It’s been six years since the Cleveland Indians last ended a season above .500. Even during the team’s surprising second place finish in 2011, they still only won 80 games. But it’s a new era in Ohio. Not only does the team have a new manager in Terry Francona, but also several new players, including […]
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For the last several years, most of the 29 teams not named the Seattle Mariners have sought after Felix Hernandez. Many have inquired about his availability in a trade and some even made some hefty offers. In 2009, Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein reportedly sent the Mariners a list of eight of the organization’s
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It’s hard to believe, but the countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training can now be measured in just days, rather than weeks or months. As is the case, teams are putting the finishing touches on their rosters. Though most of the free agent signings at this point of the offseason tend to
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Billy Beane continues to stick to the game plan that has made him a successful small-market general manager. The Oakland Athletics GM has made his name by building teams around lower cost players not typically considered superstars. For a time, it has worked. The team made the playoffs every year from 2000-2003 and again in
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Even with Major League Baseball’s increasing efforts to eliminate performance-enhancing drug usage among players, there are still cracks in the system. Those were most recently exposed by the Miami New Times in an explosive investigative report that details the operations of Miami anti-aging clinic Biogenesis that indicates its owner, Anthony Bosch, supplied PEDs to numerous
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The Boston Red Sox have spent the offseason rebuilding a beaten franchise. After more than a year of misery, General Manager Ben Cherington has cleaned out the cupboard and restocked the shelves. That includes a new manager, a new coaching staff, a new closer, four new starting position players, and several other pieces that will
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In one fell swoop, the Atlanta Braves put an end to years of trade rumors, reunited a pair of brothers, and assembled one of the best outfields in all of Major League Baseball. Earlier this week, the Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a seven-player deal to send Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to Atlanta.
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The Major League Baseball free agent landscape hasn’t changed much in recent days. It has been one of the slower periods since the Winter Meetings in early December as the corps of notable free agents has dwindled. But with pitchers and catchers reporting in just a matter of weeks, time is running out for rosters
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