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MLB: 2010 Detroit Tigers Preview

Mar 17th, 2010

The Tigers dealt away young stars Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson in the offseason, but this being the AL Central, where mediocrity frequently prevails, the Tigers would appear to have just about as good a shot at a division title in 2010 as anyone.

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MLB: March 16 A.L. Spring Training Update

Mar 16th, 2010

With the regular season quickly approaching, catch up on what's been happening recently with the 14 American League teams.

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MLB: March 9 A.L. Spring Training Update

Mar 9th, 2010

Spring Training has reached the halfway point so today, we take a look at what's happening with the 14 American League teams.

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MLB: Penny Wise, Dollar Foolish

Mar 5th, 2010

As millions are tossed around every baseball offseason, some contracts just don’t make sense. Some signings are particularly prudent. At Athlon Sports, we make the call on whether contracts make sense to us or not. Here is a sampling of contracts singed this winter.

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MLB: Spring Training Update

Mar 3rd, 2010

With Spring Training in full swing, we take a peek at what's happening with all 30 Major League teams.

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MLB: 15 Things to Watch, Part 5

Feb 19th, 2010

This is the final part of our 15 Things to Watch feature. Today: Measuring defensive statistics, the dysfunctional Dodgers and instant replay.

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MLB: 15 Things to Watch, Part 3

Feb 17th, 2010

This is the third in a five-part series detailing 15 Things to Watch in the 2010 baseball season. Today: Downsizing in Detroit, San Francisco's Tim Terrific and the Nationals' treasure, Stephen Strasburg

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Fantasy Spin Cycle: 2009 Wrapup

Oct 2nd, 2009

We close our fantasy coverage for the season with a 2009 retrospective and some heads-ups for 2010.

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MLB: Handing out the AL hardware

Oct 1st, 2009

Roch Kubatko wraps up his AL Notes column by handing out his MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards and looking ahead to the playoffs.

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Fantasy Spin Cycle: September 28, 2009

Sep 28th, 2009

We prepare you for the final week of the season by reviewing the hot players and the cold, the emergency free agents and timely cuts, and all the latest medical reports.

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MLB: Twins still in AL Central race

Sep 24th, 2009

The stress fracture in Justin Morneau’s back was supposed to break the Minnesota Twins. So explain how they’re only 2.5 games behind first-place Detroit in the AL Central.

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Fantasy Spin Cycle: September 21, 2009

Sep 21st, 2009

Monday's Fantasy Spin Cycle reviews the hot players and the cold, the emergency free agents and timely cuts, and all the latest medical reports.

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MLB: Red Sox running away with wild card

Sep 17th, 2009

The Boston Red Sox entered Thursday night with a 6 1/2-game lead over the Texas Rangers in their quest for a wild card berth. They’ve won seven in a row. The Rangers had lost five of their last six games, all at home. That’ll about do it for the AL Wild Card.

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Fantasy Spin Cycle: September 14, 2009

Sep 14th, 2009

As always, Monday's Fantasy Spin Cycle reviews the hot players and the cold, the emergency free agents and timely cuts, and all the latest medical reports.

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Fantasy Spin Cycle: September 11, 2009

Sep 11th, 2009

Friday's Fantasy Spin Cycle examines the fantasy impact of the latest MLB transactions, break out some stimulating stats, turn an eye to keeper leagues, offer a few random thoughts and keep a close eye on closers.

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MLB: Jeter ties Gehrig on Yankees hit list

Sep 10th, 2009

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter collected three hits Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving him 2,721 for his career to equal Lou Gehrig’s franchise mark.

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Fantasy Spin Cycle: September 8, 2009

Sep 8th, 2009

Monday's Fantasy Spin Cycle reviews the hot players and the cold, the emergency free agents and timely cuts, and all the latest medical reports.

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MLB: AL West race tightening up

Sep 3rd, 2009

If you’re handicapping the AL West race, recent Angels acquisition Scott Kazmir retired 18 batters in a row and the Rangers' Michael Young is expected to miss the next two weeks with a hamstring injury. Is it a sign of things to come?

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Indians cut ties with Borowski

One season after leading the American League in saves, and nine months after striking out Jorge Posada at Yankee Stadium to clinch the Division Series for the Cleveland Indians, closer Joe Borowski was looking for work.

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San Francisco Giants 2008 Preview

The Giants might have been the only folks celebrating Barry Bonds’ breaking the all-time home run record, and now they must deal with a considerable hangover. They have posted three consecutive losing seasons, and their prospects for competing in the NL West appear slim among younger, more talented clubs.

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San Diego Padres 2008 Preview

After falling one victory shy of their third straight playoff appearance, the Padres watched the Rockies go on to the World Series and the Dodgers and Diamondbacks improve. There are major questions about the offense, or rather, lack thereof, and even a pitching staff this good might not be able to bail it out. After winning the West in 2005 and ’06, the Padres’ 89 wins in 2007 were only good for third place.

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