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So That Whole Wilton Lopez Trade Thing… Nevermind

A few days ago, reliever Wilton Lopez was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies. The deal was pending a physical, which Lopez traveled to Philadelphia to handle on Wednesday. Today,…Read More

Tigers, Dodgers Still Pursuing Anibal Sanchez

The Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in, well, just about everybody, at least if you believe the reports. Free agent right hander Anibal Sanchez has been linked to the Dodgers since very early in the…Read More

Tigers Have Spoken to Scott Boras About Rafael Soriano

The Detroit Tigers made it through the American League playoffs in 2012 without the use of a traditional closer. Their stated plan this Winter is to avoid paying for saves and to head into next season…Read More

Report: Ichiro Returning to Yankees on One-Year Deal

Free agent outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has reached an agreement to return to the New York Yankees, according to a report at NikkanSports.com (Japanese link). The deal, the report says, is worth about 400…Read More

Angels Nearing Deal with Closer Ryan Madson

CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman is reporting this morning that the Los Angeles Angels are closing in on a one-year contract with free agent reliever Ryan Madson. Financial terms are not yet known. The Angels…Read More

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Trading Wil Myers Something Royals Shouldn’t Even Consider

Desperation is a dangerous thing and can lead to poor decisions. When you can feel that your dream job…Read More

Yankees Focused on Re-Signing Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera

Once they sewed up contract talks with Hiroki Kuroda, the New York Yankees turned their attention to…Read More

Bowden: Red Sox in Talks with Mike Napoli

Free agent catcher Mike Napoli is negotiating with the Boston Red Sox according to ESPN’s Jim…Read More

Bowden: Tigers Working to Sign Stephen Drew

The free agent shortstop market is especially weak this off-season, which is why there is a trade market…Read More

Diamondbacks Interested in Tigers’ Jhonny Peralta

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded away shortstop Stephen Drew last season and turned the everyday job over…Read More

B.J. Upton May Wind Up at Center of Bidding War

The Atlanta Braves still have a hole to fill in center field and their top target to do so seems to be…Read More

Pitching Market Undefined Until Zack Greinke Signs

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a desire to add a top-flight starting pitcher and the deepest of pockets…Read More

Blue Jays to Sign Melky Cabrera

According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to sign free agent outfielder…Read More

Tigers Shift Attention to Anibal Sanchez

The Detroit Tigers have been one of the biggest spending teams in baseball over the past three years.…Read More

The (Small) Market for Josh Hamilton

Milwaukee, Baltimore, Seattle. Is this really the market for Josh Hamilton? The 2012 free agent class…Read More

Rangers Trying to Fix What Isn’t Yet Broken

The Texas Rangers won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 & 2011. In 2012, they were probably…Read More

Torii Hunter Says He’ll Sign Soon

Free agent outfielder Torii Hunter appeared on MLB Network on Monday morning and said he expects his…Read More

Jason Bay, Melky Cabrera Possible Fits for Tribe

Cleveland Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes did a mailbag piece this weekend and mentioned both Jason Bay…Read More

Rangers Won’t Go Past Three Years for Josh Hamilton

USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale cites sources inside the Texas Rangers organization saying that the…Read More

Angels Confirm Interest in Kyuji Fujikawa

Japanese right hander Kyuji Fujikawa is drawing interest from a handful of major league teams and could…Read More