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Sunday, January 1st, 2012
The Detroit Tigers lost out in the Gio Gonzalez sweepstakes when the Oakland A's dealt the lefty to the Washington Nationals, but that doesn't mean the Tigers don't have other options.
Detroit has apparently expressed serious interest in Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza and they aren't the only ones. The Miami ...
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
The Boston Red Sox were in the chase for left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez until the last minute, but were beaten out by a better package from the Washington Nationals. The Nats sent an impressive group of prospects to the Oakland A's in exchange for Gonzalez and now the Red Sox ...
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
As recently as a few weeks ago many thought Milwaukee Brewers free agent first baseman Prince Fielder would be headed just a bit south to play for the Chicago Cubs. In fact, once Albert Pujols signed his monster deal with the Los Angeles Angels, it looked like the Cubs were ...
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
UPDATE: The Marlins are officially out of the Pujols chase, but they did sign Mark Buehrle today.
The Miami Marlins have made their pitch to free agent first baseman Albert Pujols and they reportedly expect an answer from the slugger shortly. As in, before Wednesday morning.
No one is exactly sure what ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
It's just been one of those years.
My favorite football team's biggest rival won the Super Bowl and still hasn't lost a game in 2011. My favorite baseball team's biggest rival won the World Series. Both got into the playoffs thanks to wins over that rival in the final week of ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Well, the Miami Marlins made their splash in free agency by locking up shortstop Jose Reyes and closer Heath Bell, and now apparently the Washington Nationals are trying to do the same.
Reports have surfaced that the Nats have gone out on a limb and offered free agent lefty C.J. Wilson ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
UPDATE: Well we said we'd keep you updated and not long after we posted this word came down that the Marlins and Bell have agreed to a three-year, $27 million contract with a vesting option for a fourth year. The deal is done pending a physical.
The Miami Marlins seem to ...
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Since Bobby Valentine was hired as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday numerous sources have surfaced saying the hiring was not popular among the team's players.
Valentine was always known as a no-nonsense manager during his 15 years with the Texas Rangers and the New York Mets, ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
We all knew this was coming - if for no other reason than to annoy the crap out of St. Louis Cardinals fans - but the Chicago Cubs formally made contact with representatives of free agent first baseman Albert Pujols. The three-time MVP is represented by Dan Lozano and while ...
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Get ready for some all-time shocking news: baseball super-agent Scott Boras is not a fan of the new draft spending limits in baseball's recently signed collective bargaining agreement. Let's all say it in unison, "poor Scott Boras."
Major League Baseball's new CBA has rules governing how much teams can spend on ...
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