Subject :CHICAGO - Reliever Jason Motte and the Chicago Cubs have finalized a $4. Lebron 13 Nike Store .5 mil
CHICAGO - Reliever Jason Motte and the Chicago Cubs have finalized a $4. Lebron 13 Nike Store .5 million, one-year contract that allows the former St. Louis closer to earn $2.5 million more in performance bonuses.Motte was one of baseballs top closers in 2012, when he had 42 saves in 49 chances and helped St. Louis reach the NL championship series. The right-hander had elbow-ligament replacement surgery in May 2013 and missed the season. He returned last season and went 1-0 with a 4.68 ERA in 29 games.Motte is eligible for up to $2.5 million of $3 million in available performance bonuses under Fridays deal, including $250,000 each for 60 and 65 games pitched. He would earn $250,000 for 50 games finished and each additional game finished through 59.He made his major league debut with the Cardinals in 2008 and had spent his entire career with the team that selected him in the 19th round of the 2003 amateur draft.The Cubs went 73-89 last season and finished last in the NL Central. Their bullpen had a respectable 3.61 ERA, good for 15th in the majors. Hector Rondon emerged as the closer with 29 saves and a 2.42 ERA, but it was his first year in the role and Motte provides another option should the righty falter.Also Friday, the Cubs claimed catcher Ryan Lavarnway off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Shane Peterson off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-handed pitcher Donn Roach and infielder Logan Watkins were designated for assignment.Lavarnway spent the last seven seasons in the Red Sox organization, including 97 games at the big league level. He is a career .201 major league hitter with five home runs and 34 RBIs. Peterson batted .308 with 40 doubles, 11 homers and 90 RBIs with Triple-A Sacramento last season. He was originally selected by St. Louis in the 2008 draft and acquired by Oakland as part of the trade that sent Matt Holliday to the Cardinals. Nike Kd 8 White . -- Adam Tambellini scored three times and set up one more as the Calgary Hitmen won their sixth in a row by crushing the host Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-1 on Saturday in Western Hockey League play. Nike Lebron James Shoes . The Raptors had an early deadline Sunday, a dreaded afternoon game, and they left the bulk of their work until the last minute, as theyve done so many times before.East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - Tyus Jones scored 21 points and No. 2 Duke stayed unbeaten with a 66-56 win over Connecticut on Thursday. Jones made 9-of-10 from the free throw line and handed out a game-high three assists for the Blue Devils (10-0), who have won all 10 games this season by at least 10 points. All five Duke starters reached double figures, while the Blue Devils didnt receive a single point from three bench players that logged minutes. Justise Winslow and Jahlil Okafor scored 12 points apiece and Amile Jefferson went for 11 points and 13 rebounds. Amile had a sensational game, coming up with 13 rebounds, said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Duke is 10-0 for the 19th time in school history. Ryan Boatright scored 22 for UConn (4-4), which hadnt lost four non- conference regular season games since the 1986-87 season. I thought we did a decent job on him but he still scored a lot of points, added Krzyzewski. Jones hit two 3-pointers and a floater in the early stages of the game. He also set up Okafor for a layup as Duke landed the first blow. It led by six following Quinn Cooks triple at 13:46 and owwned a 20-13 lead following two Okafor free throws 5 1/2 minutes later. Nike Lebron 12 For Sale. Duke shot 32 percent and turned the ball over 12 times in the first half but made 10 more free throws over the first 20 minutes. Jefferson and Jones had 10 points apiece and the Blue Devils led 30-25 at halftime. The Huskies scored the first five points of the second half to tie it at 30, but Winslow countered with a pair of layups around a Jones runner and Duke was back up by six. Duke kept pressing and extended its lead to 45-32 after Jefferson made 1-of-2 from the foul line. Boatright had the Huskies back within six, 62-56, with a deep 3-pointer with a shade under two minutes left. But Winslow had it back to eight with a putback layup and UConn missed its last three shots. Game Notes Duke holds a 6-4 series lead ... Duke had 22 turnovers ... UConn guard Terrence Samuel left the game in the second half with an ankle injury ... Huskies center Amida Brimah finished with no points and one rebound. He tallied 40 points and 12 rebounds in Connecticuts 106-85 win over Coppin State on Sunday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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