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The announcement that Eric Gagne, former closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was selected as one of 19 new members to the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot cam as an interesting surprise. For a more in-depth look into [...]

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The New York Yankees traded catcher Chris Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. This is the best possible scenario for the Yanks, because they were going to non-tender him before the deadline tonight, and [...]

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Baltimore Orioles Shouldn’t Trade Jim Johnson

The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly open to trading closer Jim Johnson. In fact, the team is currently taking offers with several Major League Baseball teams that are already showing plenty of interest. One team in particular is the Los Angeles [...]

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It’s normal that a team like the Chicago Cubs would want to keep their options open to improve their roster towards next season. With the non-tender deadline approaching fast towards tonight, the Cubs should really have an open mind not [...]

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The Philadelphia Phillies have until midnight tonight to offer five of their arbitration-eligible players new deals. One of those players is pitcher Kyle Kendrick. Earlier in the offseason, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. had said that they were going to offer Kendrick arbitration. Is [...]

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Andrew Bailey has been more injured than healthy in his time in a Boston Red Sox uniform. After he had surgery and missed the rest of the 2013 season, it appeared extremely likely that his tenure in Boston was going to [...]

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Milwaukee Brewers Smart Not To Extend Qualifying Offer to Corey Hart

At first glance, Corey Hart is pretty much the prototypical Tampa Bay Rays free agent signing. Having missed the entire 2013 season due to knee issues, something that is still not 100 percent according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com, the [...]

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