Knuckle Curve » mike hampton http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:55:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Baseball Free Agency Update – Who Signed? http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/baseball-free-agency-update-who-signed/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/baseball-free-agency-update-who-signed/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:33:09 +0000 Stephen Kersey http://www.knucklecurve.com/baseball-free-agency-update-who-signed/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Although the major action in baseball free agency hasn’t taken place yet, some baseball free agents have already signed. Which free agents have new contracts? Here’s the list so far:

Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
Dempster re-signed with the Cubs for four years and $52 million.

Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants
Renteria left the Detroit Tigers to sign with the Giants for two years and $18.5 million.

Jeremy Affeldt, San Francisco Giants
Affeldt, formerly of the Cincinnati Reds, signed with the Giants for two years and $8 million.

Mike Lincoln, Cincinnati Reds
Lincoln re-signed with the Reds with a contract that will pay him $4 million over two years.

Bob Howry, San Francisco Giants
Howry left the Chicago Cubs to sign with the Giants for one year and $2.75 million.

Doug Brocail, Houston Astros
Brocail re-signed with the Astros for one year and $2.75 million.

Mike Hampton, Houston Astros
Hampton left the Atlanta Braves to sign with the Astros for $2 million over one season.

Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners
Branyan left the Milwaukee Brewers to sign with the Mariners for one-year, $1.4 million.

Jorge Julio, Milwaukee Brewers
Julio signed with the Brewers for $950K after leaving the Atlanta Braves.

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]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/baseball-free-agency-update-who-signed/feed/ 0 Mike Hampton Back with the Houston Astros http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/mike-hampton-back-with-the-houston-astros/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/mike-hampton-back-with-the-houston-astros/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:27:29 +0000 Stephen Kersey http://www.knucklecurve.com/mike-hampton-back-with-the-houston-astros/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Mike Hampton is back with the Houston Astros after agreeing to a one-year deal. The contract the 36-year-old pitcher is set to sign calls for him to make a base salary of $2 million. It’s also believed that there are a number of incentives in the contract that could make it ultimately be worth much more.

Earlier in his career, Hampton spent six seasons with the Astros — from 1994 to 1999. During that run, Hampton posted an ERA of 3.83 or better in each season. His best season with Houston was his last season. In 1999, he went 22-4 with a 2.90 ERA.

After being out of baseball due to injuries in 2006 and 2007, Hampton was back in 2008 with the Atlanta Braves. He finished the season with a 3-4 record and an ERA of 4.85.

This contract is a bit of a risk for the Astros, especially considering that Hampton has a total of 25 starts since the end of the 2004 season. But if he can reclaim any of the magic he had in Houston, it’ll be a gamble that paid off.

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]]> So, what are we watching today? I’ll be out at the Padres/Astros game this afternoon, but here are Thursday’s top matchups:

  • Royals at Tigers, 10:05 a.m. PT — First off, Kansas City has taken the first two games of this series, which I’m sure nobody expect. Second, two talented yet enigmatic pitchers square off in this one. Zack Greinke appeared to get his career back on track in 2007 and looks to continue progressing this year, while Jeremy Bonderman tries to solve his first-inning woes and become the front-line pitcher folks have been anticipating.
  • Blue Jays at Yankees, 4:05 p.m. PT — Two more young arms — Dustin McGowan and Philip Hughes — hook up in New York this evening.
  • Pirates at Braves, 4:10 p.m. PT — Mike Hampton’s last big-league appearance came on August 19, 2005. He gets the start in this one. Working on 958 days of rest, he may be a tad rusty.

Play ball!

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