets a $1 million signing bonus, $2 million in 1999, $5 million in 2000 and $7.5 million in 2001. Perez, 11-14 with a 3.59 ERA between the two teams, completed seven of his 34 starts. Valdes, a 25-year-old right-hander, gets a $1.4 million raise after going 11-10 with a 3.98 ERA last season. The Dodgers also announced the signing of infielder Scott Livingstone and left-handed pitcher Ricardo Jordan to minor-league contracts, and said both will attend spring training as non-roster invitees. The team also invited three other minor leaguers - right-hander Dan Hubbs, outfielder Bubba Crosby and infielder Damian Rolls - to spring training. Angels pick up veteran infielder: Luis Rivera, who has played with five big-league teams in his career, agreed to a minor-league contract with the Angels. Rivera, 35, split the 1998 season between Triple-A New Orleans, an affiliate of the Houston Astros, and the Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. . Rivera has also played for the Astros, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. and New York Mets
abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . More signings: The Cincinnati Reds signed right-hander Jason Bere to a $1.2 million, one-year contract and first baseman Hal Morris to a one-year, $400,000 deal. Cincinnati general manager Jim Bowden said Morris will play primarily off the bench. The Reds expect Dmitri Young and Sean Casey to split time at first base. . . . Reliever Heathcliff Slocumb, 2-5 with three saves last year with Seattle, agreed to a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Baltimore. . . . Reliever Albie Lopez, 7-4 with a 2.60 ERA last year, re-signed with Tampa Bay for a two-year, $1.35 million deal. . . . The St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. avoided salary arbitration with pitchers Alan Benes and Lance Painter and signed pitcher Mike Mohler, cut loose by Oakland last month. Benes agreed to a $550,000, one-year contract, matching his 1998 earnings. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) PEREZ (2) VALDES |
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