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Mets buy low on Chris Young

The New York Mets have gotten involved with the free agent market, signing former Diamondbacks and Athletics outfielder Chris Young to a one-year deal worth

Dugout Digest – a wild week

You know, at the beginning of the offseason, I said I'd be doing a DD three days a week. Well, this is the only DD this week – because there was nothing going on from last Thursday until this Wednesday. And then all hell broke loose. So, let's recap the last week, shall we? –John […]

MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner passes away at 51

Michael Weiner, the executive director of the MLB Players Association, has passed away following a 15 month battle with brain cancer. Weiner was just 51 years old. Weiner became executive director of the MLBPA four years ago, replacing the controversial Donald Fehr. He was popular among both the players and the league, and was responsible […]

Rangers beef up offense with Fielder trade

Prince Fielder's contract was a burden on the Tigers. It will be a burden on the Rangers. But the Rangers are in a much better position to deal with the $168 million than the Tigers, and quite frankly, they need Fielder more than Detroit did. The situations faced by the Tigers and Rangers are quite […]

Rangers and Tigers agree to swap Ian Kinsler and Prince Fielder

The best part about this time of the year is the completely wacky trade rumors that come across the wire. This one isn't a rumor, though: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is confirming that the Tigers and Rangers have agreed to a deal that would send Ian Kinsler to Detroit and Prince Fielder to Texas. The […]

Giants strike again, sign Javier Lopez to three-year, $13 million deal

Brian Sabean's San Francisco Giants have struck again, signing reliever Javier Lopez to a three-year, $13 million deal as reported by Bay Area Sports Guy. The 36-year old Lopez is the Giants' favorite LOOGY, holding left-handers to a .152/.208/.222 line in 2013.  While Lopez does have good splits overall, the Giants are still committing multiple […]

Tim Hudson signs with Giants for two years, $23 million

After nearly a decade in Atlanta, Tim Hudson is returning to the Bay Area. The 38-year old right-hander has agreed to a two-year deal with the Giants that will pay him $23 million, and his signing was first reported by Bay Area Sports Guy. In 2013, Hudson pitched to a 3.97 ERA over 131 1/3 […]

Things are about to get very interesting for the Washington Nationals

Coming off of a 2012 season that saw the club win a franchise-best 98 games and their first full season NL East title ever, the Washington Nationals went all-in for the 2013 season. They bumped their payroll by nearly 30%, signing Rafael Soriano, Dan Haren, and Adam LaRoche to eight figure contracts while trading for […]

Dugout Digest – the real offseason

Well, this kind of sucks – the baseball season is really over. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Award winners were announced (Scherzer, Kershaw), and on Thursday, the MVP winners were announced (Cabrera, McCutchen). In more quasi-awards news, the NL Rookie of the Year and third place finisher in NL Cy Young voting Jose Fernandez was […]

Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen win MVP awards

Miguel Cabrera and Andrew McCutchen were announced as the 2013 Most Valuable Players on Thursday night. It's the second award in a row for Cabrera in the American League. The 2012 MVP hit .348/.442/636 in 2013, homering 44 times and driving in 137 runs. He received 23 of 30 first place votes and 385 points […]

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