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Jones, Mora try to attract TYIB attention

Both players vying for defensive recognition in awards One is coming off a breakout year that saw him capture a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and he looks primed to be one of the faces of the franchise soon enough. Together, Adam...

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Castro steps into Phillies' utility role

The Phillies appear to have settled on a replacement for veteran utilityman Eric Bruntlett. The organization has agreed in principle on a 1-year major league deal with longtime reserve infielder Juan Castro, according to a...

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Inbox: Any value in trading Cabrera?

Beat reporter Jason Beck answers fans' questions Recognizing this is a bit radical, but what are the chances that the team would look to trade Miguel Cabrera to get a couple of young position players to fill in some of the...

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Sam Donnellon: Figgins would fit nicely atop Phillies batting order

"As I sit here tonight, I know Hamels is going to be better and I know Lidge is going to be better. I can tell you guys that. I know that. So therefore that's going to make us better. But now we can improve, we can improve on...

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Jose Lopez appears to be on his way out

Last Friday, when Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik announced that Dustin Ackley would begin working out at second base, he took great pains to state that this has little to do with incumbent second baseman Jose Lopez.

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Tom Verducci: Mauer a worthy MVP, but deserved even more

No catcher ever has won the Most Valuable Player Award unanimously, an honor Joe Mauer of Minnesota somehow was deprived of in the 2009 voting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Only one vote stood...

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Bill Conlin: Big gray area for MLB free agents

By Bill Conlin Daily News Sports Columnist THE GREAT FREE agent-auction of 2009 began last Friday. They include starting pitcher Brett Myers, outfielder Rocco Baldelli, first baseman Hank Blalock and the class president,...

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Projected WAR and Contract Values for Free Agent Position Players

Combining a couple of my previous article on UZR projections (now updated with UZR/150 values) and the wOBA to WAR conversion , I have created a spreadsheet to project 2010 WAR values of most FA hitters and determine how much...

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Cabrera finishes fourth in AL MVP race

Tigers slugger earned one first-place vote in final tally While he didn't win the ultimate MVP prize, Miguel Cabrera's 2009 season did not go unnoticed by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. View complete vote totals...

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Red Sox ready to deal third baseman Mike Lowell

Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell (notes) is apparently up on the trading block in an off-season that is crowded with third sackers, according to the FOXSports. The word is that the Red Sox will pay half of the...

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