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• Twins Optimistic on Mauer Deal, but Extension 'Will Be a Battle'
• By Tom Fornelli 2/01/2010 5:09 PM ET
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• The Internet was set ablaze on Monday afternoon with rumors that the Minnesota Twins had come to a preliminary agreement on a 10-year contract extension with Joe Mauer, but like a lot of things in ... More »
• Ichiro Still Mariners' Leadoff Man Despite Addition of Figgins
• By John Hickey 1/28/2010 7:23 PM ET
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• The American League West boasted two of the best leadoff hitters in the game in 2009 in the Angels' Chone Figgins and the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki. Now they're both in the same lineup in Seattle. ... More »
• Felix Deal Caps M's Watershed Winter
• By John Hickey 1/19/2010 4:30 PM ET
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• Jack Zduriencik's first calling card came 13 months ago. Just eight weeks into his appointment as the Seattle Mariners' general manager, he made a big splash at the 2008 Winter Meetings, engineering ... More »
• Latest Hot Stove, Free Agency Buzz
• By FanHouse Newswire 1/06/2010 10:00 AM ET
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• Check back regularly as the MLB FanHouse team, including national baseball writers Ed Price, Jeff Fletcher and John Hickey and national baseball analyst Frankie Piliere, keep you abreast of all the ... More »
• No Extension for Joe Girardi Heading Into Final Year of Contract
• By Ed Price 12/17/2009 12:12 PM ET
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• NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi managed the Yankees to 103 regular-season wins and a World Series title in 2009. His reward: lame-duck status. "I don't do extensions," Yankees managing general partner ... More »
• Details of Halladay's Extension Emerge
• By Ed Price 12/15/2009 6:04 PM ET
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• The megatrade involving Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee has yet to be finalized as the Mariners, Blue Jays and Phillies sort out medical details, but the contract extension Halladay will sign once the ... More »
• Aroldis Chapman Impressive in Workout
• By Ed Price 12/15/2009 5:39 PM ET
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• If any teams were wondering about Aroldis Chapman's stuff or health, their questions should be answered. According to a person who saw the Cuban defector throw a side sessions Tuesday in Houston, ... 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 »
• Jilted by Bay, BoSox Move On to Lackey
• By Ed Price 12/14/2009 12:54 PM ET
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• Once Jason Bay rejected the Red Sox's latest offer to re-sign him, Boston apparently decided to use that money on a pitcher instead of a left fielder -- specifically John Lackey. Lackey and the Sox ... More »
• Winter Meetings Wrap: NL East
• By Ed Price 12/10/2009 2:00 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- This was one of the busiest divisions in baseball before the Winter Meetings, with the additions of Placido Polanco, Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito. Yet there's still plenty to do. ... More »
• Winter Meetings Wrap: AL East
• By Ed Price 12/10/2009 1:45 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- The Yankees and Red Sox are the movers and shakers in this division, and this year has proved no different. But the Rays and Orioles made moves this week as well, with Tampa Bay ... More »
• Anticlimactic Meetings Mean Long Winter Ahead for Boys of Summer
• By Ed Price 12/10/2009 12:41 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- In a city known for its speedway, the pace of baseball's Winter Meetings this week was, well, slow. "The meetings have been productive," Mets general manager Omar Minaya said ... More »
• Angels Exploring Deals, Could Move Maicer Izturis
• By Ed Price 12/09/2009 12:15 AM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- With needs for a corner outfielder and in relief, the Angels are using their infield excess as trade chips. The Angels have told people there is a significant chance they move an ...
• Yankees, Tigers, Diamondbacks Three-Way Deal Complete
• By Ed Price 12/08/2009 1:23 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- A three-way deal that would send center fielder Curtis Granderson to the Yankees and right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks has been finalized pending examination of medical ... More »
• Phillies Exploring Interest in Joe Blanton
• By Ed Price 12/07/2009 12:26 PM ET
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• Joe Blanton, who stands to make in the neighborhood of $7 million next season, has joined the increasing list of pitchers available by trade. The Phillies are checking on interest in Blanton, two ... More »
• Expect Fast-Paced Swap Meet in Indy
• By Ed Price 12/04/2009 12:00 PM ET
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• If you like trades, pay attention. They may zip past next week in Indianapolis like cars in the Indy 500. Baseball teams can use the economy as cover to slow the free-agent market, so the action ... More »
• Source: Red Sox Agree to Sign Shortstop Marco Scutaro
• By Ed Price 12/03/2009 10:33 PM ET
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• The Red Sox have found their shortstop, agreeing to a two-year deal with free agent Marco Scutaro (pending a physical), FanHouse has learned. Scutaro, 34, last season hit .282 for the Blue Jays, ... More »
• Scouting Notes: Braves Shopping Pair of Arms, and Both Could Be Bargains
• By Frankie Piliere 11/18/2009 11:58 PM ET
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• On the free-agent market, all the focus has been on John Lackey. On the trade market, the talk has been about Roy Halladay. The consolation prize for teams seeking a top-flight arm may come out of ... More »
• MLB's Economic Rebound Could Be Slow
• By Jeff Fletcher 11/12/2009 8:00 AM ET
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• CHICAGO -- On a day this week when the stock market had one of the encouraging spikes investors have enjoyed more frequently over the past few months, Kenny Williams let out a sarcastic cheer for ... More »
• Money Worries Could Force Reds to Move All-Star Phillips, Others
• By Ed Price 11/10/2009 9:48 PM ET
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• Editor's Note: FanHouse's Jeff Fletcher contributed to this report CHICAGO -- The Reds' need to slash payroll, according to a major league source, could lead them to explore trading second baseman ... More »
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