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| | A's Ink Esteban Loaiza - Addict Baseball and Football Forum |
 | | Loaiza,who will turn 34 on New Year's Eve,was a 2x American League All-Star as member of the Chicago White Sox(2003-04).He was 12-10 with a 3.77 ERA for the Washigton Nationals in 2005.He had a career high 21 wins for the White Sox in 2003,where he finished 2nd in the AL Cy Young voting. |
 | | Loaiza, who said the A's beat out their cross-bay rivals, the Giants, in the bidding for his services, made $2.9 million last season with the Nationals and turned down their offer of two years and $8 million. |
 | | Loaiza, Beane said, will be part of the 2006 starting rotation, and he essentially put an "untouchable" tag on young righties Harden, Blanton and Haren. |
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