sports.espn.go.com - 1/5/2009
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Posted by Buster Olney After the players' strike that began in August 1994 ended with a new Basic Agreement in early April 1995, an entire offseason of free-agent signings and trades and budget adjustments was crammed into the span of about three weeks as the whole process accelerated. Every ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/2/2009
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Posted by Buster Olney The Cubs played 161
games, pitched 1,450.2 innings and had 5,588 at-bats in...
the regular season, and through all that, they were the best team in the National League, winning five more games than the NL East division winner, 13 ...
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sports.espn.go.com - 1/4/2009
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Posted by Buster Olney It is strange, but
true, that Andruw Jones' career is in jeopardy, even...
before he turns 32 years old. Even with the Dodgers restructuring his contract so that he is owed about $5 million for 2009, there does not seem to be any ...
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sports.espn.go.com - 1/7/2009
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Posted by Buster Olney The prices for free
agents are dropping far enough that suddenly teams that...
haven't made moves in the offseason may be in a position to nab a player they might've thought of as out of their price range a month ago. But there ...
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... and sounds like he's ready to get back to work. He could be getting back into the swing of things by reaching out to Derek Lowe, who the Brewers are either pursuing, not pursuing because he's not interested in Milwaukee, or haven't contacted at all depending on your source. His demands are reportedly down to 4 years, $64 million, but it's questionable if he'll be able to find a team willing to spend that. The Phillies are also new to the rumors.
Buster Olney has the Brewers as one of his ten stories to watch, citing them as one of the few ...
New Year, New Stuff
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If you were disappointed in the sports world, your football team lost/didn't make it, these past few weeks there is hope. The baseball hot stove has rekindled as big names have yet to find a home for the upcoming 2009 season. There are also the small names that will be signed to minor league deals and have a shot of making the big league team. Spring training starts in less than 40 days and this will include the World Baseball Classic, baseball's "World Cup". The Rays have yet to address their need for slugger to hit as the DH. The names that are still linked with the Rays are Pat Burrell, Jason Giambi, Ken Griffey Jr., and Garret ...
Spring Training Cliches
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It's time for another addition of Spring Training Cliches here at RotoAuthority. Here's a look at last year's list. Readers are always a big help in compiling these links, so leave 'em in the comments or email me at rotoauthority@gmail.com.
Change in weight
Tony Abreu - lost 11 lbs.
Rafael Betancourt - put on a ton of muscle
Blaine Boyer - lost more than 15 lbs.
Brian Bruney - lost 16 lbs.
Robinson Cano - lost 5 lbs.
Jose ...
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