Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau has spent his entire career with Minnesota after being drafted in the third round back in 1999. That could soon change with baseball’s trade deadline looming. He spent parts of 2003 and 2004 in the minor leagues but in his first year as a full-time major leaguer in 2005, […]
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It’s not as if the Giants have given up on Tim Lincecum. By all indications, the team doesn’t appear as if they’re all that interested in dealing him. At a time when starting pitching goes for a premium, strong rumors surrounding the former Cy Young Award winner haven’t surfaced all that much. Part of that’s
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Chicago White Sox outfielder Alex Rios isn’t the biggest name in baseball. Heck, with players like Adam Dunn, Paul Konerko, Jake Peavy on the White Sox, he’s not even one of the biggest names on his own team. Still, when it comes to outfielders who are available for a trade deadline deal, Rios is near
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Some teams, like the Philadelphia Phillies, may still be trying to decide if they’re buying or selling at the baseball’s trade deadline, but the Chicago Cubs’ agenda seems pretty clear. Sitting at 42-50 and 14 games out of first place in the NL Central heading into the All-Star break, there’s no question they’re going to
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Make no mistake about it – the Chicago Cubs would love to trade power hitting outfielder Alfonso Soriano. Soriano is still producing, but since the team doesn’t have the feel of a contender in the near future, paying him the $18 million remaining on his contract in 2014 is something the Cubs would like to
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have been the surprise of the season in baseball’s first half this year. With a miserable 20 consecutive losing seasons under their belt, the Pirates currently hold the longest streak of sub .500 futility—a record in major North American sports. At 54-36 heading into this weekend, they have a chance to finally
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With teams preparing to make moves before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, the New York Yankees aren’t selling off their team just yet. At 48-42, the Yanks are in fourth place in the difficult American League East Division. At only six games out heading into Wednesday, the club still believes they can make a run
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Starting pitching is always difficult to find before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, but this year there seems to be an abundance of relievers available. And by the time that the deadline hits, no team may have dealt more of their bullpen than the Milwaukee Brewers. CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman recently remarked that the club
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