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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
The Boston Red Sox have been looking for starting rotation help all offseason and now they've started to make moves to add some guys there.
The Red Sox have now made offers to both Edwin Jackson and Roy Oswalt, the two best starters left on the free agent market. After moving ...
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The San Francisco Giants have avoided arbitration with ace righty Tim Lincecum by agreeing to a contract with him. The 27-year-old two-time National League Cy Young Award winner's new deal is worth $40.5 million over two years.
The Giants gave Lincecum a $500,000 signing bonus, and the contract includes a salary ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun won the National League MVP in 2011 after a phenomenal season. Then, in early December it was reported that he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs following a drug test administered during the playoffs.
Since news of his positive test was made public, Braun has professed his ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The Texas Rangers made a big move Wednesday afternoon by signing Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year, $60 million deal. When considering the posting fee paid just to negotiate with the right-hander, that means the Rangers spent over $110 million to get Darvish on board.
After spending that kind of ...
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
The Boston Red Sox suffered an all-time meltdown in 2011, missing the playoffs despite having what looked to be a stellar roster on paper. This offseason has seen a ton of change in Beantown as the Theo Epstein and Terry Francona are gone, and there has been an attempt to ...
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
After trading for lefty Gio Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals needed to ensure they could keep him around for a while. Well consider that mission accomplished.
The Nats have completed a five-year contract extension with Gonzalez that will keep the 26-year-old with the team through 2016. The deal is worth $42 million ...
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
On Thursday Major League Baseball's owners voted to give commissioner Bud Selig a two-year contract extension. That means Selig will be at the head of the league through the 2014 season.
While the news coming out of that meeting was that Selig's contract was extended, we're more interested in the fact ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Theocracies rely on the belief in a higher power.
And after weeks of roster shaving and tinkering, I'm being forced to put an awful lot of faith in what Theo Epstein has planned for my beloved Chicago Cubs.
"Who are these f*ckin' guys?"
Out are familiar faces like Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Sean ...
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Monday, January 9th, 2012
Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was set to be one of this offseason's biggest targets, thanks to his five-tool potential and the success he had last season in the Cuban league.
After defecting, his free agency was put on hold as he attempted to establish residency in the Dominican Republic. Now that ...
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
The Los Angeles Angels really pulled out all the stops to land slugger Albert Pujols a few weeks ago. Not only did they give him a deal worth $240 million over the next 10 years, they also sweetened that pact with a ton of perks.
Pujols' contract with the Angels was ...
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