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Pile of scraps (MY BASEBALL BIAS)

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:25:23 GMT

Below is a list of remaining free-agents: Pitchers: Kyle Lohse; Livan Hernandez; Josh Fogg; Bartolo Colon; Jon Lieber; Kris Benson; Freddy Garcia; Jason Jennings; Brett Tomko; Steve Trachsel. Relievers: Jeremy Affeldt; Akinori Otsuka; Shawn Chacon; Octavio Dotel; Armando Benitez; Ron Villone; Trever Miller. Catchers: Rod Barajas; Johnny Estrada; Mike Lieberthal; Mike Piazza. First basemen:...

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Should the Tigers Pursue Akinori Otsuka? (Bless You Boys)

Ian Casselberry <info@blessyouboys.com> — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:07:41 GMT

... have looked into acquiring. Is that something you'd be interested in? The pitcher in question is Akinori Otsuka , to whom the Texas Rangers did not tender a contract on Wednesday. Why would the Rangers non-tender Otsuka after making some high demands for him back in July? The easy answer is that the two sides just couldn't come to an agreement. Otsuka wanted the security...

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Prior, Otsuka top non-tender list (SI.com)

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:49:59 GMT

Cubs pitcher Mark Prior, Rangers reliever Akinori Otsuka, Astros shortstop Adam Everett and Mets catcher Johnny Estrada were among 43 players non-tendered by their clubs by Wednesday's midnight deadline, according to a filing obtained by SI.com.

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NEWSFLASH: Rangers 40-Man Roster Moves (Beale Street Beat)

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:59:34 GMT

Per Richard Durrett of the Dallas Morning News, the Texas Rangers have reinstated four players from the 60-day disabled list: right-handers Willie Eyre, Akinori Otsuka, and Josh Rupe, as well as shortstop Joaquin Arias. To make room on the 40-man roster for these latest additions, the Rangers have outrighted Eyre, right-hander Mike Wood, outfielder Kevin Mahar [...]

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Francisco Cordero (Lone Star Ball)

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:48:23 GMT

To reiterate something I mentioned in the game day thread, after blowing the save today against the Cubs, Francisco Cordero has a 2.95 ERA. If he were a Ranger, he'd have the 5th lowest ERA among the relievers, behind Eric Gagne, C.J. Wilson, Akinori Otsuka, and Ron Mahay. Except, of course, if he were still here, the Rangers wouldn't have signed Eric Gagne.

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Read: In Need Of Relief (MetsBlog)

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:27:52 GMT

Mark Hale in The New York Post mentions a list of relievers who could become available come the trade deadline. Chad Cordero, Jon Rauch, Eric Gagne, Akinori Otsuka, and Salomon Torres are all mentioned as pitchers who the Mets may look to for relief help. MLB Trade Rumors mentions a number of other pitchers, such as Al Reyes, Octavio Dotel, David Riske, Mike MacDougal , Mike Stanton,...

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Rangers win 5-3 (Rangers blog)

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:09:29 GMT

Frank Francisco, Joaquin Benoit and Akinori Otsuka pitched scoreless frames and the Rangers held on for the victory. It ends a Rangers' three-game losing streak.

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THE NEWBERG REPORT -- APRIL 7, 2007 (Newberg Report)

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:14:41 GMT

Most exciting play in yesterday's 2-0 win, a game in which Robinson Tejeda, Joaquin Benoit, and Akinori Otsuka didn't need many standout defensive plays: 4-3-37. Wish I could have seen the look on Ron Washington's face as Mark Teixeira handed...

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Rumor Mill Picks Up Steam; Tidbits (Bucco Blog)

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:48:34 GMT

Byung-Hyun Kim? Akinori Otsuka? Armando Benitez? Kyle Snyder? Josh Towers? Jacque Jones? Plenty of speculation out there right now but the only player that makes any sense for the Pirates is Kim, although Otsuka could be on Jim Tracy's wish...

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