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Chicago Cubs Trade Reed Johnson And Paul Maholm To The Atlanta Braves
Reed Johnson was the first Chicago Cubs domino to fall. The team removed the outfielder late in their game on Monday as they have agreed to send Reed Johnson and pitcher Paul Maholm to the Atlanta Braves for prospects. Now that the first move is out of the way, expect the Cubs to become a [...]
TweetAtlanta Braves Back Out Of Ryan Dempster Deal With Chicago Cubs (Or Not)
Update: Joe Sheehan says he was joking about the trade being vacated. Deal is still not done, so it might end up not getting done. Dempster’s official Twitter account has also denied a trade. For about 30 minutes, everyone thought that Ryan Dempster was headed from the Chicago Cubs down south to the Atlanta Braves. [...]
TweetRyan Dempster Traded to the Atlanta Braves for Randall Delgado, Snag Has Deal on Hold For Now
Finally, the first domino has fallen in the pitching market for the 2012 MLB Trade Deadline. And that domino is Chicago Cubs‘ pitcher Ryan Dempster, as the veteran right-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves today. Dempster, 35, has had trade rumors spreading about him since early May, so it comes as no surprise that he is [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Buyers and Sellers of the National League
I wrote something similar to this yesterday about the buyers and sellers of the American League. Well, now it is July 19th, and it is one day closer to the non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball. Nothing major has actually happened in the trade market in the last 24 hours, so that makes this [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Buyer Beware Regarding Ryan Dempster Suitors
There are MLB Rumors regarding Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster that he will be dealt by the end of the week, with the Los Angeles Dodgers his likely destination. Of course, the Dodgers aren’t the only suitor for Dempster. The Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles all have had MLB Rumors circulating in regards to [...]
TweetThe 2012 All-Average Teams at the MLB All-Star Break
You know that the MLB All-Star game is tomorrow. I assume you know that. If you didn’t know that, then you know it now. If you already knew that, then you probably know who is on the MLB All-Star teams. If you didn’t know that, then you can find out here. These players represent the [...]
TweetNL Final Man Vote Pits Old Vs. New With Chipper Jones And Bryce Harper
One player has an entire desert left in his career’s hourglass, the other mere grains of sand. Chipper Jones, the Atlanta Braves’ 40-year-old third baseman, and Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals’ 19-year-old center fielder, stand at polar opposites of their career spectrums, but find themselves going toe-to-toe in this year’s National League All-Star Final Vote [...]
Tweet2012 MLB All-Star Game Snubs: Five Snubs From Each League
The 2012 MLB All-Star game roster was finally released today. Thanks to TBS, they took what would be a 10-minute process into a one-hour show. That’s something that would make LeBron James proud. As always, there were plenty of mistake made with some roster selections. Two observations I made from this are: it’s obvious Tony [...]
TweetFirst Half MLB Awards: Oscars Style
We are a week away from MLB’s first half coming to a close. It’s been an exciting year so far, with plenty of good storylines to go around. So why don’t we break down the first half awards Oscar style? I chose some categories the Academy uses for their awards that make some sense for [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Thirteen
Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) - They’ve been nearly unstoppable this week, pushing the Los Angeles Angels back to 5.5 games out of first. Josh Hamilton has really struggled in June, as pitchers are taking advantage of the fact he’s a free swinger who will try to make contact with any pitch thrown in [...]
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