 | 2010 Season Preview: Florida Marlins
If the MLB were a superstar-driven league the way the NBA is, the Marlins would be in excellent shape to compete with the presence of Hanley Ramirez, Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco.
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 | 2010 Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
There are a lot of fragile pieces that need to stay healthy, but the Braves truly are loaded with a great balance of talent to give Bobby Cox a legitimate run in his final season.
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 | 2010 Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
Many people expect the Phillies to have elevated themselves to death, taxes, playoffs status, but the Braves and Marlins have enough talent to actually give them at least a small run for their money.
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 | 2010 Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
The Tigers could be a dangerous postseason club due to pitchers like Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello and even Jeremy Bonderman, but getting there will still be difficult.
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 | 2010 Season Preview: Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox would be the clear favorites in any other division, but the playoffs are probably only a 75% likely scenario because of the Yankees and Rays.
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 | 2010 Season Preview: Minnesota Twins
The Twins had an impressive offseason, acquiring J.J. Hardy and Orlando Hudson to add to the M&M Boys and the rest of that lineup. The only thing standing between Target Field and postseason baseball in its first season is the Minnesota pitching staff.
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 | 2010 Season Preview: New York Mets
The Mets had a completely disappointing 2009 to open Citi Field, filled with injuries. Their offseason created more questions than it solved and competing in the NL East in 2010 looks like a long-shot.
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 | Grading The Deal: Lincecum Signs $23M Deal
With a fair amount of symmetry, the Giants and Tim Lincecum have agreed to a $23 million deal over two years. Even with this deal and Barry Zito's $18.5 million for 2010, the San Francisco rotation will make on average $7 million apiece.
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 | Grading The Deal: Yankees Switch Damon For Winn
The Yankees got a good return on their $52 million investment in Johnny Damon, but were hesitant to risk another multi-year deal and instead opted for Randy Winn.
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 | Reds Should Be Patient With Chapman
A $30 million contract for Aroldis Chapman was certainly not a surprise. But the team who issued that contract clearly was a huge surprise.
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 | Holliday Is Key To Cards’ 2010 Success
Despite the disappointing postseason showing, the future always looks bright when your roster boasts the NL MVP and two Cy Young candidates.
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 | Grading The Deal: Vazquez Rejoins Yanks Rotation
The trade for Javier Vazquez unquestionably represents a sense of frugality on the part of the Yankees.
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 | This Southpaw Ace Will Work For Seattle
It wasn't too long ago the Mariners sold the farm for a lefty starter named Erik Bedard. But unlike Bill Bavasi, GM Jack Zduriencik didn't have to sell the farm to get the more reliably awesome Cliff Lee.
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 | What The Dodgers Need This Winter
The Dodgers need improvement, particularly with their starting pitching, but their offseason might be more heavily involved with the McCourt divorce than improving their player personnel.
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 | Grading The Deal: Twins Deal For J.J. Hardy
The best thing the Twins now have to show for Johan Santana is J.J. Hardy.
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 | Finally Good Business Sense
For these past two seasons, the Nationals have been consistently down in the dumps, both on and off the field. Now it seems like the only place left to go is up, in attendance and in wins and much of it will start with Stephen Strasburg.
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 | Rays Haven't Reclaimed Last Year's Magic
The Rays are the safe bet to not have a chair in the playoffs when the music stops playing this October. Here are three reasons why.
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 | Making Moves Before The All-Star Game
Three Cubs set to return from DL for crucial matchups against Braves and Cardinals.
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 | 'Striking Out' With The White Sox, Late May
The elder statesman trio of Jim Thome, Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye have delivered, but Carlos Quentin and Alexi Ramirez have been tremendously disappointing. Same goes for the rotation of Barack Obama's favorite team.
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 | 2009 Season Preview: Houston Astros
The Astros made a late charge and finished the season with a very inflated 86-75 record; inflated because they were outscored by 31 runs for the season. Without any real improvement in the offseason, Houston should fall back to a win total in the 70's.
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 | 2009 Season Preview: Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles were a 61-63 team on August 17th, but lost an unreal 30 out of their final 37 games to finish the season 68-93. This kind of meltdown makes improving their win total by 7-10 wins an incredibly realistic scenario especially if Matt Wieters appears sooner rather than later.
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 | 2009 Season Preview: Texas Rangers
The Rangers are stockpiled with big bats and great prospects, but they probably are one more season away from contending in earnest.
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 | Let 24 Bat Third?
Grady Sizemore's production in the Cleveland lineup has been tremendously valuable, but would he produce more value if he batted third and was given more RBI opportunities?
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 | Grading The Deal: Oakland Signs Cabrera
The Oakland A's continued their aggressive offseason with an in-Spring Training move by signing shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a one-year, $4 million deal.
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 | ‘Striking Out’ With The D-Backs: Late-February
Will the D-Backs young lineup bounce back after a 2008 in which they trailed off? Who will be the fifth starter and can they get better consistency out of their bullpen?
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 | ‘Striking Out’ With The Padres: Mid-February
The Padres will look at 34 different pitchers in Spring Training, as they are already a long ways away from that one-game playoff in 2007.
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 | 'Striking Out' With The Rockies, Mid-February
In the first edition this year for the Rockies, Todd Helton, the fifth starter slot and Troy Tulowitzki are discussed.
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 | Grading The Deal: Royals Make Huge Investment In Greinke
As the Royals patiently wait for the developing bats of Gordon, Moustakas and Hosmer, they rightfully needed to make sure Zach Greinke is around when they are ready.
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