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The Blue Jays still don’t have an answer at catcher

Lost in the maze of craziness that has been the Toronto Blue Jays offseason has been the cycle of catchers that has passed through Toronto. Seriously, look at this mess. -JP Arencibia was the starter in 2012 for the team, and looks to be the starter for 2013 as well -Jeff Mathis was Arencibia's primary […]

Dugout Digest – finishing touches

With a majority of the high ticket free agents off the market, a lot of teams are simply working on putting the finishing touches on their teams for the 2013 season. The Blue Jays put the capper on their outstanding offseason by acquiring RA Dickey from the Mets, and then agreeing to a contract extension […]

Hiroyuki Nakajima thinks Billy Beane is sexy and cool

In his introductory press conference with the Oakland media on Tuesday, new A's shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima was asked about his reasons for signing with the A's. Through an interpreter, Nakajima said that Oakland GM Billy Beane was "extremely sexy and cool" with a huge smile on his face before talking about the chemistry of the […]

Brian Sabean has forgotten how to build a bullpen

When the San Francisco Giants won the World Series in 2010, the team's bullpen was constructed in a way that most successful bullpens are: cheaply. Aside from Jeremy Affeldt, none of the Giants relievers on that 2010 team were signed to a multi-year contracts as free agents. Only Afefldt and Brian Wilson (through arbitration raises) […]

This Braves holiday card is extremely creepy

Baseball season may be behind us for the winter, but that doesn't mean teams aren't sending out holiday wishes to their fans. Many teams have been sending out videos to their fans wishing them a happy holiday season, and while many of the videos online haven't been updated to reflect 2012 yet, the Atlanta Braves […]

RA Dickey trade is win/win for Mets and Blue Jays

The RA Dickey trade between the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays is essentially done, with just a completed physical from Dickey standing in the way of approval. The Blue Jays will acquire Dickey, catcher Josh Thole, and a minor prospect for top catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud, top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard, catcher John […]

The 2013 Twins rotation will be all about contact

It's been a long, hard fall from grace for the Minnesota Twins over the last two seasons. After a stretch where the team finished above .500 in nine of ten seasons, the Twins have been the bottom feeders of the AL Central in the last two years. They've lost a combined total of 195 games, […]

Dugout Digest – all in

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets have tenatively agreed to a trade that would send RA Dickey from New York to Toronto, continuing a transformation of a Blue Jays team that won just 73 games this past season. Adding Dickey would complete a full-blown turnover of the Jays rotation, with Brandon Morrow, JA […]

Anibal Sanchez reverses course, re-signs with Tigers

The Chicago Cubs had yet another misreported signing yesterday, when it was rumored that they had agreed to a five-year contract with free agent starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez. After all that, Sanchez has instead opted to re-sign with the Tigers for

Dugout Digest – big names falling

Well, I told you it was a matter of time. And that matter of time came….today. Josh Hamilton signed with the Angels yesterday, just an hour after being first linked to them. Things move fast in baseball, huh? On Wednesday, we wrote about where Michael Bourn could potentially land, and those destinations will be magnified […]

Anibal Sanchez close to five-year deal with Cubs

The mystery team has struck again, and this time, it's the Chicago Cubs. They're reportedly close to signing free agent starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez, the second-best arm on the market this winter to Zack Greinke, to

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