GaryMrMets
03-03-2003, 05:23 PM
Reds Agree to Terms With Lopez on One-Year Deal
.c The Associated Press
SARASOTA, Fla. (March 3) -- The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms of a one-year contract with infielder Felipe Lopez on Monday.
Financial details were not announced.
Lopez was acquired by the Reds in December as part of a four-team trade that involved Toronto, Arizona and Oakland. The Blue Jays sent Lopez to the Reds, who traded pitcher Elmer Dessens to Arizona.
The 22-year-old Lopez batted .227 with eight homers and 34 RBI last season.
Also, right-handed pitcher Paul Wilson is expected to miss seven to 10 days with a strained rib cage muscle in his left side. He was hurt during an intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday.
The Reds signed Wilson as a free agent during the offseason. He was 6-12 last year with a 4.83 ERA for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
03/03/03 11:23 EST
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
.c The Associated Press
SARASOTA, Fla. (March 3) -- The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms of a one-year contract with infielder Felipe Lopez on Monday.
Financial details were not announced.
Lopez was acquired by the Reds in December as part of a four-team trade that involved Toronto, Arizona and Oakland. The Blue Jays sent Lopez to the Reds, who traded pitcher Elmer Dessens to Arizona.
The 22-year-old Lopez batted .227 with eight homers and 34 RBI last season.
Also, right-handed pitcher Paul Wilson is expected to miss seven to 10 days with a strained rib cage muscle in his left side. He was hurt during an intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday.
The Reds signed Wilson as a free agent during the offseason. He was 6-12 last year with a 4.83 ERA for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
03/03/03 11:23 EST
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.