American League
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Good Catch: Red Sox Sign Mike Napoli For The Right Price
The Boston Red Sox website reports that Mike Napoli and the Sox have agreed to a three- year, $39 million contract. Red Sox...
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The Seattle Mariners: Offseason Blueprint
As the resident Mariner’s expert at Off the Bench, I’ve been given the opportunity to tell the world what is happening up here in...
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Tommy Hanson Trade: Very Bad For The Braves
The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels pulled off a trade Friday to send former young ace Tommy Hanson to LA, for...
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Nationals Acquire Denard Span, Look Pretty Damn Good
After years of trying to get Denard Span off the Twins, the Nationals have finally got their man. My first thoughts: Span...
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Trade Proposal: Angels’ Jordan Walden To The Tigers
The Los Angeles Angels just finalized the signing of closer Ryan Madson to a one year deal. It was good move by the...
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Tampa Bay Rays: Smartest Team In Baseball, Make NY Mets Look Even Worse
Ok, I’ll be honest, I had a really good idea for a post as soon as I heard about Evan Longoria’s new...
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Shaun Marcum: Jewel Of Free Agent Class, Good Fit For Royals, Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers And Others
Did you know Shaun Marcum was a free agent? When I realized he was, I also realized that people aren’t making a...
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Orioles Swap Robert Andino for Mariners’ Trayvon Robinson: A Solid Deal For Both
In a minor trade today, the Baltimore Orioles traded utility infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners for backup outfielder Trayvon Robinson....
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Elvis Andrus For Jacoby Ellsbury Makes WAY Too Much Sense Not To Happen
First off, this isn’t the frist time we’ve written about this. In fact, we’ve written about this topic once before. We even...
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Ervin Santana To The Royals: A Good First Step That Reeks Of Old Royals Futility
Let me be clear: I do not trust Dayton Moore. He took over the Royals in 2006, and since that time the...
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Detroit vs. San Francisco: How Do The World Series Cities Match-up?
I love baseball, and am very excited for this World Series. However, I have a feeling that this year’s match-up will not...
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Sandoval, Zito, Lincecum Propel Giants To 1-0 Series Lead
Game 1 of the World Series looked a lot like Game 7 of the NLCS. The Giants played loose, put up a...