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• Willy Taveras Traded to Oakland, Then Designated for Assignment
• By Tom Fornelli 2/01/2010 2:24 PM ET
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• There was an interesting deal on Monday afternoon that far exceeded the players involved. The Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds made a deal involving four players. On their way to Cincinnati are ... More »
• Carlos Ruiz, Phillies Agree to Extension
• By Matt Snyder 1/24/2010 9:20 PM ET
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• The Philadelphia Phillies have now avoided arbitration with every one of their eligible players. After taking care of Shane Victorino and Joe Blanton this past week, the Phillies have now also agreed ...
• 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 »
• Shane Victorino Signs Three-Year Contract Extension
• By Matt Snyder 1/22/2010 11:55 AM ET
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• Several hours after announcing their contract extension agreement with Joe Blanton, the Phillies reportedly also agreed to an extension with All-Star outfielder Shane Victorino. The report indicates ... More »
• Rick Ankiel Signs With Kansas City
• By Matt Snyder 1/22/2010 11:20 AM ET
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• After already adding Scott Podsednik earlier this offseason, the Kansas City Royals have added another relatively low-priced veteran to the outfield mix. Rick Ankiel, the pitcher-turned-power-hitter ... More »
• Flexibility for Mariners Comes With King Felix's Extension
• By John Hickey 1/21/2010 10:37 PM ET
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• Just having Felix Hernandez locked up for five years would be enough to have most teams beaming. It may be enough to enable the Mariners to keep spending, as well. Seattle general manager Jack ... More »
• Joe Blanton's Contract Extended
• By Matt Snyder 1/21/2010 3:10 PM ET
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• The Philadelphia Phillies have avoided salary arbitration with right-handed starting pitcher Joe Blanton, as the two sides have agreed to a three-year, $24 million extension, FanHouse's Ed Price has ... 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 ...
• Recently Released Byrnes Interested in the Giants
• By Tom Fornelli 1/17/2010 7:13 PM ET
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• Eric Byrnes' first two years in Arizona were productive enough to earn himself a three-year, $30 million contract extension from the Diamondbacks. Which was then immediately followed by two seasons of ... More »
• 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 »
• Buckle Up, It's Arbitration Season
• By Jeff Fletcher 1/15/2010 8:00 PM ET
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• Andre Dawson was the toast of Chicago. Just a year earlier, he'd come to the Cubs for relative pennies, actually offering the team a blank contract for his services, and he went on to win the MVP. ... More »
• With Valverde, Tigers' Relief Envy of AL
• By Frankie Piliere 1/15/2010 3:15 PM ET
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• After dealing away star players like Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson, it would be easy to look at the areas where Detroit will be weaker in 2010. But, aside from just strengthening their crop of ... More »
• Jose Valverde Signs With Detroit
• By Matt Snyder 1/14/2010 5:11 PM ET
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• The Detroit Tigers and free-agent closer Jose Valverde have agreed to terms on a contract, FanHouse's Ed Price has confirmed. Yahoo! Sports is reporting the deal is for two years and worth $14 ... More »
• Greg Maddux Joins Cubs' Front Office
• By Matt Snyder 1/11/2010 7:40 PM ET
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• Cubs general manager Jim Hendry is going to be getting a hand from a familiar face to Cubs fans. Greg Maddux, who won 133 games for the Cubs in two different stints that totaled 10 years, has ... More »
• Reds Reportedly Land Aroldis Chapman
• By Andrew Johnson 1/10/2010 3:30 PM ET
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• The Cincinnati Reds are the surprise winners of the Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes, according to multiple reports. Yahoo! Sports first broke the news that Chapman had signed with an NL team Sunday ... 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 »
• Mariners Officially Acquire Kotchman
• By Tom Fornelli 1/07/2010 6:59 PM ET
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• On Monday the Boston Red Sox were able to pry Adrian Beltre away from the Seattle Mariners via free agency, and on Thursday they landed another Mariner but this time they did it the old fashioned way. ... More »
• Red Sox Maintain Flexibility at Expense of Major 2010 Upgrades
• By Frankie Piliere 1/07/2010 3:15 PM ET
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• It's been a productive winter thus far for Theo Epstein and the Boston Red Sox. That much we can say. Aside from the addition of John Lackey, however, he hasn't made moves that are part of the ... More »
• Matt Holliday Returns to Cardinals
• By Jeff Fletcher 1/05/2010 6:08 PM ET
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• Matt Holliday announced during a radio interview that he has re-signed with the Cardinals, confirming multiple reports that the deal was close. Jon Heyman of SI.com reported that the deal was worth ... More »
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