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Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (10 hours ago)
Before the holidays -- and with the big turkeys of free agency still potentially weeks away from signing -- Buster opens up the notebook with some collected side dishes on topics from Roy Oswalt to just how soon the Yankees will enter the market.
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (1 day ago)
If the market for Miguel Cabrera involved just the money owed him and the trajectory of his regularly outstanding performance as a hitter, things would be a lot easier. But, as Buster writes, with Cabrera, other significant factors are in play.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (5 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
- Those who favored King Felix and Verlander (7 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (8 days ago)
- New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise (10 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (12 days ago)
- Cuba's Chapman: Defection strategic yet simple (12 days ago)
- Rollins, Victorino are repeat Gold Glove winners (14 days ago)
- Obstacles to a World Series rematch (20 days ago)
Sunday 10/4 - Final
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Carlos Lee | 19,000,000 |
| 2 | Miguel Tejada | 14,811,414 |
| 3 | Lance Berkman | 14,500,000 |
| 4 | Roy Oswalt | 14,000,000 |
| Team Total | 102,996,414 | |
| Team Rank | 9th | |
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2009 NL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 91 | 71 | - | 730 | 640 | |
| 83 | 78 | 7.5 | 707 | 672 | |
| 80 | 82 | 11 | 785 | 818 | |
| 78 | 84 | 13 | 673 | 723 | |
| 74 | 88 | 17 | 643 | 770 | |
| 62 | 99 | 28.5 | 636 | 768 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » M. TEJADA | ||
![]() | BA | .313 |
| HR | 14 | |
| RBI | 86 | |
| R | 83 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| HR | C. Lee | 26 |
| RBI | C. Lee | 102 |
| R | M. Bourn | 97 |
| OPS | L. Berkman | .907 |
| W | W. Rodriguez | 14 |
| ERA | W. Rodriguez | 3.02 |
| SO | W. Rodriguez | 193 |
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2009 National League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .260 | 643 | .319 | .400 | .719 | 113 |
| 8th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 4th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.54 | .275 | .784 | 39 | 1.45 | 72 |
| 13th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 14th |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | POS | DATE | STATUS |
| M. Hampton | SP | 11/20 | DTD |
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Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 74 | 88 | 643 | 770 |
| 2008 | 86 | 75 | 712 | 743 |
| 2007 | 73 | 89 | 723 | 813 |
| 2006 | 82 | 80 | 735 | 719 |
| 2005 | 89 | 73 | 693 | 609 |
| 2004 | 92 | 70 | 803 | 698 |
| 2003 | 87 | 75 | 805 | 677 |
| 2002 | 84 | 78 | 749 | 695 |
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