Jim "Jimbo" Leyland Was The Most Popular Boy At His High School 50 Years AgoDom Cosentino, deadspin.com Jim Leyland held court for the media today at baseball's winter meetings, and by all indications, he put on quite a show. Craig Calcaterra over at Hardball Talk has all of the highlights—Leyland on the World Baseball Classic: "I support it because … |
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Jordan Bastian, MLB.com The Indians have been involved in numerous discussions at the Winter Meetings to fill their holes at first base and in the outfield. |
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Tigers, Boras not on same page about closersDec 5, 2012
Jason Beck, MLB.com As Tigers officials and Scott Boras talked around the same time Wednesday afternoon under the same roof at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, they couldn't have sounded much further apart -- not just financially, but philosophically. It wasn't about starting p… |
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If the 2013 season started this week, then Minor Leaguers Carlos Sanchez or Tyler Saladino stand as the prime utility infield candidates under White Sox control. Of course, the season does not start in early December, giving general manager Rick Hahn ti… |
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Leyland preparing for 50th season in pro ballDec 5, 2012
Jason Beck, MLB.com If manager Jim Leyland can get the Tigers through the last postseason step during his 50th season in baseball, he'll have one more memory that will trump all the others. |
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Bo discusses upcoming documentaryDec 5, 2012
Royals fans watching the video clips at Kauffman Stadium last season saw Bo Jackson hitting monster home runs, climbing an outfield wall and making The Throw in Seattle. At times, the two-sport star seemed like Superman as he played baseball for the Roy… |
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Moore still looking for pitcher to lead rotationDec 5, 2012
As the hours dwindled down on the Winter Meetings, Royals general manager Dayton Moore was sharpening his focus on his primary target: A top-of-the-rotation starting pitcher. |
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With Chavez Gone, Yankees Could Look at YoukilisDec 5, 2012
Jorge Arangure Jr., nytimes.com Eric Chavez signed with Arizona and Jeff Keppinger is likely to join the White Sox, so the Yankees may consider Kevin Youkilis, Chone Figgins or Mark DeRosa as options at third base, |
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Keppinger gets 3-year, $12M deal with White SoxDec 5, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A person familiar with the contract tells The Associated Press that versatile infielder Jeff Keppinger has reached agreement with the Chicago White Sox on a $12 million, three-year contract. |
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Source: White Sox, Keppinger agree to dealDec 5, 2012
ESPNChicago.com, ESPN.com The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a three-year, $12 million deal with free-agent infielder Jeff Keppinger, a source told ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine. |
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Ron Gardenhire at crossroads with TwinsDec 5, 2012
David Brown, yahoo.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ron Gardenhire and the Minnesota Twins parting ways? Say it ain't so! OK, it ain't so. At least not yet. Gardenhire has been a fixture with the Twins since taking over for Tom Kelly in 2002. His teams have finished first six times. An… |
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Indians, D-backs talk Asdrubal-for-Bauer swapDec 5, 2012
Anthony Castrovince, MLB.com The Indians and D-backs have discussed the framework of a deal that centers around Tribe shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and Arizona right-hander Trevor Bauer, an industry source said early Wednesday. |
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