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Rays Exercise Option on James Shields – $10.25 million
The Rays have more decisions to make this week The Tampa Bay Rays have informed RHP James Shields they are picking up his $10.25-million option for next season. The team also holds an option on Shields for 2014. Shields was 15-10... More of this article »
Tigers Get Busy – Exercise Options on Jhonny Peralta, Octavio Dotel – Extend Leyland
Jim Leyland will return as Detroit Tigers manager in 2013 The Detroit Tigers, fresh off their World Series loss are making moves to help get them back to the World Series next year. The team announced it had exercised its team options... More of this article »
Yankeees Pick Up Cano, Granderson Options
Cano had .313 average with 33 homers and 94 RBI in 2012 To the surprise of almost no one, the New York Yankees picked up the options for 2013 on superstar second baseman Robinson Cano and center fielder Curtis Granderson. Both players... More of this article »
Oakland A’s Exercise 2013 Option on Grant Balfour, Decline Stephen Drew
Balfour went 3-2 with a 2.53 ERA, 24 saves and 75 appearances across 74 2-3 innings Grant Balfour who emerged as the Oakland A’s closer converting 24 saves with a 2.53 ERA in 75 innings will be coming back to the A’s... More of this article »
Phillies Pick Up 2013 Option for Ruiz – Decline Polanco, Contreras, Wigginton
Ruiz hit .325/.394/.540 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI As expected, the Philadelphia Phillies picked up to 2013 option on the contract of All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz. Ruiz hit .325/.394/.540 with 16 home runs and 68 RBI in 421 plate... More of this article »
2013 Free Agents List – First Basemen, Second Basemen, Third Basemen, Shortstops
List of 2013 Free Agent First Basemen, Second Basemen, Third Basemen, Shortstops David Ortiz and David Wright headline a list of free agent infielders for 2013. Both are expected to sign new deals with their respective teams. The... More of this article »
2013 Free Agents List – Outfielders, Designated Hitters
List of 2013 Free Agent Outfielders and DH’s Josh Hamilton, Ryan Ludwick, and B.J.Upton headline a list of free agent outfielders for 2013. The following players have contract that expire or have options that can be exercised.... More of this article »
2013 Free Agents List – Pitchers and Catchers
List of 2013 MLB Free Agent pitchers and catchers. Zack Greinke, Ryan Dempster and R.A. Dickey headline a list of free agent pitcher for 2013. The following players have contract that expire or have options that can be exercised.... More of this article »
Giants Complete Sweep of Tigers in Extra Innings – Win World Series
The Giants claimed their second World Series crown in three years The San Francisco Giants closed out a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-3 victory in 10 innings Sunday night to win their second World Series in three... More of this article »
Giants Shut-Out Tigers Again – Lead World Series 3-0
Giants are one win away from winning the 2012 World Series The San Francisco Giants took a 3-0 lead in the 2012 World Series with 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The Giants turned in another dominating pitching performance. Giants... More of this article »
LaRoche, Nationals make progress towards deal, but…
LaRoche could explore the free agent market after the World Series The Washington Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche continue to discuss a long-term deal. Reportedly, a deal is not imminent but both sides are working toward... More of this article »
Carl Crawford Relieved To Be Out Of Boston
Crawford officially introduced by Dodgers When Carl Crawford signed a seven-year, $142 million contract with the Boston Red Sox during the winter meetings before the 2011 season, there were those who thought the Red Sox hit the jackpot. “[Bleeping]... More of this article »
Bumgarner, Giants Shut-Out Tigers – Take 2-0 Series Lead To Detroit
Bumgarner, who lost both his starts in the NL playoffs, struck out eight Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Brandon Crawford drove in the go-ahead run with a double-play grounder and the San Francisco... More of this article »
Shohei Otani Drafted by Nippon-Ham – Still Wants MLB Career
The Nippon-Ham Fighters made Shohei Otani the number one pick in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball draft. However, Otani restated his desire to sign with a major league baseball team and continue his career in the United... More of this article »
Cardinals News – Lohse, Berkman Not Expected Back in 2013
St. Louis Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse finished the regular season with a 2.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 33 starts (211 innings), but that won’t be enough to bring the 34-year-old right-hander back to St. Louis. GM John Mozeliak said... More of this article »
Sandoval, Zito, Giants Overpower Tigers In Game One
Sandoval and the Giants struck early and often against Verlander Pablo Sandoval became the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game and the San Francisco Giants overpowered Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers... More of this article »
Marlins Fire Ozzie Guillen
The Ozzie Guillen watch is over The Miami Marlins organizational meetings produced their first casualty today as a team announced the firing of their embattled and sometimes controversial manager. Guillen was signed to a four-year,... More of this article »
NLCS Game 7 – Giants Win – Will Take On Tigers in World Series
Scutaro hit .500 in the series and was named NLCS MVP The San Francisco Giants scored early and often to stake starter Matt Cain to a 7-0 lead after three innings and the Giants completed a comeback from a 3 games to 1 deficit... More of this article »
NLCS – Giants Force Game 7 With Win Over Cardinals
Giants and Cardinals Will Play Game 7 In NLCS Ryan Vogelsong had a career high nine strikeouts and the San Francisco Giants took a 5-1 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals through seven innings in Game 6 of the NL championship series... More of this article »
Toronto Blue Jays Managerial Candidates – Who Will Replace Farrell
Sandy Alomar Jr leads a list of Blue Jays Manager options With John Farrell headed back to Boston to try and resurrect a team from a dreadful 2012 season, the focus now shifts to the Toronto Blue Jays. Lost in all the hoopla surrounding... More of this article »
Shohei Otani – Japanese High-School Prodigy Wants MLB Career
Otani wants to begin his professional career in MLB Shohei Otani the 18-year-old Japanese high school picture with a 100 MPH fastball has said he will pursue a career in Major League Baseball instead of turning professional in Japan. Otani... More of this article »
Red Sox Hire John Farrell To Be Next Manager
John Farrell set to return to Boston as manager Numerous media outlets are reporting that Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell to be their next manager. The Red Sox and Farrell have agreed on a multi-year deal with an official announcement... More of this article »
D’Backs, Marlins, A’s Complete 3 Way Trade – Bell To D’Backs – Young To A’s
Bell, Young, Cabrera and Pennington have been traded The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations form the Miami Marlins . In turn the D’Backs sent OF Chris Young to the Oakland Athletics for INFs... More of this article »
Comeback Player of the Year Awards – Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney
Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney were named Comeback Player of the Year in their respective leagues as voted on by MLB.com. Posey had a .336 batting average with 24 home runs and 103 RBIs, received 27 of 30 first-place votes from... More of this article »
Cardinals Beat Giants – A Win Away From World Series
Cardinals are one win away from the World Series Adam Wainwright threw just 96 pitches to get through seven innings of work and the St. Louis Cardinals got multiple RBI games from Jon Jay, Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina and Pete Kozma... More of this article »
Tigers Hammer Sabathia to Reach World Series
Cabrera launched a 2-run homer in the fourth inning The Detroit Tigers scored a run in the first inning when Delmon Young singled home Omar Infante and when Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta hit two-run homers in a four-run... More of this article »
Cardinals Wait To Beat Giants in Game 3 of NLCS
Lohse was just good enough to beat Giants Matt Carpenter who replaced an injured Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer in the the third inning and Kyle Lohse pitched into the sixth allowing just one earned run, while striking out five... More of this article »
Alex Rodriguez – Baseballs $30 Million Dollar Platoon “Player”
Rodriguez – I love the Yankees and…. Alex Rodriguez is again out of the Yankees’ starting lineup for Game 4 of the ALCS. Has Rodriguez become baseball’s $30 million platoon player? It certainly looks that... More of this article »
Ozzie Guillen Watch – Calm Before The Storm?
The Marlins finished 2012 with a 69-93 record Not long before a disappointing and sometimes combative season ended for the Miami Marlins, the Ozzie Guillen watch began. Speculation and media reports suggested the Marlins were “aggressively... More of this article »
Verlander Pitches Tigers to the Brink of World Series
Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning Justin Verlander pitched into the ninth inning allowing just three hits and one earned run, a leadoff homer in the ninth by Eduardo Nuñez, and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees... More of this article »
Giants Back Vogelsong to Win Game 2 of NLCS
Vogelsong shuts down Cardinals Angel Pagan went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored and Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven innings of one run ball, scattering four hits and striking out four, while walking two and the San... More of this article »
Reds Extend Manager Dusty Baker Through 2014
Baker has managed Cincinnati since 2008 The Cincinnati Reds have agreed with manager Dusty Baker on a two-year contract extension. Baker has guided the Reds to two National League Central Division titles in the last three years, the... More of this article »
Cardinals Score Early and Hold Off Giants in Game 1 of NLCS
Beltran connected in the fourth inning off Bumgarner The St. Louis Cardinals scored six runs in the first four innings and held on to beat the Giants 6-4. Carlos Beltran and David Freese each hit to run home runs as the Cardinals... More of this article »
Anibal Sanchez Gives Tigers 2-0 Lead in ALCS
Sanchez was rock solid for seven innings against New York Anibal Sanchez pitched what may have been his finest game as a member of the Detroit Tigers since coming to the team in a trade with the Marlins in July to lead the Tigers to... More of this article »
Yankees Lose Jeter To Ankle Fracture
Jeter fractured his left ankle in the 12th inning Losing game one of the ALCS took on even more significance after the game when it was reported that shortstop Derek Jeter had fractured his left ankle during the 12th inning of game... More of this article »
Tigers Overcome Ibanez Two-Run Blast in Ninth to Win Game 1 of ALCS
Ibanez hit his third home run of the postseason to tie the game in the ninth The Detroit Tigers handed a 4-0 lead to closer Jose Valverde. Tigers starter Doug Fister pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, and Young had two RBIs including... More of this article »
Cardinals Stun Nationals Late – Advance to NLCS
Cardinals rallied for four runs with two outs in the ninth The St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a six run deficit, including a four-run ninth to stun the Washington Nationals 9-7 to win the NLDS and advance to the National League... More of this article »
Yankees Alex Rodriguez Gets Benched for Game 5
Alex Rodriguez will not start in game 5 of ALDS Earlier today BNS wrote about which Yankees players could potentially be heroes in Game 5 of the ALDS with Baltimore. While the more obvious choices were CC Sabathia, Robinson... More of this article »
Verlander Dominates Oakland to Send Tigers to ALCS
The Tigers now await the winner of the Baltimore-New York series Justin Verlander pitched a four hit complete game shutout, struck out 11 batters and the Detroit Tigers beat Oakland 6-0 to win the ALDS. Detroit will now play the winner... More of this article »
Orioles Rebound to Force Game 5 With Yankees
Machado scored the game-winner inning Manny Machado led of the the 13th inning with a double and scored on another double by J.J. Hardy and the Orioles beat the New York Yankees 2-1 to force a deciding game five in the ALDS. Jim Johnson... More of this article »
Jayson Werth’s Walk-Off HR Forces Game 5
Werth homers on 13th pitch of at-bat Jayson Werth him him lead off the bottom of the ninth inning with a game-winning solo home run to lift the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the defending world champion St. Louis Cardinals... More of this article »
Buster Posey Slam Leads Giants to NLCS
Posey’s 4 RBI lead Giants to NLCS The San Francisco Giants scored six runs in the fifth inning including a grand slam by Buster Posey to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 in game five of the National League Division Series. Matt... More of this article »
Texas Rangers and Josh Hamilton – Not Likely a Happy Ending
Hamilton will test free agency Josh Hamilton just finished his fifth season with the Texas Rangers. Hamilton batted .285, hit 43 home runs and had 128 RBIs. Over the course of his six year career, Hamilton has averaged 35 home... More of this article »
Oakland Storms Back to Beat Tigers
Oakland walkoff victory sends series to game five The Oakland Athletics rallied in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 and tie the ALDS at two games apiece. Seth Smith doubled to deep right center in the... More of this article »
Raul Ibanez Leads Yankees Comeback
Ibanez hits two home runs to lead Yankees over Orioles It was not an easy decision for Yankees manager Joe Girardi to make. With one out in the ninth inning Girardi sent out pinch-hitter Raul Ibanez to hit for Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s... More of this article »
Giants Pound Reds to Force Deciding Game 5 in NLDS
Giants center fielder Angel Pagan had two hits and two RBI and two runs scored Barry Zito didn’t have his best stuff. No problem. Tim Lincecum picked up the slackand pitched 4 1/3 innings of one run ball striking out six and... More of this article »
Carpenter, Cardinals Dominate Nationals in Game 3 of NLDS
Carpenter dominant against Nationals to take control of NLDS Chris Carpenter pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout baseball and the Cardinals pounded Washington Nationals pitching for 14 hits and eight runs to win game three of the National... More of this article »
Reds to Start Mike Leake in Game 4 of NLDS
Reds will activate Mike Leake to start Game 4 of the NLDS The Cincinnati Reds will start Mike Leake in place of ace right-hander Johnny Cueto in game four of the NLDS. Cueto threw just eight pitches before leaving in game one, with... More of this article »