Sentences with phrase «as a free agent last»

This was, after all, the first time in 18 years that Atlanta would be without any of its longtime trio of aces — Greg Maddux (signed as a free agent last winter by the Chicago Cubs after 11 years in Atlanta), Tom Glavine (who left for the New York Mets following the 2002 season, his 16th with the Braves) and Smoltz (a 12 - year starter who became the closer in the second half of 2001)-- in the rotation.

After bolting the World Series losers for the champs as a free agent last winter, the shortstop hit just.228 in April, but he rebounded with a monster May (a.363 average and a.495 slugging percentage).

Not exact matches

He shouldn't have lasted as long as he did as a free agent, and he's seriously underpaid for how valuable he's likely to be, but he's the baseball player that football fans have in mind when they make fun of how boring baseball is.

But then came his dominatingstint with the Brewers down the stretch last year: Traded to Milwaukee inmidseason, Sabathia ignored the pleas of his agent and risked his loomingfinancial bonanza as a free agent by starting three games on three days» rest, throwing seven complete games, going 11 — 2 with a 1.65 ERA and carryingMilwaukee into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

By the way, that might have been Ethier's last at - bat with the Dodgers, as he's a free agent this offseason.

But just eyeballing it, it looks like the Giants gave up about as much talent as any team in baseball, with Matt Duffy and his five years of team control going for the enigmatic Matt Moore, along with a high - profile international free agent from last year and a projectable, hard - throwing right - hander.

The playmaker is currently a free agent having left Fluminense last year, and as per AMK, the Turkish heavyweights are eyeing a move for the attacker.

If they succeed in re-signing some of their own free agents, such as center John Amaechi (who last week was offered a six - year, $ 16.9 million deal by the Lakers), they should become instant contenders in the weak Eastern Conference.

Two players known to be available last week were Denver point guard Nick Van Exel, who has demanded a trade, and Golden State center Marc Jackson, whom the Warriors retained as a free agent in the off - season with the idea of trading him.

Though his on - base percentage was only.330 last year, Carr has blazing speed and figures to at least improve the Milwaukee defense; he replaces the slower Darryl Hamilton, who signed with Texas as a free agent.

In the last two seasons Hogan has 77 receptions for 876 yards and six touchdowns, but received an original round tender from the cash - strapped Bills as a restricted free agent.

Befitting his status as a free agent, Zorn was signed to his first pro contract by a Dallas assistant public - relations man — a man whose last name happened to be Todd.

Last off - season seven hitters changed teams as free agents with contracts that paid them at least $ 8 million in 2016.

Erratic slugger Phil Plantier, who was signed away from Houston for $ 500,000, and former Padres first baseman Eddie Williams qualify as Detroit's only significant off - season free - agent additions — a rather admirable show of frugality for a franchise that in the last five years spent wildly on middling, past - their - prime free agents such as pitchers Tim Belcher and Mike Moore.

The 23 year - old right - back was reported as being in talks with Wenger last summer with a view to moving to the Emirates for free when his contract ended, but the ex-Spanish youth international has only featured once for Barca this campaign and has made it clear through his agent that he doesn't want to waste the rest of the season in the reserves.

Fernandez confirmed that 20 - year - old Sandro would now be allowed to leave the club as a free agent., and thanked the youngster for sticking around for an extra season at the club having previously been allowed the chance to depart last term.

«I knew there would be trouble when we signed him [as a free agent],» said McClendon, who was claimed by the Bucs on waivers last September.

Perceived as a problem in Jacksonville following a reported locker room brawl with teammates last season, Walker thought he'd be released by the Jaguars and thus able to test the free - agent waters.

As I noted before, the dollars handed out this weekend either on the free agent market through extensions just don't jive with the slow climb of the salary cap over the last few years.

Switching leagues shouldn't be too difficult for Esasky, 30, who was signed as a free agent for $ 5.6 million over three years after last year's banner season (30 homers, 108 RBIs) with the Boston Red Sox.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

That can be nearly as marvelous: In the last four years, 55 percent of the rookies on NFL rosters were drafted and 45 percent latched on as undrafted free agents.

AS FREE AGENTS: Catcher - Infielder DAVE ROBERTS, 29, who hit.238 with the Rangers last season, to a five - year, $ 1.1 million contract with the Astros; Pitcher JOHN D'ACQUISTO, 29, whose 1980 record with the Padres and Expos was 2 - 5, to a four - year deal with the Angels worth $ 1.15 million; and First Baseman LEE MAY, 37, formerly of the Orioles, to a one - year contract with the Royals.

Last year, teams weren't as hesitant to dish out money for free agents, and the only significant starter out there was Rich Hill.

The 24 - year - old from Virginia Commonwealth caught on as an undrafted free agent last season after a year in the D - League.

The 36 - year - old has been a free agent since leaving Rovers at the end of last season and has decided to give up the search for a new side in order to continue earning his coaching badges as well as working in the media alongside his quest to become a coach.

The 6» 1», 245 - pound Lewis, who played in the 3 - 4 as a rookie, will have to adjust to having another inside linebacker in the formation — Ed Hartwell, a 2001 fourth - round draft pick who impressed coaches with his play on special teams last season, or free agent Bernardo Harris — but says he'll blitz more, perhaps up to 30 times a game.

It is the belief of the owners that the best way to counter the losses incurred by the league is to propose changes to the current CBA that include: the institution of a hard salary cap with incentive - based salaries that also includes a salary floor, elimination of free - agent exceptions, raised age limits for players to enter the draft, revenue sharing among all NBA teams, and as a last resort, relocation or contraction of teams in the league.

Maeda currently pitches for the Hiroshima Carp, and while he's not considered to be on the same level as the last two major pitchers to be posted from Japan — Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka — Maeda would still be an intriguing and potentially productive addition to an already strong free agent class.

The last time the Knicks united a set of teammates from an NCAA runners up was days before the 1999 season when David Wingate came over as a free agent to join Patrick Ewing.

Roma are said to be monitoring the Frenchman's situation, despite him only signing a three - year deal when he arrived at the Etihad as a free agent in July last year.

Long is an intriguing free agent, as after being considered one of the top left tackles in the NFL, he struggled last season, with injuries playing a major role in the decline.

But even though Smith flourished with the Hawks, he was frustrated by the team's inability to land a top - notch center, and he considered leaving last summer as a free agent.

Urena is a [frantically googles] right - handed... starter, who, uh... [still googling] was acquired in 2008 as an amateur free agent and... [moving on to Bing]... was strangely effective last year, with a 14 - 7 record despite a 5.20 FIP and one of the lower strikeout rates among qualifying starters?

The 32 - year - old Brewer was bought out by the Los Angeles Lakers late last month, allowing Oklahoma City to pick him up as a free agent.

Though his 2017 season wasn't as good as his Cy Young Award - winning year in 2015 — 22 - 6, 1.77 ERA, 236 strikeouts in 33 starts — Arrieta's numbers over the last three years compare favorably to the last three pitchers to sign $ 200 million contracts as free agents — Scherzer, David Price and Zack Greinke.

Murdock signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent last year and was recovering from an Achilles injury when he was found this morning in his car in front of a Florida high school.

It was reported everywhere towards the end of last week that Arsenal had tied up a deal to sign the Bosnian defender Sead Kolasinac, but apparently they have agreed personal terms but the free - agent is yet to put pen to paper on the deal as there may be other counter-offers.

They forfeited their first - round selection by signing outfielder Dexter Fowler to a free - agent contract last winter and lost picks No. 56 and 75 to the Houston Astros as punishment from MLB for hacking into their division rival's database.

Murray isn't as dynamic as Dalvin, but he was injured for the first half of last yr and still put together a solid yr, not to mention there's always street free agent RBs one could pick up, if the situation got bad.

Stallworth signed a seven - year, $ 35 million contract with the Browns as a free agent before last season but hardly played because he was hurt.

A free agent since last July, after his deal with Crystal Palace expired, French midfielder Mathieu Flamini (33), as reported by Marca, is attending a trial period for Getafe.

The former Juventus and Barcelona striker joined the Red Devils as a free agent after his contract at Paris Saint - Germain expired at the end of the last season.

The Spaniard completed a move back to his old club as a free agent after being released by Manchester City at the end of last season.

However, both organized labor and a free media have, over the last generation or so, declined as potent agents of democratization in contemporary representative regimes.

There might not be many, or any, stories this offseason similar to the one Victor Cruz fashioned last year, when as an undrafted free agent he made the Giants roster...

Last week, I was boxing with a professional football player who is currently a free agent as he recovers from a pre-season game ankle injury.

And it's true — the image of the two men driving away from the site of all that violence and horror, suddenly, impossibly free in the airport security car that Rod, a proud TSA agent, has commandeered, makes for an ending as exhilarating, and as fantastical, as the golden elevator that breaks through the factory ceiling and flies over the city in the last scene in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

As a free agent in the summer, he signed with the Golden State Warriors, who last season set an historic record with 73 wins and were one highly questionable suspension, one injury, and one unprecedented collapse away from repeating as NBA ChampionAs a free agent in the summer, he signed with the Golden State Warriors, who last season set an historic record with 73 wins and were one highly questionable suspension, one injury, and one unprecedented collapse away from repeating as NBA Championas NBA Champions.

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