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Rays Sign Reliever Ernesto Frieri To One Year Deal

Nov 26, 2014

American League, Headlines, Offseason, Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed free agent reliever Ernesto Frieri to a one-year contract, according to Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune. His deal is worth $800,000 in guaranteed money, and 2.35 million in pote...

With LaRoche on Board, How Can White Sox Contend?

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Nov 22, 2014

American League Central, Chicago White Sox, Opinions & Predictions

If there was doubt that the Chicago White Sox's intentions were to set out a winning team in U.S. Cellular Field for the 2015 MLB season, the signing of Adam LaRoche erased that, and showed that Chicago is seri...

Dodgers acquire Joel Peralta from the Rays in a four-player trade

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Nov 21, 2014

American League, American League East, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, Tampa Bay Rays

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers acquired right-handed reliever Joel Peralta and left-handed pitcher minor league Adam Liberatore in exchange for two right-...

Orioles could re-sign Johan Santana

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Nov 12, 2014

American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Headlines, Rumors

Johan Santana could get another chance to revive his career with the Baltimore Orioles next season, as executive vice-president of baseball operations Dan Duquette told Roch Kubatko that the club is open to re...

Diamondbacks: Arizona Thinks Kenta Maeda Is A Better Sign Than Lester, Scherzer or Shields

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Nov 9, 2014

Arizona Diamondbacks, Headlines

The Arizona Diamondbacks' new general manager Dave Stewart told MLB Network Radio that he will not make a big boom in free agency by signing one of the top players on the market. Instead, he thinks he has a bet...

Joe Maddon Solidifies His Enigmatic Reputation

Kevin Pittack

Oct 27, 2014

Contract, Headlines, Rumors, Tampa Bay Rays

This past Friday, Joe Maddon added to his mystique as a perplexing member of the MLB community by opting out of his contract as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays and catching most of the baseball world off guard. J...

Giancarlo Stanton NL MVP?

Jacob Seus

Sep 2, 2014

Headlines, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

On Tuesday, the New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins but more importantly Giancarlo Stanton went 2 for 4 with a home run and I’m not positive but I don’t think it has landed yet. If Giancarlo Stanton isn’t ...

Kansas City Royals Streak Into First

Ryan Witry

Aug 12, 2014

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals

Remember when the Detroit Tigers were named World Series favorites following the deadline deal that landed them David Price? Well, since August 1st, the Tigers have suffered, going 5-7, while the Kansas City Ro...

Dodgers acquire Darwin Barney

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Jul 28, 2014

Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Darwin Barney from the Chicago Cubs. The deal was first reported by Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. Chicago will also give Los Angeles $500K in cash, according t...

MLB Rumors: Twins Shopping Willingham

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Jul 10, 2014

American League, American League Central, Cincinnati Reds, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Rumors, Seattle Mariners

When the Minnesota Twins shockingly signed Kendrys Morales in June they were just three games under .500; however, as we all know, things change in baseball in just the blink of an eye. According to Jon Heyman...

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