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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Friday, November 18th, 2011
We've mentioned before that you should get to know the name Yoennis Cespedes (or Yoenis depending on who is reporting on him) because he is set to be one of the more intriguing free agents in all of baseball this winter. Now we're starting to learn more about him and ...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
One of the key baseball free agents this winter is Japanese starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The 25-year-old right-hander has spent the last few seasons pitching for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and is supposed to be posted for bidding at some point this offseason. When he is, a bunch of ...
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
One of the biggest names in this year's crop of baseball free agents is Texas Rangers left-hander C.J. Wilson. While the 30-year-old hurler has expressed a desire to stay in Arlington, a division rival may be in the process of luring him away from the Rangers.
The Los Angeles Angels' new ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
We mentioned the other day that the Florida Miami Marlins were making a big push in free agency this winter and that will continue as the fish are scheduled to be the first team to meet with St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. Pujols and his agent Dan Lozano will ...
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
You should get to know the name Yoenis Cespedes (who is also listed as Yoennis Cespedes in some places). Cespedes is a center fielder who defected from Cuba this past summer, has become a YouTube sensation and is now talking to several teams.
Cespedes is expected to be granted free agency ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
The Florida Miami Marlins are looking to start their new era with a bang. They've already hired fiery manager Ozzie Guillen and now they are looking to make a splash in free agency as they head into their new ballpark in 2012.
The Marlins are currently in talks with free agent ...
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Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Jamie Moyer wants to pitch again.
I repeat, soon to be 49-year old Jamie Moyer wants to pitch again. And according to Ken Rosenthal, he just may be able to.
Last week Rosenthal tweeted, "Jamie Moyer threw for scouts last Thursday in SD area. Reports from scouts excellent. Nearly a year removed ...
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