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• Cliff Lee Had Foot Surgery Friday
• By Matt Snyder 2/08/2010 7:15 PM ET
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• The Seattle Mariners announced that newly acquired starting pitcher Cliff Lee underwent minor surgery on his left foot this past Friday. Lee needed the surgery to remove a floating bone spur in his ... More »
• Harden, Liriano Headline AL X-Factors
• By John Hickey 2/08/2010 7:00 PM ET
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• What to do now that the Super Bowl is over and spring training still hasn't arrived? Here at MLB FanHouse, we Mind the Gap. Even the dumbest baseball fan will be able to tell you that the Cardinals ... More »
• Mets Trade for Gary Matthews, Jr.
• By Matt Snyder 1/22/2010 1:10 PM ET
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• With star center fielder Carlos Beltran recently having surgery -- meaning he'll miss at least a month of the regular season -- the Mets were left with a pretty significant hole in their defense. ... More »
• Joel Pineiro, Angels Reportedly Agree to Two-Year Deal
• By Matt Snyder 1/21/2010 10:50 AM ET
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• Joel Pineiro is fresh off arguably the best season of his career, and he has reportedly been rewarded with a two-year contract worth $16 million to join the Los Angeles Angels. Pineiro, 30, put ...
• A's Acquire Kouzmanoff, May Move Chavez to First Base
• By Matt Snyder 1/17/2010 4:55 PM ET
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• The Oakland A's have traded Scott Hairston (back) to the Padres along with Aaron Cunningham for Eric Sogard and third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff. With the deal, the A's are apparently thinking of moving ... More »
• Rangers Agree to Deal With Vlad, Get Khalil Greene Too
• By Tom Fornelli 1/10/2010 1:26 PM ET
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• During his six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, Vladimir Guerrero was a nightmare for the Texas Rangers. He managed to have a 44-game hitting streak against them, which goes a long way to ... More »
• Franklin Gutierrez Signs Four-Year Contract Extension
• By Matt Snyder 1/08/2010 1:15 PM ET
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• Last offseason, Mariners new general manager Jack Zduriencik set out to re-make the face of his team. Among other things, he wanted a renewed concentration on defense, and after acquiring center ... More »
• Angels Announcer Rory Markas, 54, Dies
• By Tom Fornelli 1/05/2010 1:06 PM ET
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• Los Angeles Angels announcer Rory Markas has passed away. Markas' death was announced on the very same radio station he's been calling Angels games on since 2002 on Tuesday morning, though no reason ... More »
• A New Year's Resolution for Every Major League Team
• By Matt Snyder 1/01/2010 1:00 PM ET
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• From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime. Once the clock strikes midnight and the calendar turns to a new year, millions of people decide they are going ... More »
• Mariners Trade Brandon Morrow to Toronto for Brandon League
• By Pat Lackey 12/22/2009 1:29 PM ET
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• Jack Zduriencik and the Mariners' busy offseason continued Monday night when they agreed to send Brandon Morrow to the Blue Jays for reliever Brandon League and a currently unknown prospect, according ... More »
• Milton Bradley Traded to Mariners
• By Matt Snyder 12/18/2009 2:15 PM ET
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• Cubs general manager Jim Hendry entered the offseason with one goal above all others: to find a taker for mercurial outfielder Milton Bradley. That taker came Friday in the form of the Mariners. The ... More »
• Nolan Ryan One Step Closer to Owning the Texas Rangers
• By Tom Fornelli 12/16/2009 11:57 AM ET
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• Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan only spent five of his 27 Major League seasons with the Texas Rangers, but while there he recorded career strikeout No. 5,000, picked up his 300th win, and threw the ... More »
• Six Thoughts on Suddenly Sizzling Stove
• By Jeff Fletcher 12/15/2009 1:04 AM ET
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• Monday was one of those Hot Stove season days that make you forget all of the other ones when we are sitting around and pondering the significance of Pedro Feliz. The MLB landscape shook, with signs ... More »
• Report: Lowell Trade on Hold Because of Thumb Injury
• By Pat Lackey 12/14/2009 9:47 PM ET
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• After word out of Indianapolis made it sound like a Mike Lowell-Max Ramirez trade between the Rangers and Red Sox was all but complete last week, new reports indicate that Lowell's health may be ... More »
• Hideki Matsui Agrees to One-Year Deal With Angels
• By Matt Snyder 12/14/2009 4:30 PM ET
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• After seven seasons in New York, World Series MVP Hideki Matsui is headed out the door. Matsui agreed to a one-year deal with the Angels Monday, according to multiple reports. ESPN.com initially ... More »
• Winter Meetings Wrap: AL West
• By Jeff Fletcher 12/10/2009 1:00 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- There is little doubt that the Rangers were the big winners among the four AL West teams during the Winter Meetings. In fact, the Rangers and the Mariners were among the only teams ... More »
• Chone Figgins, Ichiro Will Be 'Special' Atop Mariners' Batting Order
• By Matt Snyder 12/08/2009 9:31 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS - Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik mockingly announced that he was revealing the "best kept secret of the Winter Meetings," when he informed the press ... More »
• Jarrod Saltalamacchia Re-Injures Shoulder in Winter League
• By Pat Lackey 12/03/2009 4:51 PM ET
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• Amid all of the positives that surrounded the Texas Rangers' surprise 2009 season, Jarrod Saltalamacchia's season was a huge disappointment. He hit poorly (his final line was .233/.290/.371, a far cry ... More »
• Jason Bay Being Pursued by Mariners
• By Matt Snyder 12/03/2009 4:15 PM ET
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• Heading into the offseason, one of the most pressing needs for the Seattle Mariners was a power hitter, as they had problems scoring runs in 2009 and could use some punch in the middle of their order ... More »
• Marco Scutaro Has Options in Boston, Los Angeles and Seattle
• By Pat Lackey 11/29/2009 5:27 PM ET
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• With Alex Gonzalez signing with the Blue Jays, the market for Marco Scutaro has heated up over the holiday weekend. Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Red Sox, Dodgers, and ... More »
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