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Free agents will strike it poor. (Insider).
It might be awhile before there is another $17 million slugger, $15 million starting pitcher or $2.5 million fourth outfielder. Impact players such as Indians first baseman Jim Thome always will command major contracts, but for the second straight offseason, many free agents will be disappointed by their offers.
Pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine could get squeezed out of Atlanta. Red Sox closer Ugueth Urbina might not cash in on a 40-save season. Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez and Giants second baseman Jeff Kent will get shorter deals and fewer dollars than they once envisioned.
The market peaked in 2000, when Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Mike ...
- VAN POPPEL SIGNS WITH RANGERS.(SPORTS)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) November 27, 2001 700+ words
ARLINGTON, TEXAS -- Right-hander Todd Van Poppel became the first of the 155 free agents to sign, agreeing to a $7.5 million, three-year contract with the Texas Rangers. Van Poppel, 29, was briefly with the Rangers during...
- With Van Poppel now departed, Cubs consider bullpen options.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Miles, Bruce November 28, 2001 700+ words
...the more interesting free agents, however, are righties...this year, and both are free agents. Park's asking price...Cubs said they wished Van Poppel well with the Rangers...offer to one of their own free agents: shortstop Ricky Gutierrez...
- VAN POPPEL MAY FILL SEVERAL ROLES.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Lancaster, Marc March 1, 2004 700+ words
...training clubhouse, it doesn't take Todd Van Poppel much effort to survey the scene before...and it could easily be argued that Van Poppel's path has been more interesting. This will be Van Poppel's 15th professional season, and it...
- Todd Van Poppel is gone.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Kuwada, Robert August 2, 1996 700+ words
...OAKLAND _ The A's pulled the plug on Todd Van Poppel on Thursday, designating their former...conversations with four or five teams about Van Poppel before Wednesday's trade deadline...Assuming those teams would be interested in Van Poppel, the chances he will clear waivers and...
- Van Poppel keeps baseball career in perspective.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Miles, Bruce August 11, 2000 700+ words
The Todd Van Poppel story has been told so many times that...tale begin for the umpteenth time, Van Poppel looks ready to invoke the word used...Whoa. "I don't even read it," Van Poppel said the other day with a knowing chuckle...
- Cubs' Van Poppel finds he's in prime of career.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Logan, Bob May 23, 2000 700+ words
Todd Van Poppel had to take a trip to find himself...discover what they need to succeed. For Van Poppel, it was last season's exile to Nashville...the high life in the big leagues, but Van Poppel used it as a journey of renewal, not...
- VAN POPPEL AWAITS HIS CHANCE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Lancaster, Marc July 10, 2004 700+ words
...it's April all over again for Todd Van Poppel. Conventional wisdom suggests that when...bullpen, he'll get more work. But for Van Poppel, the opposite has been true this year...after making 10 consecutive starts, Van Poppel has been summoned from the bullpen just...
- Van Poppel returns to Rangers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sullivan, T.R. November 26, 2001 700+ words
...interested in coming to Texas. Todd Van Poppel's agent, Scott Boras, took Hart seriously. Van Poppel became the first significant addition...Hart said. The Rangers are hoping Van Poppel will be part of that improvement. He...