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Money for nothin'

By Buster Olney

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The largest pure salary dump in Major League Baseball history was concluded Monday evening, when Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi informed two-time All-Star Alex Rios that his contract, with more than $60 million remaining, was being transferred to the Chicago White Sox. For nothing. Baseball has had its share of player sales, from Connie Mack's desperate purges of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early part of the 20th century to Boston's sale of Babe Ruth, and there have be ...

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