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What happened to Petagine? Has he signed with a team yet?
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Re: Petagine
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Jan 20, 2005 11:34 PM | YBS Fan ]

The Giants weren't going to continue paying two first basemen multiple oku yen salaries, so Petagine was let go. (They almost released Kiyohara as well, but that's a different story.) Petagine was too expensive for any other team. And before anyone says that he'd probably have accepted a huge pay decrease, no team seems to want to offer a highly paid foreign player a huge cut in salary for fear of overly offending them. At least, that's been my observation of those foreigners who have voiced that they'd accept a decrease to continue playing in Japan, but never got an offer.
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[ Author: Guest: Der Komminsk-sar | Posted: Jan 31, 2005 9:16 AM ]

Any update on his status? Thanks!
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[ Author: Guest: Der Komminsk-sar | Posted: Feb 8, 2005 10:57 AM ]

Rumor is he might be headed to Boston. [Link - USA Today]
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Re: Petagine
[ Author: Guest: John Brooks | Posted: Feb 8, 2005 12:05 PM ]

USA Today, said that the Red Sox might sign Roberto Petagine to a minor league contract. If Petagine, makes the Red Sox he would back up Kevin Millar at first base and be a part time DH. [Link - USA Today] [MLB Stats - RotoWorld]
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