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By Gary Armida
To put it mildly, the New York Mets are a puzzling organization. Obviously, they have the benefit of being a New York team. With that geographical advantage, the Mets enjoy financial gains that teams like the Pirates, Marlins, and Twins simply do not get to experience. They are opening a new stadium this [...]

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By Gary Armida

Relief pitching is such a risky proposition. On one hand, a team needs a good bullpen to have a chance at competing for a title. On the other hand, signing a relief pitcher is unpredictable. Why? Well, look at Cleveland Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt. Betancourt is the poster child for inconsistent reliever. He [...]

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By Gary Armida
With the 2008 season finally over, all true baseball fans are thinking about 2009. Now that teams can announce moves and trades, the annual Hot Stove season is finally upon us. With names like Ramirez, Teixeira, Sabathia, Sheets, Peavy, Griffey, Holliday, Atkins, and Perez (Oliver, that is), the offseason is sure to be [...]

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By Gary Armida
Yesterday, we examined the top five pitching free agents for the 2009 hot stove season. Today, we will turn our attention to the offensive stars. The 2009 crop of potential free agent hitters shows a variety of hitters. Power hitters, on-base guys, and hitters of all ages can be found. There are many [...]

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The Four Free Agents who Nobody Talks About
By Gary Armida
Now that the Winter Meetings have concluded, the free agent market will start to dry up quickly. One could say that the market was not really that great anyway so the remaining players are of little use. Once Aaron Rowand finds a new team (if he ever [...]

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  Three signs that your team doesn’t know what they are doing during free agency.
By Gary Armida
With the start of true free agency, hopes and rumors are at an all-time high. It marks a chance for a team to make a splash, add to its parts, or remake itself. Some teams can instantly be made [...]

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Here’s a quick round to start your Tuesday…

I guess we need to acknowledge the Rookie of the Year awards. Nobody can really argue Dustin Pedroia as the AL didn’t really have a standout crop of rookies. I think Delmon Young gets shortchanged because of his attitude and the late season incident, but Pedroia was really [...]

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