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Fantasy Preview: AL Sleeper Candidates

After a brief hiatus, it is time to take a look at the next part of our fantasy preview series and focus on some potential sleepers for the upcoming season. Every year fantasy owners are on the lookout for players that have the element of surprise and often times those players are found in the [...]

Fantasy Preview: AL Breakout Candidates

With the football season now in completion, the sports world is starting to turn its attention back to the great game of baseball. This week has seen the return of fantasy baseball as many sites are rolling out leagues for the 2010 campaign. Now is a great time to start getting prepared for your drafts [...]

Orlando Hudson Finds a Home in the Twin Cities

Orlando Hudson signed with the Minnesota Twins at 1 year $5 million. Hudson is a four time Gold Glove winner and hit .283 with 9 homers, 8 stolen bases and 35 doubles last year for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hudson will be taking over for Nick Punto allow him to move over and share time [...]

Felix Remains the King of Seattle

The Seattle Mariners have continued their busy off season by re-signing ace pitcher Felix Hernandez to a long-term deal. The deal is rumored to be a 5-year deal worth $80 million. The Mariners were able to avoid the arbitration process with this new deal as Hernandez was rumored to be looking for $10 million in arbitration this [...]

Reds sign Cuban Phenom Aroldis Chapman

In a bold and surprising move the Cincinnati Reds scooped up the young fire baller Aroldis Chapman in a reported 5 year $30 million deal. Cincinnati general manager Walt Jocketty has yet to return phone messages to comment on the reported acquisition of Chapman. But it still comes as a surprise if it’s the Reds [...]

Rangers Sign Vladimir Guerrero

The Texas Rangers have come to terms with DH/OF Vladimir Guerrero on a one-year deal with a club option for 2011. The deal is rumored to be for between $5.5 and $6 million for next year with a $1 million buyout should the Rangers not exercise their club option for 2011. The Rangers have been [...]

Top 9 Outfielders of the Decade

Happy New Year! With 2009 in the rearview mirror, it is time to take one last look at the past decade. The final installment of the MLB Network’s Top 9 players at each position comes from the outfield. This certainly had to be one of the hardest positions to rank due to 3 positions being [...]

Top 9 Third Basemen of the Decade

It’s time to round out the infield in the next installment of the MLB Network’s Top 9 players of the decade. We shift gears to third base where there are a few interesting names on the list. Here is the list: 9. Ryan Zimmerman – The current face of the Washington Nationals starts off our [...]

Luxury Tax Blues: Leveling the Playing Field or Rewarding the Noncompetitive

The New York Yankees recently were hit with a $25.7 million luxury tax bill. They were the only team this year that had to pay a luxury tax and they are the only team that consistently pays one since the tax started seven years ago. Since its inception the tax has raised $190 million with the Yankees [...]

Top 9 Closers of the Decade

The next installment of the MLB Network’s Prime 9 list of top players at each position takes us to the closer’s role. This decade has seen the role of the closer become extremely important in many teams’ eyes as it can be difficult to find the right guy to get those all important last 3 [...]