MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Brewers have signed infielder Cesar Izturis and left-hander Juan Perez to minor-league contracts with invitations to spring training.
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December 21, 2011
MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Brewers signed two players, infielder Cesar Izturis and left-hander Juan Perez, to minor league contracts Wednesday with invitations to Spring Training in 2012.
Izturis spent the last three seasons with Baltimore where he hit .240 with 27 doubles and 59 RBI. In his 11-season career which included stints with Toronto, the Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals and Pirates...
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December 21, 2011
The Brewers have signed Cesar Izturis to a minor league contract, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. In a team release, the Brewers announced they've also signed left-hander Juan Perez to a minor league deal. Both players will receive invitations to Spring Training.
Izturis spent the last three seasons in Baltimore, hitting .240/.283/.292 in 958 plate appearances for the...
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December 21, 2011
Pitching is definitely the strength of the Milwaukee Brewers system. The organization has amassed an impressive group of arms in just the past two seasons. The club scored on two pitchers – Tyler Thornburg and Jimmy Nelson – in 2010 that many thought would crash and burn as starters in pro ball after flip-flopping between the rotation and bullpen in college. They then...
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December 22, 2011
I actually think one of my favorite things about Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford isn't the award-winning mustache he cultivated throughout this past season...it's that he has a pretty good sense of humor about himself.Can you think of another pro athlete on Twitter that would "Elf" himself and share the results to his 38,000 closest friends?I can't.Click...
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December 21, 2011
The Milwaukee Brewers, still looking for a utility infielder, signed Cesar Izturis, an 11-year veteran, to a minor-league contract with the team that includes an invitation to major-league camp.
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December 20, 2011
Yuniesky Betancourt is back with the Kansas City Royals after agreeing to a one-year contract.
The deal was announced Tuesday.
Betancourt, who played for the Royals from 2009-10, started at shortstop for the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers last season, batting .252 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs. Kansas City has Alcides Escobar at shortstop, so Betancourt will provide versatility...
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December 21, 2011
As much as Prince Fielder hates to admit it he will always be linked to his father, Cecil Fielder.
Both players hit with tremendous power and racked up RBIs. Prince is clearly the better baseball player by far and away but over a three year stretch his father was the best in the business.
There are probably several reasons why Prince has yet to sign with a baseball team such as years...
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December 21, 2011
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December 21, 2011
Prince Fielder is the last high profile free agent left on the market. Pujols, Wilson, Reyes, and now Darvish have all found new homes. Now Prince and his agent Scott Boras take baseball’s center stage in the search for a new fifedom. The Cubs interest in Fielder remains unclear. The Mariners have reportedly make an initial offer to the slugging first baseman. The Texas...
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December 20, 2011
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