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D-Backs Need Yasmany Tomas to Step Up in 2016
The Arizona Diamondbacks have emptied their coffers — not to mention their farm system — in a quest to clinch their first NL West title since 2011 and capture their first World Series title since...
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Chapman Move Eases Burden on Yankees’ Taxed Starting Pitchers
The Yankees’ acquisition of Aroldis Chapman, currently under MLB investigation for an alleged domestic violence incident, is creating controversy that extends beyond the whole “who’s New York’s closer...
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A’s Take Low-Cost Gamble on Henderson Alvarez Regaining Health, Velocity
It’s not very often that a 25-year-old pitcher with a no-hitter on his resume and a career adjusted ERA that’s better than the league average hits the free agent market, but that’s what happened with...
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Jaso Solves Half of Bucs’ 1B Problem
The Pirates non-tendered Pedro Alvarez, severing ties with the #2 overall pick in the 2008 draft because the value of his mammoth power no longer outweighed his problems getting on base and manning...
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Pirates Hope for More than Flashes from Feliz in 2016
The past few years have not been kind to Neftali Feliz. The 2010 AL Rookie of the Year underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012 and hit rock bottom last season, when he posted the fourth-worst ERA+ (64)...
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Taylor’s Glove is Golden, but his Bat is Down and Out
The recent Nationals/Blue Jays trade accomplished more than returning Drew Storen to a closer’s role in Toronto — it also provided Washington with a new starting center fielder (Ben Revere), and...
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Gerardo Brings More Potent Bat, Diminished Leather to Coors
The Colorado Rockies signed free agent outfielder Gerardo Parra on Tuesday, securing the former Diamondback, Brewer and Oriole’s services with a three-year, $27.5M deal that includes a $12M club...
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Marlins Bet on Dee Gordon’s Wheels
While Tom Gordon had the nickname “Flash,” that moniker really suits his son Dee Gordon better. Coming off a career-best 2015 season, Gordon just signed a five-year, $50 million extension with the...
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Blanton Revives Career with Move to ‘Pen, Wicked Slider
Kentucky Joe has gone Hollywood (again): righty Joe Blanton just signed a one-year, $4 million deal to serve as a long relief bridge to Kenley Jansen with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Blanton, 35, once...
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To Bounce Back, Lucroy Must Handle Heat at the Plate, Soft Stuff Behind it
Jonathan Lucroy isn’t demanding a trade, per se, but the backstop sure wouldn’t mind escaping the Milwaukee Brewers’ long-term rebuilding effort in favor of playing for a contender in 2016. Lucroy,...
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