DODGERS UPDATE: GREEN AGREES TO DEAL WITH D'BACKS IMMINENT TRADE SETS UP DODGERS TO ADD LOWE.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer The Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. reached agreement Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. with Dodgers first baseman Shawn Green Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois) is a 6' 4" left-handed Major League Baseball player. Green is the starting right fielder for the New York Mets.[1] Green was a 1st round draft pick, and has been a two-time major league All-Star. on a two-year contract extension, a deal that includes a mutual option for 2008 and will pay Green a minimum of $30 million. The agreement clears the way for Green to waive his no-trade rights and join the Diamondbacks, finally ending a monthlong effort by Dodgers management to trade the veteran and unload his contract. Sources from both clubs confirmed the agreement. The Dodgers, who also will pay Arizona $10 million cash to cover almost all of Green's 2005 salary, are expected to receive four minor leaguers from the Diamondbacks, including the player they have long coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. , catcher Dioner Navarro Dioner Favian Navarro (born February 9, 1984 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball catcher and switch-hitter who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Career In 2000, Navarro was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. . The trade in turn clears the way for the Dodgers to finalize their four- year, $36 million agreement with free-agent pitcher Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe[1] (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan)[2] is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He throws and bats right-handed. , who told the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. on Sunday night that he plans to take a plane to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. this morning from his home in Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , Fla., and undergo a physical examination sometime today. Neither trade is expected to be formally announced before Tuesday. The Diamondbacks still have to formally announce their trade of five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in a deal that is supposed to bring Navarro from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks. Johnson also is scheduled to undergo a physical exam today, after which that trade will be consummated and Navarro immediately will be sent to the Dodgers. The Dodgers do have a news conference scheduled for noon today, but that is to allow pitcher Odalis Perez, who was re-signed last week to a three-year, $24 million contract, to address the media for the first time. Lowe told the AP he would not attend that news conference. Lowe will join a starting rotation that also includes Perez, Jeff Weaver, Brad Penny and either Kazuhisa Ishii or Edwin Jackson. Lowe, 31, went 14-12 for Boston last season, with an unsightly 5.42 ERA, but he was outstanding in October, going 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA and winning the clinching game of all three of the Red Sox's postseason series. He has had career success both as a starter (72-59) and as a closer (85 saves). Navarro probably won't be major-league ready until late summer, so he probably will begin the season at Triple-A Las Vegas. Green's new deal calls for him to defer some of his $16 million salary for 2005, the final season of his current six-year, $84 million deal. He now will receive $10.5 million in 2005, $8 million in 2006 and $9.5 million in 2007. There also is a $2 million signing bonus that will be deferred to 2008, in addition to the $10 million salary Green will receive that season if both sides agree to exercise the option. If the Diamondbacks opt out of the option year, Green will receive a $2 million buyout. If Green opts out, there is no buyout. Although Green will keep his unlimited no-trade rights through next year, he will have only limited no-trade rights beginning in 2006, when he can present the club with a list of teams to which he does not wish to be traded. The final hurdle to the agreement was a series of modest performance bonuses written into Green's current contract. The Diamondbacks have an organizational policy against performance bonuses, but ultimately they agreed to accept Green's bonuses for one more season. Also, Green agreed to preserve a clause in his current contract that calls for him to donate $250,000 annually to the Dodgers Dream Foundation or another charity of the club's choosing. Green now will donate that money to a Diamondbacks charity. Had they been unable to unload Green, the Dodgers couldn't have fit Lowe's new contract into their budget of roughly $100 million. Lowe's deal is believed to be backloaded, but only slightly so, meaning he probably will get at least $7 million next season. A source close to Lowe said the Dodgers have been the pitcher's first choice since it became clear the Red Sox didn't want him back. Lowe spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. more lucrative offers, including one reported offer from Detroit. Tony Jackson, (818) 713-3675 tony.jackson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Dodgers can finalize their $36 million deal with free-agent pitcher Derek Lowe with the Shawn Green situation settled. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images |
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