08/18/2008 - Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs signed the club's one-year franchise tag agreement on Monday, ending his 27- day holdout from training camp.
The Ravens slapped the franchise tag on Suggs, meaning his salary would be the average of the five highest-paid linebackers in the league last season. However, since Suggs played more snaps at defensive end, the Ravens made up the disparity between the two positions and signed him to a $8.5 million deal, as reported by the Baltimore Sun.
The 10th overall pick in the 2003 draft, Suggs recorded 78 tackles and five sacks in 16 games last season. In only five campaigns with the team, he ranks third on the franchise's all-time sack list with 45, trailing only Peter Boulware (70) and Michael McCrary (51).
The 25-year-old is only expected to play one quarter in this weekend's preseason game against the St. Louis Rams.
<< Rangers' Kinsler placed on DL
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers second baseman and American
League MVP candidate Ian Kinsler was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday
with a sports hernia.
Coming into Monday's action, Kinsler, 26, led the majors
<< Zito's strong start helps Giants blank Braves
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Rowand homered and drove in two runs
while Barry Zito hurled seven strong innings, as San Francisco shut down
Atlanta, 5-0, in the finale of a four-game set from Turner Field.
Zito (7-15) allow
<< Rays' Percival opts against surgery
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Ray's closer Troy Percival
decided Monday not to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee.
Rather, the 39-year-old elected rehabilitation and anti-inflammatory
medic
<< Hull enters top 50 in Rolex Rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Katherine Hull claimed her first LPGA Tour
win on Sunday and that helped her enter the top 50 in this week's Rolex
Women's World Golf Rankings.
Hull jumped 40 places to No. 49 this week.
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A's Duchscherer leaves game versus Twins >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Justin
Duchscherer left the AL clash with Minnesota in the third inning for
unspecified reasons.
Duchscherer (10-8) threw a pitch to Twins catcher Joe Mauer with two outs
Browns QB Anderson exits preseason game >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek
Anderson left Monday's preseason contest against the New York Giants with a
possible concussion.
Early in the second quarter, Anderson was sacked by Giants d
Bay homers twice as Red Sox double up O's >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Bay homered twice, driving in four runs
and Jon Lester pitched seven solid innings as Boston topped Baltimore, 6-3, in
the opener of a three-game series from Camden Yards.
Lester (12-4) yielded four h
Hinske, Floyd lift Rays over Angels >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Hinske and Cliff Floyd each hit
two-run homers, as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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