Houston's Mark Loretta would be a great addition to the bench; Les Walrond is not the answer as second situational lefty. Neither is J.A. Happy. Or Scott Eyre.
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In just 24 days baseball will give us the 77th Midsummer Classic. That's right, the MLB All-Star game is less than a month away. I for one am looking forward to watching the best players in the game come together and do battle. However, as it stands right now, there will be some dominant players   more...
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These rankings are based off of their 2007 performance. There are no if, ands or buts about it, the "Prince" is here, and he's mashing balls all over the park. One of the biggest surprises in the Top 10 has to be Kevin Youklis. Youklis has shown signs of power, but he best attribute is his runs   more...
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With names like Mark Teixeira, Jermaine Dye, Troy Glaus, and Dontrelle Willis the MLB trade rumor central is a one stop shop to boredville. Teams are looking for the backend guy, or the off the bench, ummmm boring. But, here is a list of those players and the teams that are interested in them.
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Battle of the Short Stops in the Majors, and Jose Reyes beats out his cross-town rival, Derek Jeter. Fantasy or not, Reyes right now is all the buzz around the big city. Jeter might be the toast of the town now, but is he ready to pass the torch to the ever energetic youngster Reyes?
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A very stat-heavy article from Baseball Prospectus that helps determine who were and weren't the best clutch hitters of this past season. It's worth breezing through to see the names that show up on both lists. As you may have guessed, David Ortiz appears on one and Alex Rodriguez appears on the   more...
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Now that the long-rumored Mark Teixeira to the Braves deal is finally done (well, almost), we can look at the other possible blockbuster deals looming on the horizon. Huge names like Mark Loretta, Octavio Dotel, Al Reyes and Mike Lamb could move by tomorrow's 4 p.m. deadline. Those are names that   more...
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Why would the Padres trade their Rookie of the Year candidate from last season? Because they're a franchise that still doesn't know what direction to go.
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The MLB free agency period has officially began. Fifty-seven players filed papers to become free agents Monday. Big names on the list include: Barry Bonds, Torii Hunter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Kerry Wood, Trot Nixon, Shawn Green, Paul Lo Duca, and Shannon Stewart.Check out the entire list.
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Just want to keep our baseball readers up to date. As always, rotoworld.com is the best source outside of The Swamp's own offseason rumors thread. Here are a few of their latest nuggets. Remember these are just rumors at this point:- Greg Maddux, or rather, Scott Boras wants a two-year deal. The   more...
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We were looking at the N.L.'s leader board today and one category jumped out as us, San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is leading the league in RBI with 26. Gonzalez set the franchise record with 25 for the month of April and at just 24-years-old looks to be a cornerstone of the   more...
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According to the Daily News, the Mets have been looking at Astros 2nd baseman Mark Loretta.Much like Paul Lo Duca, Loretta is a professional hitter and ideally suited for any lineup's No. 2 slot. Manager Willie Randolph has been searching for a No. 2 hitter seemingly all season, and particularly   more...
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Looks like the Yankees are either getting Loretta to play 1B or they need a 2nd baseman because Cano is headed to Minny in the trade for Santana.
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Just yesterday, George King wrote in the New York Post that the Yanks appeared on the verge of acquiring Wigginton in exchange for Scott Proctor, whom the Devils Rays were reportedly interested in converting to a starter. We can only assume therefore that the Yankees had second thoughts about   more...
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Before the New York Mets re-joined the ranks of the "serious contenders with serious money" club two years ago, the weeks between the end of the World Series and December's Winter Meetings had become a quiet lull for most New York baseball fans. The Yankees had pretty much targeted -- and quickly   more...
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