Hot- Stove » frank thomas http://www.hot-stove.com The hottest MLB hot-stove site on the web...since 2004 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:25:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Blue Jays release Frank Thomas http://www.hot-stove.com/blue-jays-release-frank-thomas/ http://www.hot-stove.com/blue-jays-release-frank-thomas/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:54:00 +0000 admin http://www.hot-stove.com/?p=495 The Toronto Blue Jays released slumping designated hitter Frank Thomas Sunday, cutting the 19-year veteran loose one day after he was angry for being taken out of the lineup. General manager J.P. Ricciardi said he and Thomas came to “a mutual agreement” after meeting in the clubhouse early Sunday. The move leaves the Blue Jays on the hook for the remainder of the two-year $18-million contract the 39-year-old Thomas signed in November 2006.

Thomas was hitless in his past 13 at-bats and had gone 4-for-35 since homering in three straight games April 5-8. Known as a slow starter, he batted .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs for Toronto this season. Last season, Thomas batted .277, leading the team with 26 home runs and 95 RBIs.

Thomas’ deal included a $10-million option for 2009 that would have kicked in automatically if he made 376 plate appearances this season. On Saturday, Thomas said the Blue Jays had benched him to prevent him from reaching that mark.

Thomas has 516 career homers, placing him 18th on baseball’s career list. In addition, he has hit 264 career home runs as a designated hitter, the most in baseball history.

With a career average of .302, Thomas is one of four players in baseball history to record at least a .300 average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBIs, 1,000 runs and 1,500 walks. The others are Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

]]> http://www.hot-stove.com/blue-jays-release-frank-thomas/feed/ 0 Frank Thomas close to deal with Blue Jays http://www.hot-stove.com/frank-thomas-close-to-deal-with-blue-jays/ http://www.hot-stove.com/frank-thomas-close-to-deal-with-blue-jays/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:33:00 +0000 admin http://www.hot-stove.com/?p=174 Free-agent designated hitter Frank Thomas is close to agreeing to a two-year contract with the Blue Jays.

Thomas, 38, batted .270 for the A’s last season with 39 homers and 114 RBIs. The A’s, who had negotiated with him for several weeks, were confident of re-signing him.

The Blue Jays lacked a full-time DH last season; seven different Jays had 40 or more at-bats in that role, led by Shea Hillenbrand, who was traded to the Giants in July.

]]> http://www.hot-stove.com/frank-thomas-close-to-deal-with-blue-jays/feed/ 0 Bonds, Thomas, Nomar file for free agency http://www.hot-stove.com/bonds-thomas-nomar-file-for-free-agency/ http://www.hot-stove.com/bonds-thomas-nomar-file-for-free-agency/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:33:00 +0000 admin http://www.hot-stove.com/?p=156 One day after the World Series ended, baseball’s business season began Saturday when San Francisco’s Barry Bonds, Oakland’s Frank Thomas and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Noma Garciaparra headed 59 players who filed for free agency.

Oakland pitcher Barry Zito and Washington’s Alfonso Soriano are the biggest names available in this year’s free-agent class. Approximately 200 players are eligible to file by the Nov. 11 deadline, and free agents can start talking money with all teams the following day.

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