DODGERS SIGN YOUNG FOR 4 YEARS.Byline: Kevin Acee Daily News Staff Writer Eric Young Eric Young can refer to:
The Dodgers finally showed him they desired his services long term, and the two sides announced Thursday a deal that will pay the second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker $18 million over the next four years to stay with the only team he really wanted to play for. ``That's a big deal,'' said Young, who will make $4.5 million per season, a sum that saves the Dodgers perhaps $1 million a year and saves Young the uncertainty of a free-agent season. Young's signing comes a day after the Colorado Rockies For the National Hockey League team (1976 – 1982), now known as the New Jersey Devils, see . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. signed pitcher Pedro Astacio Pedro Julio Astacio (born November 28, 1969 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992- part of 1997), Colorado Rockies (part of 1997- part of 2001), Houston Astros (part of 2001), New York Mets to a four-year, $23 million deal. Astacio was the player the Dodgers sent to Colorado on Aug. 18 for Young. The Dodgers also signed relief pitcher relief pitcher n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever Darren Hall Michael Darren Hall (born July 14, 1964, in Marysville, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. Sources
Ashley was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1988 MLB Draft. He started his professional career with the Gulf Coast Dodgers in 1988 and 1989. to a one-year deal. That leaves Todd Hollandsworth and Raul Mondesi as the team's only unsigned players. In an ever-increasing open market, Young's value after the 1998 season could have approached $6 million per season. But there was the risk of a poor campaign on his part, and he had preached since joining the team via trade on Aug. 18 that his desire was to stay in Los Angeles. ``I wanted the Dodgers to show me a little commitment - not going through this one-year thing and I'm a free agent at the end of the year,'' he said. ``I was hoping they would come with a multi-year. Once they came with the four years, there was no hesitation on my part.'' Until Thursday, Dennis Gilbert, Young's agent, had talked only briefly with the Dodgers. But a deal was made before the two sides exchanged arbitration figures next week. ``It happened quickly,'' said Ken Gurnick of the Beverly Hills Sports Council, Gilbert's firm. ``Two phone calls.'' Eric Young's numbers last season with the Dodgers: Games: 37 Ave.: .273 Runs: 28 Steals: 13 CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (Color) YOUNG Box: (Color) Eric Young's numbers last season with the Dodgers (See Text) |
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