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MLB Suspends Juan Carlos Oviedo
Major League Baseball has decided to hand Miami Marlins reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo a six week suspension once Oviedo is removed from the restricted list. Oviedo falsified his name on his work visa when he came over from the Dominican Republic. He used the name Leo Nunez for seven years. Currently, Oviedo is in the [...]
TweetDaniel Bard, Felix Doubront Win the Boston Red Sox Starters’ Competition
The Boston Red Sox came into camp with no clear idea of who would be the team’s fourth and fifth starters. After losing 20 out of 27 games in September thanks to the failures of the starting rotation, Boston chose to sign a number of pitchers to minor league deals and to try relievers Alfredo [...]
TweetDrew Smyly Earns Detroit Tigers’ No. 5 Starter Spot
Drew Smyly beat out Duane Below in the battle for the Detroit Tigers’ fifth starter. John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press was first to report the news. With extra days off early in the season, the Tigers won’t need Smyly until their tenth game. He’ll make one start in the minors before joining the [...]
TweetRelief Pitchers Are Baseball’s Unsung Heroes
When it comes to pitchers, you’ve got guys who want to start and guys who want to close. Nobody wants to be in the middle. All the glory and the big money contracts go for the guys who start or finish the games. For the guys in between, the best they can do is serve as a [...]
TweetSan Diego Padres Extend Cory Luebke For $27.75 Million
Continuing the trend of extending pitchers with little MLB experience, the San Diego Padres signed left handed starter Cory Luebke to a six year deal potentially worth $27.75 million. Luebke is guaranteed $12 million over the first 4 years, and the Padres hold club options for the final two seasons. Luebke isn’t a very well [...]
TweetReport: Kansas City Royals and Alex Gordon Agree On Extension
The Kansas City Roylas have locked in Alex Gordon for their future. The Royals and outfielder Gordon have agreed to a four-year, $67 million extension that will keep Gordon a Royal through the 2015 season. The deal also includes a player option for the 2016 season. Gordon is schedule to make six million this season, [...]
TweetLos Angeles Angels’ Kendry Morales Will Determine the AL West Champion
To paraphrase The Rock, FI-NALLY! Kendry Morales HAS COME BACK to Los Angeles. Morales – who has recovered from his horrific leg injury he received from a freak accident in 2010 – is back and hopefully better than ever for the Los Angeles Angels. As we all know by now, the Angels had a roster [...]
TweetAtlanta Braves Sign Livan Hernandez
The Atlanta Braves have made a late Spring Training acquisition by signing right-handed pitcher Livan Hernandez to a major league one-year, $750K deal, according to CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman.Hernandez was released by the Houston Astros earlier Friday. Hernandez is going to be given a chance to win the fifth spot in the rotation as it seems [...]
TweetLooking Back, What Does Spring Training Really Mean?
Baseball season will officially begin this time next week in baseball parks across America. However, in Arizona and Florida, Major League Baseball teams have been refreshing and prepping their skills for another long season. While hope springs eternal for each of the 30 ball clubs, some teams are meeting expectations and others are already finding [...]
TweetMichael Pineda Could Solidify Spot in New York Yankee Rotation Tonight
The New York Yankees front office did a great job of improving their rotation this offseason. Maybe too good of a job. Their biggest move of the winter in terms of risk/reward was acquiring hard-throwing right-hander Michael Pineda from the Seattle Mariners. Immediately considered a lock to make the rotation, Pineda is now forced to compete [...]
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