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Baseball players' careers rarely show up as perfect bell curves. You might see a player break in with a big rookie season, only to stagnate or regress over the next few years. Then just when you're ready to write off that player's chances for stardom...

Coming into this season, Scott Feldman owned a career 4.81 ERA. It wasn't all bad, of course. You could blame some of those runs allowed on the harsh pitching environment at Arlington in which he toiled for eight years. There were flashes of strong r...

Last week, we ran down the National League's closer situations, and some of the best potential opportunities to exploit. This time, we tackle the American League. BALTIMORE ORIOLES Closer: Jim Johnson Lying in wait: Pedro Strop Stating the ...

It's 8:15 on a Monday morning in Goodyear, Arizona. Seeing 50 grown men dressed as cartoon characters, superheroes, and supernatural beings is a bit jarring. Justin Masterson came decked out as an 8-foot bear. A slimmed-down Jason Giambi rocked the h...

Heading to Florida or Arizona to catch some spring training games? Planning to catch the games on the tube while walking precariously and making chomping sounds? You'll need to know who you're watching. Unlike in the regular season, when you beco...

Even after they had contended all season, even after their starting rotation took off in the second half, even after a five-game winning streak in early August propelled them into a three-way tie for the wild card, the Orioles didn't have many believ...

The Cleveland Indians agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract with Michael Bourn, marking the second big-ticket outfielder signing of the offseason for the Tribe, and a clever recognition of a distorted market. The deal marks a sizable discoun...

Terry Francona recently joined the B.S. Report to talk about his time managing the Boston Red Sox. The Triangle tracked him down to discuss his newest gig, managing the Cleveland Indians. What attracted you to the job? Chris Antonetti and Mark ...

The holidays saw several more deals go through, ranging from the Royals signing 38-year-old Miguel Tejada in the hopes he'll provide actual value for the first time in four years to moves that actually have a hope in hell of panning out. The most int...

The Reds, Indians, and Diamondbacks pulled off a nine-player trade, one that improved two teams' fortunes and raised dozens of questions about the third. Here's a breakdown of the deal from each team's perspective: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Traded...

The Baltimore Orioles were a bad team in 2011. Terrible, really. They won 69 games, finished last in the AL East, and allowed 152 more runs than they scored. If anyone other than Dan Duquette and the players' moms figured the O's could storm back, wi...

Thirty teams, 30 fallouts from a busy final 48 hours before the trade deadline. Today we'll cover the American League. Check back tomorrow for the National League. AL WEST TEXAS RANGERS Acquired Ryan Dempster from Cubs for Kyle Hendricks and Chr...

Hanley Ramirez? Traded. Anibal Sanchez? Traded. Cole Hamels? Signed and taken off the market. Fortunately for those teams still shopping with four days left until the trade deadline, there are plenty of valuable players still out there. You'll get...

So many factors went into the Tigers running away with the AL Central last year, you couldn't possibly track them all. Justin Verlander was the best pitcher in the league and Miguel Cabrera might've been the best hitter. Jose Valverde didn't blow a s...

Six innings, five runs, eight hits. For Tim Lincecum and his now-10.54 ERA, that qualifies as an improvement. The guy who might've been the best pitcher on the planet three years ago now makes his fantasy owners cower in terror before checking his bo...

Three big contract extensions in 24 hours. How'd the Indians, Rangers, and Reds do? Let's take a look. Carlos Santana signs a five-year, $21 million deal with the Indians that includes a $12 million club option for a sixth year. Seven years...