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MLB Rumors: Dodgers Propose a Trade for Ryan Dempster
The trade market for Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster is similar to the one in the NBA for Dwight Howard. For weeks, we have heard countless MLB Rumors regarding Dempster and how this is the week the Cubs finally trade the Major League ERA leader. Now, it appears the Los Angeles Dodgers – the team Dempster [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Who is Traded by Houston Astros Next?
With the trade deadline eleven days away, the Houston Astros have begun to turn MLB rumors into reality as they shed components of their roster as they look to rebuild and move to the American League West next season. The Astros made a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays today that saw pitchers J.A. Happ, [...]
TweetKansas City Royals Sending Jonathan Sanchez To Colorado Rockies For Jeremy Guthrie
Jonathan Sanchez has not exactly worked out for the Kansas City Royals. They traded Melky Cabrera in order to get him. Yeah, not a smart move so the Royals are going to send him to the Colorado Rockies for Jeremy Guthrie, a pitcher who is struggling in his own right. Both of these guys should [...]
TweetToronto Blue Jays And Houston Astros Pull Off Ten Player Trade
The Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros pulled off the first big move before the trade deadline. The two teams engaged in a trade that saw ten players change uniforms. The Astros picked up seven players: Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, Joe Musgrove, Asher Wojciechowski, David Rollins, Carlos Perez,and a player to be named later. The Blue Jays landed JA Happ, [...]
TweetThe Decision: Do the Philadelphia Phillies Really Need to Re-Sign Pitcher Cole Hamels?
By now, you’ve hopefully seen the first two parts of my mini-series on whether the Philadelphia Phillies should re-sign starting pitcher Cole Hamels. If you haven’t though, click here to read the positives on re-signing Hamels and click here to read the negatives on re-signing Hamels.
TweetModern Day Baseball Makes Philadelphia Phillies Closer Jonathan Papelbon a $50 Million Mistake
There is no position in professional sports that I hate more than the role of closer. Nothing even comes remotely close.
TweetMLB Rumors: Could Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Cliff Lee Head Back to the Texas Rangers?
The Texas Rangers are desperately seeking to add an ace to their pitching rotation before the July 31st trade deadline, with Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Zack Greinke at the top of their list, according to CBSSports.
TweetWilliam Dillon, Wrongly Imprisoned For 27 Years, Sings National Anthem Before Tampa Bay Rays Game
William Dillon is a man who has been through a lot. At just age 21, he was sent to prison for a murder that he did not commit. 27 years later, he was found innocent. Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays asked Dillon to sing the national anthem and he sung it extremely well. Stories [...]
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 [...]
TweetMike Rizzo: Stephen Strasburg Will Have to Pass the Eye Test to Pitch Beyond 160 Innings
If you had July 18, 2012 in the “When will Mike Rizzo backtrack on his Stephen Strasburg innings limit” pool, you just won the grand prize! Finally, the Washington Nationals‘ GM is coming to his senses when it comes to his pitching phenom. Thank the Lord. The self-imposed 160 innings limit on Stephen Strasburg’s gifted right arm [...]
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