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Jose Contreras, Phillies Agree to 2-Year Contract Extension

Jose Contreras has found new life as a reliever, and his bullpen success reportedly led to a contract extension. The Phillies announced a two-year deal with Contreras Monday, one which ESPN Deportes reported Sunday night will be worth about $5 million. Contreras signed a one-year deal with the Phillies last winter for...

Always Be Closing: Will Aaron Heilman Get Arizona's Next Save Opportunity?

When the manager of a ballclub calls the ninth-inning situation "an ugly scene," you know you may be in trouble as the team's closer. That's exactly what Arizona manager A.J. Hinch said following another Chad Qualls meltdown on Sunday. Qualls gave up two earned runs on three hits in just 1/3 of an inning. It was his...

Always Be Closing: Jose Contreras Still the Man in Phily

J.C. Romero picked up a save on Sunday for the Phillies. Should you be reading anything into this move? Not really. Jose Contreras was scheduled to take the day off since he had pitched two days in a row and is one of the few major leaguers who was alive during the Nixon administration. It also helped that Romero was...

The Pickup Artist: Non-Starlin Castro Edition

Need help navigating the waiver wire each week? Let the Pickup Artist be your guide. Infielders Mike Aviles (SS, KC) - 14% owned Aviles was on the deep league radar a week ago but after hearing Trey Hillman say he'll find a way to keep Aviles' bat in the lineup on a daily basis, I'm now confident enough to vouch for...

Major League Notebook: May 3

Here's what is happening around baseball on Monday May 3, 2010: • It was a big night for Jake Peavy, who, after a rough April, pitched seven shutout innings and struck out nine in a win over the Royals. The White Sox right-hander is now 1-2 on the year. Next up: Showing he can be a shutdown guy in the AL against a...

Jose Contreras News From the Web

05/23/12 The ugly numbers Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Just some random numbers while perusing my stats this morning. . . 1) The Phillies are just 5-for-38 with runners in scoring position in their current four-game losing streak. 2) Josh Beckett, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann have held the Phillies to two runs on 24 baserunners with 16 and seven walks over 19 1/3 innings over the last three games. 3) And now for the good news: The bullpen has not allowed a run in its last 12 2/3 innings, dating back to the first game of the Boston series.
05/17/12 How Does Yu Darvish's Hot Start Compare to Other Hyped... Source: Bleacher Report Mere days after they signed Hideki Matsui, the Yankees signed Cuban defector Jose Contreras to a four-year deal worth $32 million.
05/17/12 MLB: Philadelphia 9, Chicago Cubs 2 Source: United Press International (UPI) Carlos Ruiz put Philadelphia in front with an eighth-inning homer Wednesday and the Phillies scored six times in the ninth to down the Chicago Cubs 9-2.
05/15/12 Man expected to plead guilty to Mount Pleasant murder... Source: The Post and Courier - Charleston SC A man arrested in connection with a home invasion that left one person dead and another wounded was set to plead guilty to murder this afternoon but changed his mind.
05/15/12 Manuel in search of consistent Contreras Source: Courier-Post - Cherry Hill NJ Jose Contreras has managed just two clean outings since returning from the disabled list last month, and Charlie Manuel said the team is in a tough predicament with the 40-year-old former closer.

Background on Jose contreras

José Ariel Contreras Camejo (born December 6, 1971 in Las Martinas, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently with the Philadelphia Phillies.

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