10th March 2009
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Baseball News
The Braves are not used to losing. Though it has been a couple of seasons since the Braves run ended as the dominant National League team, the Atlanta Braves still have that same attitude of winning about them. As long[...]
Tags: atlanta braves, bitter disappointments, brian mccann, casey kotchman, chipper jones, derek lowe, free agent, free agent acquisition, garret anderson, jair jurrjens, javier vazquez, kawakami, tom glavine
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9th March 2009
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The surgery to fix Alex Rodriguez’s torn cartilage in his right hip went well, and seemed like a big success. That is the good news for Rodriguez and the New York Yankees. The bad news? They now have to replace n[...]
Tags: alex rodriguez, free agent, mark teixiera, new york yankees, power hitter, spring training, third baseman, yankee
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5th March 2009
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The Los Angeles Dodgers must be letting out a heavy sigh after finally getting Manny Ramirez back in Dodger blue on Wednesday. The slugger signed a two year deal for 45 million, much like the deal that was turned down b[...]
Tags: agent scott boras, base percentage, dodgers, free agent, free agent market, home run hitter, home runs, los angeles dodgers, manny ramirez, offseason, yankee, yankees
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3rd March 2009
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For a cool four million bucks, the Athletics have now secured the services of Orlando Cabrera for one year. According to Buster Olney, Oakland is also close to signing former superstar Nomar Garciaparra. The signing of[...]
Tags: base percentage, batting average, free agent, jason giambi, Major League, offseason, rookie of the year
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27th February 2009
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Fantasy Baseball
Pitching is the benchmark of any great baseball team, and fantasy baseball is no different. Regardless of how good the hitters are, you still have to be competitive in the pitching department to win a fantasy championsh[...]
Tags: baseball, Fantasy Baseball, fantasy team, free agent, new york yankees, roy halladay, yankee
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23rd February 2009
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Fantasy Baseball
Every single year, someone ends up overpaying for that hottest free agent, or the next big thing. Sometimes it is a player that came from nowhere to have that one huge season. Sometimes it is a player that they think wi[...]
Tags: baseball, batting average, Fantasy Baseball, free agent, home runs, power numbers
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19th February 2009
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When the Phillies did not resign slugger Pat Burrell this offseason, it seemed that they were taking a major hit to their lineup as he went packing. Little did Philly fans know that a better option was coming. The Phil[...]
Tags: base percentage, baseball, free agent, offensive side, offseason, power numbers, ryan howard, world champion
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