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Spring Training Happenings
Trades
3/03 - The Los Angeles Dodgers general manager shook things up by acquiring 29-year old reliever Randy Moffitt from the San Francisco Giants for 29-year old catcher Steve Yeager
3/07 - The Cleveland Indians have sent 28-year old shortstop Larvell Blanks to Oakland for 26-year old second baseman Steve Staggs
3/11 - Cleveland will get 27-year old starting pitcher Craig Swan and the New York Mets will pick up 26-year old right fielder Mike Vail
3/12 - The New York Yankees swapped 30-year old first baseman Jim Spencer for 30-year old starting pitcher Larry Gura of the Kansas City Royals
3/22 - The Chicago White Sox will send 28-year old shortstop Greg Pryor to the Angels, while the White Sox will receive 28-year old right fielder Don Baylor
Contract News
3/08 - Philadelphia signed pitcher Larry Christenson to a 2-year, $1,190,000 extension
3/09 - Cincinnati's Johnny Bench has signed a 5-year extension at a pay rate of $970,200 per annum
3/09 - The Texas Rangers and star starting pitcher Jon Matlack have put the finishing touches on a $3,759,000 contract extension that will keep the 28-year old in town 3 years longer
3/10 - The Philadelphia Phillies have finished a deal with All-Star caliber right fielder Bake McBride that will extend his stay in Philadelphia at least 2 years and will pay out $1,866,000
3/13 - The Orioles and superstar starting pitcher Mike Flanagan have closed a deal that keeps the 26-year old in a Baltimore unifor for another 3 years and will pay our $2,187,000
3/14 - Dennis Leonard and the Kansas City Royals have come to terms on a 2-year extention that will pay out $1,576,000
3/20 - Al Oliver accepted a $1,527,125-a-year offer that will keep him in a Rangers uniform for 4 years
3/23 - A contract extension between Steve Carlton and Philadelphia was reached and he will pocket $4,450,250 over the next 4 years
3/23 - An agreement has been reached between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Doug Rau that will have him continue as their starting pitcher for another 3 years for an undisclosed sum
3/24 - The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed with third baseman Ron Cey on a contract extension which totals $3,096,000 for 3 years
3/24 - Jim Willoughby has signed a 2-year extension with the Chicago White Sox for an undisclosed sum
3/29 - Bruce Kison has signed an extension with the Pirates that will keep him in a Pittsburgh uniform for at least 3 years and will pay him $551,000 per year
Suspensions
3/24 - Philadelphia's Greg Luzinski and Chicago Cubs' Ray Burris were suspended 6 games for fighting after Luzinski charged Burris
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