Marlins offer former QB White a Minors dealJoe Frisaro, MLB.com The Marlins have offered former NFL quarterback Pat White a Minor League contract. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com The Marlins have agreed to terms with Chad Qualls on a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training, according to the Miami Herald. |
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Teddy Cahill, MLB.com Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman has been hard at work during the offseason, working out five days a week with several of his teammates at a local gym and hitting three times a week with second baseman Dan Uggla. |
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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com This week's rumor centered around Michael Bourn, the game's top-ranked free-agent outfielder. The Mets have reportedly discussed petitioning Major League Baseball to allow them to keep their 11th overall Draft pick if they sign Bourn, who would normally… |
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Mark Bowman, MLB.com Some of the excitement surrounding Thursday's acquisition of Justin Upton was tempered by the reality that the beloved Martin Prado would no longer be gracing the Braves' clubhouse with his presence on a daily basis. |
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Richard Justice, MLB.com Baseball's owners succeeded in getting some cost certainty in their First-Year Player Draft budgets. They were happy about this. Meanwhile, players got the number of free agents requiring Draft pick compensation reduced. They were happy about that. Now,… |
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Teddy Cahill, MLB.com Braves right-hander Kris Medlen announced Friday he has decided to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic, citing the impending birth of his first child. |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The Washington Nationals are picking a fifth president to join the Presidents' Race. Who should it be? |
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Sarah D. Morris, MLB.com The D-backs rushed Justin Upton to the big leagues at 19 and were never satisfied with his development before trading him to the Braves this week. |
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The Phillies won five straight NL East titles from 2007-11 but fell to .500 last year. They got Young this winter but not better and their report card reflects that, writes Jay Jaffe. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com We've aired our grievances with the very concept of public financing for sports stadiums, especially the sweetheart deal Jeffrey Loria got for Marlins Park, where the team had to cover less than 20 percent of the cost. But even if you're not philosophic… |
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Bill Ladson, MLB.com The Nationals are planning on raising ticket prices in 2013 after a successful '12 campaign and an upcoming season with a lot of expectations, but the team is also giving loyal fans a chance to avoid the increase. |
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Bernie Pleskoff, MLB.com I first saw Braves catching prospect Christian Bethancourt in the 2011 Arizona Fall League, a month after he turned 20 years old. He was easily one of the best and most exciting players I scouted that fall, on both sides of the ball. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com When the Justin Upton trade went through Thursday and he landed with the Atlanta Braves and his brother B.J. Upton, it got me thinking about puns with Upton. This was the best I could come up with: Mashing the Uptons with "Uptown Saturday Night,&qu… |
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David Brown, yahoo.com The Washington Nationals got everyone excited Thursday by releasing this communique on Twitter: The rumors are true – there will be a #5thPresident racing in 2013! But who will it be? Find out at #NatsFest! — Washington Nationals (@Nationals) January … |
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