Author name: Anson Whaley

Anson Whaley is a freelance writer with more than 16 years of experience. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a current member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Mr. Whaley has also been a credentialed member of the media for various events. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

2013 MLB Trade Deadline: With Ricky Nolasco Trade, Matt Garza Moves Into Spotlight

Following a slew of MLB Trade rumors, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally landed pitcher Ricky Nolasco over the weekend. Nolasco was secured for the price of three young pitchers – potential starter Angel Sanchez and two relievers, Steve Ames and Josh Wall. He’s not a great player, but Nolasco was one of the most sought

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2013 MLB Trade Deadline: With Yasiel Puig’s Emergence, Will Dodgers Trade an Outfielder?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are about to have a very good problem on their hands. With Carl Crawford activated from the disabled list on Friday, the team now has four quality outfielders due in part to the emergence of rookie phenom Yasiel Puig. Now the Dodgers need to figure out if they want to keep

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2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Several American League Trade Targets Succumbing to Injuries

With baseball’s trade deadline approaching, several American League players are being targeted by clubs in contention. But one thing that could complicate potential deals would be the injuries being sustained by some of those players. Several have been bitten by the injury bug and that could throw a monkey wrench into the plans to make

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2013 MLB Trade Rumors: Despite Losing Record, Dodgers Expected to be Buyers at Deadline

It’s not every day that teams with losing records are buyers instead of sellers at the MLB trade deadline. It’s even rarer when a team only a ½ game out of last place is expected to be looking for players instead of looking to move them. But that’s exactly the situation the Los Angeles Dodgers

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