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Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Braves

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and in November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 23rd episode of Fix My Team,...

George Sherrill, Braves Agree to Deal

Left-handed reliever George Sherrill and the Braves agreed to a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. The deal reportedly includes a base salary of $1.2 million and could grow to $1.4 million if certain incentives are hit. Sherrill, 33, struggled badly with the Dodgers in 2010, going 2-2 with a 6.69 ERA in 65...

Five Non-Tendered Players Worth a Look

Baseball's Hot Stove season switched into a higher gear at midnight on Thursday night. A whole new batch of free agents flooded the market with the deadline for offering contracts to arbitration-eligible players. It's not a terribly sexy list. Players get non-tendered because their potential arbitration salary exceeds...

Dodgers Non-Tender Russell Martin, Reliever George Sherrill

For the time being, anyway, Russell Martin is no longer a Los Angeles Dodger. The two-time All-Star, once considered a cornerstone piece for the Dodgers, was not tendered a contract for 2011 before Thursday night's deadline, making him a free agent. The Dodgers also non-tendered lefty reliever George Sherrill and reserve...

Clayton Kershaw, Joe Torre Suspended as Confusion Over Gaffe Reigns

Major League Baseball has handed down suspensions to Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, manager Joe Torre and bench coach Bob Schaefer from the latest, and perhaps strangest, chapter in the Giants-Dodgers rivalry. Kershaw was suspended five games -- or one turn in the rotation -- for intentionally throwing at Aaron Rowand...

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06/01/12 Mariners select RHP Stephen Pryor from AAA Tacoma Source: MLB - Seattle Mariners Pryor will wear #46 and be in uniform for tonight's series opener vs. the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
05/01/12 'The best of buds' Source: The Duncan Banner - Duncan OK There wasn't any label on the donated beverages that said "Tommy Goodner," but those who knew him would say there should have been.
04/29/12 : Mariners's George Sherrill will have season-ending... Source: SceneDaily Seattle Mariners LHP George Sherrill will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on his elbow May 4, the team announced Sunday.
04/29/12 Mariners' Sherrill to have Tommy John surgery Source: The Sports Network Seattle Mariners reliever George Sherrill will have Tommy John surgery, the team said Sunday.
04/29/12 Mariners relief pitcher George Sherrill likely done... Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA George Sherrill's elbow never looked right this spring and did not get any better in two relief outings.

Background on george Sherrill

George Friederich Sherrill (born April 19, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee), also known as "The Brim Reaper", "Flat Breezy", and "Duckbill" (all because he keeps the brim of his hat very flat while he plays), is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

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