Jed Lowrie

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics are two small market teams that have fought the good fight against the large market teams for quite some time with varying success; could the two teams agree on a trade that helps both [...]

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  After signing Ricky Nolasco to a four-year, $49 million deal on the day before Thanksgiving, the Minnesota Twins have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $24 million deal with starting pitcher Phil Hughes on Saturday night. La Velle E. Neal III of [...]

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Logan Morrison

Prior to moving into their new chapter as the Miami Marlins, the franchise brought a number that had never been worn out of retirement and issued it to Logan Morrison who wanted the number in recognition of his boyhood idol, George Brett. That [...]

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Irving Falu

Roster moves for the Kansas City Royals continue as they approach this offseason’s Winter Meetings. The meetings, the Rule 5 draft and the tender deadline are all coming up soon, so this certainly won’t be the end of the long [...]

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George Kottaras

The Kansas City Royals have already begun trimming down their payroll total with some roster cuts, and there could be many more in the near future. All teams must decide whether or not to tender contracts to players eligible for [...]

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Alex Anthopoulos may very well be working around the clock trying to configure ways that would allow him to land players via trade that would make an immediate difference on his ball club. It appears that the Toronto Blue Jays [...]

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Thomas Campbell - USA TODAY Sports

I don’t think there is enough buzz around Robbie Grossman. The Houston Astros have plenty of recently emerged or ready-to-emerge players that are on the brink of becoming stars (ie. Jarred Cosart, George Springer). Yet Grossman, who largely flew under [...]

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John E. Sokolowski - USA TODAY Sports

There are many reasons why players become free agents. A couple of those reasons are desire to contend for a World Series or for playing time. While the Houston Astros may not be the first place players look to go [...]

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