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2008 National League Silver Slugger



Adding to his MVP trophy, Atlanta Braves superstar Chipper Jones was also awarded the 2008 National League Silver Slugger award for leading the National League in batting average, hitting an astonishing .383 on the year.

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2008 American League Rolaids Relief



New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera led the American League with 49 saves this season to capture the American League Rolaids Relief award.

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2008 National League Rolaids Relief



Los Angeles Dodgers closer Takashi Saito led not only the National League in saves, but also topped the majors with 54 on the year to earn the 2008 National League Rolaids Relief award.

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2008 American League Rookie Of The Year



Boston Red Sox rookie Jacoby Ellsbury is a superstar on the horizon. Jacoby was elected the American League Rookie of the Year with a batting average of .332 along with 17 home runs and 83 RBI's.

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2008 National League Rookie Of The Year



Chicago Cubs rookie Kosuke Fukudome gave the friendly faithful at Wrigley Field a glimpse of the future as Kosuke was awarded the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year award with a batting average of .315 along with 28 home runs and 96 RBI's.

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2008 American League Hank Aaron



New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez captured the 2008 American League Hank Aaron award with a batting average of .319 along with 51 home runs and 131 RBI's.

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2008 National League Hank Aaron



The mantle will be full for Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones, as he adds his 3rd offseason award to his collection, this one being the 2008 National League Hank Aaron award to his collection. Chipper hit for a .383 batting average along with 44 home runs and 131 RBI's.

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2008 American League Playoff MVP



New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui was phenomenal in the postseason, with a batting average of .408 along with 2 home runs and 14 RBI's to capture the 2008 American League Playoffs MVP award.

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2008 National League Playoff MVP



Carlos Delgado was awarded the 2008 National League Playoff MVP award with a .348 batting average along with 2 home runs and 9 RBI's in the Mets postseason championship run.

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2008 World Series MVP



One of the huge reasons the New York Mets captured the 2008 World Series crown was Carlos Beltran. Carlos was awarded the World Series MVP with a .357 batting average along with 2 home runs and 5 RBI's in the series.

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Baltimore Orioles News and Notes


Major League Baseball has just announced that based on the Baltimore Orioles 2008 season performance, the organizaion will be awarded a +1% base for player salaries for the upcoming offseason.

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Wow, Chipper cleaned up!

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Before I post the off-season stuff, I just wanted to let you know that I scratched my house rule for free agents where I only allowed a maximum 6 pitchers and 6 fielders eligible for release, etc...all players should have the same equal ground, so I made it unlimited. Here is the following house rule as of now. Note that they are always subject to change if I find something that doesn't work along the way, and I'll always make it as fair as possible for the AI and myself. I have a couple others coming for the off-season, no changes, just some additions that I thought would improve my dynasty. They will be posted before the start of the 2009 campaign.

Free Agency

I will release an unlimited amount of players that have expired contracts each season. Players released will be determined by a coin flip. (Heads will re-sign, Tails will be released.) All club and player options will cycle through before they re-sign or ask for their release. If asked for a release, I will then flip the coin to determine if they will re-sign or not. I will replace released players with players of the same positions and will not be able to re-sign players that I released from that season. All signings will be determined by a card system of mine, the same used for drafting method (numbers 1-13 from top to bottom of FA list). I must make one offer to each position needed(cards determine years and salary is default) and wait to see if that designated player accepts or not, if offer(s) are declined, I will re-draw and re-offer until a player is signed for that designated position.

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Baltimore Orioles Off-Season News and Notes


Retired Players

None


Players Protected and Re-Signed

RF Nick Markakis - signed a 4-year, $19.27 M, with Club option
1B Aubrey Huff - signed a 1-year, $3.44 M, with No option
CP George Sherrill - signed a 3-year, $10.47 M, with Club/Player option
SP T. Patton - signed a 2-year, $970 K, with Club option


Players Re-Signed

RP Jensen Lewis - signed a 1-year, $410 K, with No option
SP Robert Parnell - signed a 3-year, $1.21 M, with No option
3B Melvin Mora - signed a 5-year, $8.15 M, with No option
SP Brandon Erbe - signed a 2-year, $810 K, with No option
SS Alex Cintron - signed a 5-year, $5.34 M, with Club/Player option
C Guillermo Quiroz - signed a 2-year, $920 K, with Club option
SP Brian Burress - Excercised Club Option
SS Pedro Floriman - signed a 5-year, $2.30 M, with Club option
C Matt Wieters - signed a 1-year, $400 K, with No option
RP Jim Johnson - signed a 2-year, $790 K, with No option
SP Steve Trachsel - signed a 5-year, $1.65 M, with No option


Players Released

SP Daniel Cabrera
C Ramon Hernandez
SP Jeremy Guthrie
SP Pedro Beato
RP Brian Wolfe
LF Jay Gibbons
RP Bob McCrory
RP Danys Baez
RP Jamie Walker
SS Paco Figueroa
RP Jim Hoey
2B Jon Leicester
LF Val Majewski

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Baltimore Orioles Off-Season News and Notes


Players Drafted

SP Clair Conn - signed a 1-year, $400 K, with No option
SP Jacob Urban - signed a 3-year, $220 K, with Player option
LF Enrique Castillo - signed a 5-year, $470 K, with player option


Free Agents Signed

SP Woody Williams - 2-year deal worth $3.82 M
SP Tyler Herron - 2-year deal worth $800 K
RP Bob Wickman - 2-year deal worth $1.45 M
RP Scott Atchison - 3-year deal worth $1.20 M
RP Jason Grilli - 3-year deal worth $1.50 M
RP Kent Mercker - 2-year deal worth $440 K
RP Steve Cardwell - 4-year deal worth $570 K
RP Dave Johnson - 1-year deal worth $50 K
CP Emile Esparza - 5-year deal worth $150 K
C Ben Davis - 3-year deal worth $1.16 M
C Lonnie Tipre - 1-year deal worth $30 K
RF Shin-Soo Choo - 3-year deal worth $990 K
RF Timo Perez - 5-year deal worth $2.51 M
SS Danny Worth - 5-year deal worth $1.96 M