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Roster Transaction

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  • Signed the following players to 1 year contracts: P David Elder, P Jovanny Cedeno

Three more players signed

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  • The Rangers signed three minor league players
    to one year contracts: P Aaron Meyette, P Joaquin Benoit, & IF Mike
    Young.

Roster Transaction

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  • Signed the following players to 1 year contracts: P Aaron Myette, P Joaquin Benoit, & IF Mike Young (all for Major League Minimum of $200,000).

Gabe Kapler signs 3 year deal, others sign

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Gabe Kapler was rewarded for a strong 2000 season on Friday, getting a $5.6 million, three-year contract from the Texas Rangers.
Kapler, 25, gets a $150,000 signing bonus and a $400,000 salary this season, up from a $280,000 salary last year. He’ll get $1.8 million in 2002 and $3.25 million in 2003.
While Kapler is not eligible for free agency until after the 2004 season, the key for Texas was to avoid the often-bitter arbitration process. Kapler would have become eligible after this season.
The outfielder hit .302 with 14 homers and 66 RBIs in 116 games last season, his first in Texas after being acquired from Detroit in the trade for Juan Gonzalez. His season was highlighted by a 28-game hitting streak, the longest in the majors last year.
Kapler, a workout buff who has appeared on the cover of fitness magazines, has a career average of .272 with 32 homers and 115 RBIs.
Also Friday, the Rangers signed pitchers Darwin Cubillan and Jonathan Johnson to one-year contracts and signed outfielder Curtis Goodwin to a minor-league contract with Triple-A Oklahoma.
Cubillan, acquired from Toronto last July, had a 10.70 ERA in 13 games with the Rangers and a 1.08 ERA in eight games with Oklahoma.
Johnson, taken by Texas with the seventh overall pick in the 1995 amateur draft, was 1-1 with a 6.21 ERA in 15 games with the Rangers last season.
Goodwin has played for five teams in five big league seasons and spent last year in the minors.

Roster Transaction

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  • Signed OF Gabe Kapler to a 3 year contract
  • Signed Darwin Cubillan, Jonathan Johnson, & Curtis Goodwin to 1 year contracts.

More contracts signed

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  • Some contracts were signed today.  Gabe
    Kapler to a 3 year deal, and Darwin Cubillan, Jonathan Johnson, & Curtis
    Goodwin to 1 year deals.  Details here.

The Winter Carnival & MLB’s Website

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  • The Rangers Winter Carnival is this weekend –
    and I will be there as usual with my digital camera taking photos of the
    event as best I can.  :)
  • The new MLB Controlled Rangers site is
    online.  Apparantly MLB will be running the sites for all 30 teams as
    of this season.  They all tend to look more or less the same so far – check
    it out    .

Luis Alicea signs with Royals

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (TICKER) — The Kansas City Royals addressed needs for a utility player and veteran leader on Friday by signing free-agent Luis Alicea to a one-year contract.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Alicea, 35, spent the last three seasons of a 10-year career in Texas, where he enjoyed his best offensive campaign in 2000, hitting .294 with six home runs and 63 RBI — all career highs.
A switch-hitter, Alicea started at second base for the Rangers but became expendable with the acquisition of veteran Randy Velarde from Oakland.
Alicea also can play third base, which is occupied by Joe Randa in Kansas City. He is expected to battle Carlos Febles for playing time at second.
“Luis will be a great addition that will upgrade our utility role for the 2001 season,” general manager Allard Baird said. “He is a switch-hitter with a high on-base percentage that will also supply us with veteran leadership.”
A native of Puerto Rico, Alicea ranked second among American League second baseman in batting average behind Cleveland’s Roberto Alomar (.310) in 2000.
Alicea is a .260 lifetime hitter in 1,134 major league games, also playing for Anaheim, St. Louis (twice) and Boston. He was a first-round draft pick by the Cardinals in 1986.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Infielder Luis Alicea and the Kansas City Royals agreed Friday to an $800,000, one-year contract.
Alicea, 35, can make an additional $400,000 in performance bonuses, getting $50,000 for appearing in 80 games and $50,000 for each additional 10 games through 150.
Alicea, who made $1.15 million last year, spent the last three seasons with Texas, hitting .294 last year with 85 runs, 159 hits, six homers and 63 RBIs.
He has a .260 career average in 10 major league seasons with 42 homers and 367 RBIs.
“Luis will be a great addition that will upgrade our utility role for the 2001 season,” Royals general manager Allard Baird said. “He is a switch-hitter with a high on-base percentage.”

Roster Transaction

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  • Signed the following players to 1 year
    contracts: Scott Sheldon, Bo Porter, Travis Hafner, Carlos Pena, & Jason
    Romano.