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Wells Trade

 
 
I was already leaning towards the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as my biggest losers this offseason. It is now official.
 
 
 

Rogers Clemens

 
 
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens Friday asked a judge to dismiss his indictment on charges of obstructing a congressional investigation into doping in the game.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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American League All-Star David Price #14 of the Tampa Bay Rays throws a pitch during the 81st MLB  All-Star Game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.

Price wins Spahn Award

As part of his experience as the Warren Spahn Award winner, David Price got the chance to autograph a baseball with former pitcher Ferguson Jenkins on Thursday.


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By the spring  of 2009, John Axford feared the Brewers were ready to quit on him.  Now he's become the team's closer.

It's a lot more than lip service for Axford

With spring training looming, John Axford's moustache is blooming.


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Yankees captain Derek Jeter at Steinbrenner  tribute.

Hal follows in father's footsteps

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, whose late father, George, was a famously "hands on" owner, over-ruled general manager Brian Cashman in giving a $35-million deal to relief pitcher Rafael Soriano.


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Scott Richmond

Healthy Richmond hopes to crack Jays’ rotation

Scott Richmond had been out throwing baseballs in the Dunedin, Florida, sun before he picked up the phone Thursday morning to do an interview. His right shoulder, he says, is healthy, and he’s looking forward to battling this spring for one of the 10 or 11 spots on the Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff.


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Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder in a 2009 file photo.

A Princely fee for Fielder

Setting himself up for an even bigger payday a year from now, Prince Fielder agreed Tuesday to a $15.5-million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in the largest one-year deal for a player not yet eligible for free agency.


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Andy Pettite in a file photo.

Pettite told: 'Don't Brett Favre us'

The Yankees officially secured four pitchers for the 2011 season, though the wait continues for Andy Pettitte, who had one request from general manager Brian Cashman: Don't pull a Brett Favre on us.


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Jeff Francis throws during the team's workout in preparation for Major League Baseball's World Series in Boston, October 23, 2007.

Francis aims to revive career with Royals

There are moments still when Jeff Francis wonders whether the next pitch will bring back the old pain.


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Greg Harder

Making Hay on coast is fine

The Vancouver Giants' bench boss makes no apologies for the fact that he has found a home on the major-junior stage. It's simply a matter of choice for Hay, who has been there and done that in terms of NHL jobs and has no interest in blindly jumping at the next offer that comes along.

 
 

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