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• Reclamation Projects Zito, Lidge Among NL X-Factors
• By John Hickey 2/08/2010 7:30 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. Once, when Tony La Russa was managing the Oakland A's in the early 1990s, ... More »
• Adrian Gonzalez's Agent Believes His Client Will Be Traded
• By Tom Fornelli 2/03/2010 12:27 PM ET
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• San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is one of the best in the game at his position. Not only can he hit 40-plus home runs in a place like Petco Park, but he's also won two Gold Gloves for ... More »
• Tim Lincecum's Agent Expects Arbitration Hearing
• By Pat Lackey 2/02/2010 8:11 PM ET
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• With February starting and little progress in contract talks with the San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum's agent said Tuesday that he fully expects to go to arbitration with the Giants over the ... More »
• Jon Garland Signs With the Padres
• By Josh Alper 1/26/2010 6:15 PM ET
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• With less than a month to go until spring training finally begins, the list of free agent pitchers is getting smaller and smaller. Right-handed starter Jon Garland signed with the Padres, a move ... More »
• Rockies Reportedly Close to Bringing Jason Giambi Back
• By Matt Snyder 1/24/2010 5:00 PM ET
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• Jason Giambi had a rough go in his return to Oakland last season, but seemed to find some rejuvenation once he joined the Colorado Rockies almost exclusively as a pinch-hitter. The Rockies are close ...
• Freddy Sanchez Had Shoulder Surgery, May Miss Opening Day
• By Pat Lackey 1/22/2010 3:09 PM ET
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• Giants' second baseman Freddy Sanchez had surgery on his ailing left shoulder, and the surgery may keep Sanchez out of the lineup until after Opening Day. Making it back by the opener is "a goal ... More »
• 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 »
• Report: Adam LaRoche Agrees to Deal With Diamondbacks
• By Matt Snyder 1/14/2010 12:00 PM ET
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• Power hitting first baseman Adam LaRoche has inked a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Monetary details of the deal are not yet known. ... 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 »
• Mark DeRosa Agrees to Deal With Giants
• By Matt Snyder 12/28/2009 2:35 PM ET
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• The Giants have reached a two-year contract agreement with free-agent utilityman Mark DeRosa, according to a team spokesman. DeRosa could fill any number of positions for the Giants, but the smart ... More »
• Winter Meetings Wrap: NL West
• By Jeff Fletcher 12/10/2009 1:15 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- Picking a winner among the NL West teams is easy, since only one of them -- the Diamondbacks -- did anything of consequence this week. The rest of the teams sat quietly and left ... More »
• Granderson Gives Yankees 'Comfort,' Tigers Not Rebuilding
• By Matt Snyder 12/09/2009 5:10 PM ET
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• INDIANAPOLIS -- Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn't rule out bringing back either Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, he did mention that the acquisition of Curtis Granderson via trade ... More »
• Dick Enberg Makes Way to Padres' Booth
• By Tom Fornelli 12/03/2009 1:00 AM ET
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• If there has been a major sporting event in the United States over the last 40 years or so, odds are that Dick Enberg has covered it at some point. Be it a Super Bowl, March Madness, Wimbledon or the ... 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 »
• From the Windup: I'm Thankful For ...
• By Matt Snyder 11/26/2009 9:00 AM ET
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• From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday. Just because something is corny, doesn't mean it can't be done. Saying what you are thankful for ... More »
• Dodgers, Angels Interested in Halladay
• By Matt Snyder 11/24/2009 4:31 PM ET
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• According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, both L.A.-area teams are in pursuit of Blue Jays' ace Roy Halladay via trade. The report cites sources familiar with talks from both teams and places ... More »
• Footprints in the Snow: Padres
• By Matt Snyder 11/21/2009 10:00 AM ET
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• Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. About halfway through the 2009 season, the San Diego Padres looked poised to ... More »
• Footprints in the Snow: Rockies
• By Matt Snyder 11/21/2009 9:00 AM ET
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• Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. After an awful start to 2009, the Rockies fired Clint Hurdle, promoted Jim ... More »
• Footprints in the Snow: Dodgers
• By Ed Price 11/21/2009 7:00 AM ET
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• Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. The Dodgers went to the National League Championship Series for the second ... More »
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