After weeks of swirling rumors about Jake Peavy moving to just about every team in the league, the Red Sox swooped in and snatched the oft-injured ace in a three-team deal with the Tigers. The Red Sox sent Jose Iglesias to Detroit where he’ll replace presumably-soon-to-be-suspended Jhonny Peralta while the Tigers sent top prospect Avisail […]
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Everyone knew the Red Sox were up to something. They’ve been at or near the top of the American League all season long and, in what’s been a very inconsistent A.L. this year, the pennant is a realistic possibility. And when the Red Sox are making a push for the playoffs, they are rarely dormant
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A few late twists on Tuesday could have a big effect on Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, which hits on Wednesday. Generally when a player is taken off the trading block, it’s due to a deal already having been completed or a team’s steadfast desire to hang onto him. However, two of the leading
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Hunter Pence is the biggest position player with a reasonable chance of being traded before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline on Wednesday. The Giants have several desirable players, but Pence is the gem of that group. There’s no indication that he’s guaranteed to be dealt, but with so many teams in need of hitting, Pence
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If you were like a lot of mock drafters, Percy Harvin‘s imminent hip surgery and his subsequent absence from the Seattle Seahawks’ offense in 2013 saved you from yourself. Harvin, who griped his way out of Minnesota in April, was going in the middle of the third round in fantasy football drafts, often as the
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The trading deadline has the attention of the Major League Baseball landscape right now, and rightfully so. And our weekly MLB Power Rankings reflect that. The teams in the upper half of the standings are looking to buy, while many in the bottom half are trying to sell. As for the rankings themselves, we have
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It’s almost August, and it’s long past time to talk wide receivers. There are some interesting NFL free agents who could re-enter the league for a desperate team. And there are already some unfortunate key injuries that hopefully haven’t hurt your team. Out for the season already are Jeremy Maclin of the Eagles and San
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Brandon McCarthy (shoulder): McCarthy is expected to be activated from the DL and start on Friday vs. Boston. McCarthy struggled in his last start but had shown signs of turning his season around, allowing just one run over three starts (24 IP) before getting hurt. He figures to knock Tyler Skaggs out of the rotation.
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