Cleveland Indians Should Take Chance on Grant Balfour

Reliever Grant Balfour has established himself as one of the best closers in the big leagues over the past two seasons, which is why he will be in high demand during the 2013 Winter Meetings. Some say giving the 36-year-old [...]

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Yes, the Toronto Blue Jays‘ biggest goals should still be to fix the starting pitching staff and second base. With those two pursuits looking fairly fruitless thus far, however, why not take the opportunity upgrade elsewhere if it presents itself? [...]

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Brian Sabean

The two-time World Champion San Francisco Giants have completely relinquished an aggressive approach to constructing a formidable roster capable of contending. General manager Brian Sabean has developed a candid sense of patience in regard to potentially upgrading the Giants’ seemingly [...]

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Making the rounds at his first Winter Meetings as a big-league manager, the Chicago Cubs‘ new skipper Rick Renteria just completed one of his first on-air interviews in his new role. From a fan’s perspective, it did not project much [...]

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Colorado Rockies Smart to Trade for Starter Brett Anderson

The Colorado Rockies made an excellent choice to take a gamble on Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson. The Rockies traded starter Drew Pomeranz and prospect Chris Jensen to secure the deal. There’s no question in my mind this is [...]

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After trading Jim Johnson and his back-to-back 50-plus save seasons, it makes sense that the Baltimore Orioles would be looking to find a cheaper alternative to fill the ninth-inning role during the Winter Meetings. That said, they probably want to [...]

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For the most part, the Washington Nationals have been relatively quiet through the early parts of the Winter Meetings. Of course, rumors have been flying regarding players the Nationals could sign and players they could trade. The chances are incredibly [...]

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Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels Come Out Ahead in 3-Team Trade

The Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-team trade on the second day of the 2013 Winter Meetings. There’s no question that the White Sox and Angels have to be thrilled as both teams came [...]

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New York Yankees Must Sign Closer Grant Balfour

Even though the Baltimore Orioles are in hot pursuit of closer Grant Balfour, nothing is a done deal until an agreement is made. Sources indicate that the Orioles haven’t even made an offer to Balfour yet, which means there’s still [...]

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Eric O'Flaherty

Between the seasons of 2011 and 2012 the Atlanta Braves enjoyed one of the most dominating left-handed reliever combinations in recent memory. One huge member of that was Eric O’Flaherty. He went down to Tommy John surgery in early 2013 [...]

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