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Dugout Digest – welcome to Royals Day

We keep rolling along in AL Central week, and will be focusing on the Kansas City Royals today. The Royals had a somewhat shocking year in 2013, winning 85 games and finishing third in the division. It wasn't enough for the Royals to make the playoffs though, and they'll look to right that wrong in […]

Padres’ bad injury luck continues: Cameron Maybin out 2-3 months

Any hopes the San Diego Padres had for getting through the 2014 season without a significant injury have already been crushed. Outfielder Cameron Maybin will miss two to three months with a ruptured biceps tendon in his left arm, suffered while making a diving catch on Sunday. A MRI exam conducted on Monday revealed the […]

The four horsemen of the Minnesota Twins

When you look at this Minnesota Twins team on paper, there isn't a whole lot to be excited about. Sure, you have the usual names that you've come to know this club by (Mauer, Perkins, etc.), but it doesn't scream excitement in any way, shape, or form. Most of the intrigue for this team is […]

Orioles sign Johan Santana to minor league deal

When Johan Santana's fastball was barely able to crack 80 miles per hour in a workout last week, it seemed unlikely that any of the seven teams in attendance would sign the former Cy Young winner. It only takes one team to take a flier, though, and apparently that team is the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore […]

Three key questions for the Minnesota Twins

With one of the better farm systems in all of baseball, there's no doubt that the Minnesota Twins are going to be a team to keep an eye on in the coming years. Nonetheless, they enter the 2014 season with plenty of questions regarding the current state of the franchise. While there are many more […]

The two biggest weaknesses of the Minnesota Twins

When a club suffers through three straight 90 loss seasons, moves their franchise player to a different position, bids farewell to a former MVP, and sees a top ten prospect go down with a season-ending injury…well, there's probably just a couple of things wrong with that club. Such is life for the Minnesota Twins – […]

2014 season preview: Minnesota Twins

The 2014 season doesn't bring about a lot of expectations for the Minnesota Twins. They struggled mightily in a variety of different ways last year as they try and build up their farm system to become competitive in the American League Central once again. To a certain degree, they've done that. They boast one of […]

Ian Kinsler hopes the Rangers go 0-162, thinks Jon Daniels is a “sleazeball”

Ian Kinsler was not pleased when he was traded by the Texas Rangers this offseason. In an interview with Robert Sanchez of ESPN the Magazine, the new Tigers second baseman unloaded on his former team and general manager Jon Daniels. The issues started when Kinsler didn't want to change positions to accommodate top prospect Jurickson […]

Dugout Digest – welcome to Twins Day

Let's continue with AL Central week, shall we? Today, we're going to examine a former powerhouse that's been on the downslide of late – the Minnesota Twins. After winning the AL Central in both 2009 and 2010, the Twins have lost 90 games in each of the last three seasons, and they might not be […]

The four horsemen of the Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox have had their share of stars over the years – Carlton Fisk, Frank Thomas, and Paul Konerko are just three of them. But the times are changing, and Chicago hasn't really had a solid supporting cast around Konerko i the last couple of years, with the possible exceptions of the constantly […]

Three key questions for the Chicago White Sox

The offseason Rick Hahn had with the White Sox was a step in the right direction. After all, this was a 99 loss team in 2013 that had one of the oldest and worst offenses in baseball. Hahn started the rebuild process this winter, and while the White Sox certainly seem to have a better […]

The two biggest weaknesses of the Chicago White Sox

When you lose 99 games, demote a franchise icon to a bench role before his final season, and have over $30 million compared to two struggling players…well, do we even need to search for weaknesses? Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn won't be in Chicago next year, and the revamping of this squad will continue into […]

2014 season preview: Chicago White Sox

I can't say enough bad things about the 2013 Chicago White Sox. They lost 99 games, fielded a $118 million payroll, and also had one of the worst farm systems in the game. But this winter, something happened – general manager Rick Hahn overhauled the club in his second offseason in charge, and hope is […]

Dugout Digest – welcome to White Sox Day

We've crossed the halfway point of our season preview series, and this week we're focusing on one of the more unpredictable divisions in baseball – the American League Central. Really, would you be shocked by any team aside from the Tigers finishing last in 2014? But we're not talking about the Tigers today – we're […]

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