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his year's free agent class, a function of teams having the money and smarts to buy out some free agent years of their best young players, thus keeping them off the market in their prime.
But the market is rich in choices when it comes to outfielders. Though only one true impact bat is available, the top 11 outfielders include nine former All-Stars and four legitimate centerfielders, a position difficult to fill.
Is free agency dead in baseball? Not entirely, though this winter will feature fewer potential franchise-changers than in years past, for two related reasons. One is that several clubs who could previously be counted upon to... more »
The Marlins thought of making Mike Redmond a minor league coach when his playing career was sputtering in the late 1990s. Now they could hire Redmond — a 41-year-old up-and-comer with extensive ties to the Marlins... more »
You've assuredly heard lots about the players who will be most important in this World Series. Buster Posey, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Matt Cain, Pablo Sandoval—they were deserved all-stars in July, and... more »
The 2012 Barry Zito Redemption Tour kept rocking and rolling on Wednesday night, drawing rave reviews from an appreciative audience and, perhaps the greatest compliment of all, a lot of silence from a few of the loudest bats... more »
As rude awakenings go, this was as rude as it gets. The World Series wasn't even an inning old when the Tigers found trouble, and then more trouble, and then even more. It was supposed to be Justin Verlander's show, but he was... more »
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