MLB NOTEBOOK: ANGELS SHIP DONNELLY OFF TO RED SOX.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Facing an overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. bullpen, the Angels made a move to fill an organizational need by trading reliever Brendan Donnelly Brendan Kevin Donnelly (b. July 4, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. Donnelly had bounced around the minor leagues for 10 seasons after he was drafted in 1992 by the Chicago White Sox before he finally made his to the 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. for left-hander Phil Seibel Philip Matthew Seibel, (born January 28 1979). is a left-handed starting/relief baseball pitcher, currently with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. His professional career began in 2000 when he was drafted in the 8th round by the Montreal Expos. . Donnelly had been upset with a reduced role early last season and general manager Bill Stoneman ``With the recent additions to the bullpen off the free-agent market, it looked like Brendan had a number of guys who he would be competing with for innings,'' Stoneman said. ``He's a right-handed pitcher and we don't have many left-handers, not only at the major-league level but even guys on the horizon.'' Seibel, 27, who underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery after the 2004 season, was a combined 6-3 with a 1.25 ERA at three minor-league levels last season. Donnelly, 35, was 6-0 last season with a 3.94 ERA and didn't allow a run in 19 of his last 21 outings. -- Doug Padilla Another import: Infielder Akinori Iwamura became the second Japanese star to land in the major leagues in as many days when he agreed to a $7.7 million, three-year contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida. The Devil Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Devil Rays have played in Tropicana Field. . The 27-year-old Iwamura became available to the Devil Rays after they submitted a winning bid of $4.55 million to negotiate with the six-time Gold Glove third baseman. They had until midnight EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy Friday to reach a contract agreement or Iwamura's rights would have reverted to his Japanese League team, the Yakult Swallows. A big deal: All-Star center fielder Vernon Wells and the Toronto Blue Jays "Blue Jays" redirects here. For other uses, see Blue Jay (disambiguation).. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. agreed to a $126 million, seven-year contract extension that would be the sixth-largest deal in baseball history. ``How can you not be happy?'' he said during a telephone interview with The Associated Press before it was announced. ``Like I said, my family comes first. Obviously this gives me an opportunity to set my family up for a couple of generations. That's the biggest part of this thing. And this gives me a chance to do something special in Toronto that hasn't been done in awhile.'' The contract will trail only those of Alex Rodriguez ($252 million), Derek Jeter ($189 million), Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
It is the 13th $100 million deal in baseball history and the third of the offseason. A parting gift: An insurance company said it has settled a lawsuit the Houston Astros filed after the team's claim to recoup $15.6 million of injured first baseman Jeff Bagwell's contract was denied. A Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. spokesperson confirmed the settlement on the same day Bagwell announced his retirement after 15 years with the Astros. Houston filed the suit in April, three months after the team deemed Bagwell too injured to play because of chronic shoulder problems. The Astros filed the insurance claim in January to try to get back most of the $17 million Bagwell was to be paid in the final year of his contract. In March, Connecticut General notified the Astros they had denied the claim. The Astros appealed after Bagwell said the pain in his shoulder had become too much for him and he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with bone chips in the shoulder. Bagwell tried unsuccessfully to come back in spring training after pinch hitting in the first two rounds of the playoffs and starting at designated hitter in the first two games of the World Series in 2005. Final tribute: Buck O'Neil, who spent a joyous lifetime ensuring that the Negro Leagues would always be remembered, was celebrated at the White House where he was posthumously bestowed the Presidental Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize , the nation's highest civilian honor. ``A beautiful human being,'' said President Bush during the ceremony. O'Neil, who spent 16 years playing in the Negro Leagues, mostly for the Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro Leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri and owned by J.L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. , and was Major League Baseball's first black coach, died in October at age 94. His brother Warren O'Neil -- also a Negro Leagues veteran -- accepted on his behalf. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Brendan Donnelly will try to help the revamped Boston Red Sox's starting rotation secure victories. Danny Moloshok/Associated Press |
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