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▪ Oakland Signs Jeremy Hermida
Jeremy Hermida has signed with the Athletics and been assigned to their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, according to the Pacific Coast League website's transactions page.... [continue]
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▪ The Cardinals' 2011 Rotation
With a 4-13 record over their last 17 games, an eight-game deficit to make up in the NL Central, and a weekend series against an in-form Cincinnati club, the Cardinals could be looking ahead to next y... [continue] |
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▪ Marlins, Nolasco Negotiations "Going Nowhere"
We've heard that the Marlins were looking to sign Dan Uggla and Ricky Nolasco to long-term contracts, but just as the Uggla talks haven't yielded much progress, the club's negotiations with Nolasco ar... [continue] |
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▪ Jayson Werth Looking For A New Agent
Jayson Werth will no longer be represented by the Beverly Hills Sports Council, tweets ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. Werth hasn't decided on new representation yet, and the process could take a while due... [continue] |
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▪ Rangers To Sign Mark Prior
The Rangers agreed to sign Mark Prior to a minor league deal, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (on Twitter). A Rangers official told Wilson that the Rangers signed Prior with t... [continue] |
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▪ Remembering The 1982 Trade Deadline
Ah, who can forget 1982. The Falklands War taught a nation where the Falkland Islands are, and that there's something called the Falkland Islands. The Weather Channel premiered; lazy people haven't ha... [continue] |
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▪ The Mariners' 2011 Rotation
Felix Hernandez may be the best pitcher in baseball, but you won't mistake any other Mariners starters for aces. Next year, some combination of current Seattle starters, prospects and free agent addit... [continue] |
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▪ Free Agent Stock Watch: Orlando Hudson
Orlando Hudson is having another solid season, though he has missed time with foot, oblique and wrist injuries. His .284/.358/.402 batting line is more than acceptable for a second baseman and his def... [continue] |
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▪ Second Annual Aggregate Top 100 Baseball Prospects
A popular feature from last year returns. Once again MLBscoop has collected the rankings of popular prospect opinion sites and averaged them out to give you a sense of a consensus top 100 prospects ... [continue]
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▪ 2009 World Baseball Classic Already Better Than 2006
A tournament is always better when there are shocking upsets, and by that standard the 2009 World Baseball Classic has already surprised the initial WBC. The big story so far has been the Dutch defea... [continue] |
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▪ WBC Performance Gives China Something To Build On
The Chinese national baseball team was unmercifully put to the sword this morning by the South Koreans, in a 14-0 defeat that knocks China out of the World Baseball Classic. Regardless of emphatic na... [continue] |
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▪ Expansion Should Go Back On The MLB Menu, And Soon
It seems like only a few years ago that Major League Baseball was considering contraction, after two expansions totaling four new franchises in the 1990s. Baseball purists decried the dilution of the... [continue] |
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▪ World Baseball Classic Preview: Potential Australian Roster Pool
Australia has been cited as a prime area of emerging talent in the baseball world for the past decade, but the Aussies underperformed greatly at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. In 2009, they have be... [continue] |
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▪ A-Rod Should Not Be Allowed To Play For The Dominican
Reports today indicated that, like in the time before the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Alex Rodriguez is leaning towards representing the Dominican Republic at the 2009 WBC. The American-born son of ... [continue] |
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▪ World Baseball Classic Preview: Potential Panama Roster Pool
The inclusion of Panama among the 16 teams in the World Baseball Classic is based on the fact that the country has produced some significant talent in the past. 49 players have come from the Central ... [continue] |
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▪ Pubilicity Stunt Or Not, Tapping India Is A Brilliant Move
The Pittsburgh Pirates today signed two young pitchers who participated in a reality TV show called “Million Dollar Arm.” That alone might sound gimmicky, but the real juice to the story ... [continue] |
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