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ESPN News is reporting that the Dodgers have signed free agent 2nd baseman (and known headcase) Jeff Kent. No terms yet..


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Complete arbitration list



Atlanta Braves - Offered arbitration pitchers Paul Byrd and Jaret Wright and first baseman Julio Franco; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Antonio Alfonseca and Russ Oritz and outfielder J.D. Drew.

Boston Red Sox - Offered arbitration to pitchers Pedro Martinez, Derek Lowe, Pedro Astacio and Mike Myers, catcher Jason Varitek, and infielders Orlando Cabrera, Pokey Reese and David McCarty.

Cincinnati Reds - Declined to offer arbitration to shortstop Barry Larkin, pitchers Todd Van Poppel and Gabe White and outfielder Darren Bragg.

Cleveland Indians - Declined to offer arbitration to pitcher Rick White.

Colorado Rockies - Offered arbitration to pitcher Jamey Wright and catcher Todd Greene; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Shawn Estes and Steve Reed, shortstop Royce Clayton and outfielders Jeromy Burnitz and Mark Sweeney.

Detroit Tigers - Declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Al Levine and Esteban Yan.

Florida Marlins - Offered arbitration to pitchers Carl Pavano and Ismael Valdez; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Chad Fox, David Weathers and Josias Manzanillo, first baseman Wil Cordero and infielder Mike Mordecai.

Houston Astros - Offered arbitration to outfielder Carlos Beltran and pitcher Roger Clemens; declined to offer arbitration to second baseman Jeff Kent and pitchers Dan Miceli and Darren Oliver.

Kansas City Royals - Declined to offer arbitration to outfielder Juan Gonzalez, infielders Joe Randa and Desi Relaford, and catcher Kelly Stinnett.

Los Angeles Dodgers - Offered arbitration to infielder Adrian Beltre, pitchers Odalis Perez and Wilson Alvarez, and catcher Brent Mayne; declined to offer arbitration to outfielder Steve Finley, catcher Todd Hundley, infielders Jose Hernandez and Robin Ventura and pitchers Jose Lima, Hideo Nomo and Paul Shuey.

Montreal Expos - Declined to offer arbitration to third baseman Tony Batista and catcher Einar Diaz.

New York Mets - declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Al Leiter, John Franco and Ricky Bottalico, infielder Todd Zeile, first baseman Mo Vaughn and outfielder Richard Hidalgo.

New York Yankees - Offered arbitration to pitchers Jon Lieber and Orlando Hernandez and outfielder Ruben Sierra; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Esteban Loaiza and C.J. Nitkowski, first basemen John Olerud, Tony Clark and Travis Lee, second baseman Miguel Cairo and infielder Enrique Wilson.

Oakland Athletics - Declined to offer arbitration to outfielder Jermaine Dye, infielder Mark McLemore and pitchers Jim Mecir and Chris Hammond.

Philadelphia Phillies - offered arbitration to second baseman Placido Polanco and outfielder Doug Glanville; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Roberto Hernandez, Todd Jones, Kevin Millwood and Eric Milton.

San Diego Padres - Offered arbitration to David Wells; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Andy Ashby and Antonio Osuna, shortstops Rich Aurilia and Alex Gonzalez, first baseman Robert Fick and infielder Dave Hansen.

San Francisco Giants - Offered arbitration to pitcher Jason Christiansen; declined to offer arbitration to pitchers Dave Burba, Dustin Hermanson and Robb Nen.

St. Louis Cardinals - offered arbitration to infielder Edgar Renteria and catcher Mike Matheny.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Declined to offer arbitration to pitchers John Halama and Todd Ritchie, first baseman Tino Martinez, catcher Brook Fordyce and infielder Rey Sanchez.

Texas Rangers - Offered arbitration to outfielder David Dellucci; declined to offer arbitration to pitcher Jeff Nelson, Jay Powell and Jeff Zimmerman, outfielders Rusty Greer and Brian Jordan, first baseman Brad Fullmer and infielders Andy Fox, Herbert Perry and Eric Young.
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Jeff Kent is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer

way better than Sanberg ever was
 

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the yanks signed tony womack and overpaid as usual, same scrub the sox cut last year :finger: hahahaha. .cant wait to pick on him. .just what they needed another guy who has played in 6 different decades with a crappy OBP
 

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Kent details

Kent agrees to $17 million, two-year contract with Dodgers



[size=-1]By Associated Press, 12/9/2004 20:47 [/size]

<WIRE_BODY>ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers got the established run producer they coveted for the middle of their lineup, and Jeff Kent got the team he wanted to play for since he was a boy.

The All-Star second baseman agreed to a $17 million, two-year contract with the Dodgers on Thursday after helping lead the Houston Astros to the NL championship series last season. He is eager to help manager Jim Tracy and general manager Paul DePodesta get Los Angeles, which won the NL West last season, to the World Series for the first time since 1988.

''I continue to want to be a winner and be on a team that has that potential,'' Kent said. ''Paul has proven to me in this offseason transition for me that this team has that mentality, and that there is more to come, so I'm impressed by that.

''Jim was able to win last year with no true I think `franchise player,' but they had a core of players that were just tremendous, full of integrity and full of enthusiasm to play the game.''

It is a homecoming of sorts for Kent, the 2000 NL MVP. He is a native of Bellflower, a Los Angeles suburb, and attended high school in Huntington Beach.

He wanted his signing with the Dodgers to be a complete surprise to his parents, Alan and Sherry, who live in Temecula. They accompanied their son and agent Jeff Klein to a hotel thinking they were just going to rub elbows with a bunch of baseball executives from around the country on the day before the annual winter meetings began.

''My parents did not know about this,'' Kent said, choking back tears while his parents did likewise in the front row. ''I grew up with my dad taking me to Dodger games. This might be my last turn, so I'm very happy to be a part of the organization.''

Kent, 36, hit .289 with 27 homers and 107 RBIs last season and made the NL All-Star team for the fourth time. He set a club record by hitting in 25 straight games, then became a free agent when the Astros declined a $9 million option and opted to pay a $700,000 buyout.

His 278 homers are the most by a second baseman and his seven seasons with 100 RBIs tied another mark for the position. He has a .289 career average with 302 homers and 1,207 RBIs in 13 seasons.

''To add a player of this caliber to our club is another major step in the right direction. He is a winner,'' Tracy said. ''If you look at his resume and you look at the `games played' and `run production' columns, it tells you everything you need to know.

''He's a guy who lives for the big moment and loves to be at the plate when it's time to win or lose a baseball game. Adding Jeff Kent to our lineup not only gives us another major offensive force, but it provides me with flexibility in the field.''

The highlight of Kent's 2004 season was a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the NL championship series, putting the Astros within a victory of their first World Series appearance. Houston went on to lose the next two games in St. Louis.

''He has a proven history of playing well down the stretch,'' Klein said. ''We spoke to a number of teams who faded or whose hitters had subpar months in August or September.''

Kent tied for the major league lead in homers by a second baseman with 27 last season and had the most RBIs at his position. DePodesta's association with Kent stretches back to 1996, when Kent played for Cleveland and DePodesta was a front-office intern with the Indians.

''Jeff has established himself as one of the best offensive players in the game,'' DePodesta said. ''He's a proven run producer with significant postseason experience and we expect him to be a huge part of the Dodgers' offense next season.''

Kent's arrival may pose problems for second baseman Alex Cora, who is coming off a breakout season in the field and at the plate. When Kent was signed by the Astros, longtime All-Star second baseman Craig Biggio was shifted to the outfield to accommodate him.

Kent doesn't case where Tracy puts him.

''I play this game with the cliche that if you can hit, they'll find a place for you,'' Kent said. ''I love to hit, I love to swing the bat, and I believe that I'm a great second baseman as well. But I also have the tools that allow me to play first base and third base. So I'm comfortable enough to wait this out and I have no problems with that at all.''

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Royals games won't be the same without Desi Relaford and Joe Randa in the lineup.

I'm sure they'll find someone just as obscure to replace them with :D
 

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