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			<title><![CDATA[The internal trade deadline]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the hours after Alex Anthopoulos was named as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbe...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 22, 2009 01:50:31 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Defense highlights offseason moves]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 20, 2009 03:22:57 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[...Rodriguez #3 of the Texas Rangers run...]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...Rodriguez #3 of the Texas Rangers runs the baseline during the MLB interleague game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on June 28, 2003 in Houston, Texas. The Astros won 2-0...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 18, 2009 10:02:54 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[FanGraphs: The all-decade, all-value lineup]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 18, 2009 01:29:35 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bud Selig Casts 14 A-Listers for House of Baseball Activities]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...while the NL Central has six. The Central's Astros play in the same state as the West's Rangers; it's mind-boggling that Houston hasn't been moved to the AL by now...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 17, 2009 20:00:26 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hawkins, Brewers complete 2-year, $7.5M deal]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Right after the season ended, LaTroy Hawkins decided he would attend the winter meetings. It turned out to be a worthwhile trip.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 16, 2009 13:56:08 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rangers make roster moves]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...Geary, who pitched at the University of Oklahoma before getting drafted in 1998, was on the Houston Astros' opening day roster in 2009 but spent most of the season in Triple-A Round Rock...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 16, 2009 12:36:20 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Half of MLB teams watch Cuban Chapman throw]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Aroldis Chapman threw a bullpen session on Tuesday in Houston in front of representatives from about 15 major league teams, according to a baseball source who attended the workout.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 08:03:33 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The nastiest pitches in baseball]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Using Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 07:49:38 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[La Russa, Torre, Scioscia picked for MLB study]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Managers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia have been selected for a committee that could recommend expanded instant replay and playoff format changes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 15, 2009 06:43:04 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BP: Projecting 2010-19's biggest stars]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus projects the best MLB players from 2010 through 2019 (the next decade of stars). His tops include Hanley Ramirez, Justin Upton, Joe Mauer and Tim Lincecum; the list goes to 20, though, with surprises.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 14, 2009 02:01:29 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Slew of signings lie ahead]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, acco...]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 13, 2009 04:35:54 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lyon ready to be Astros' setup man or closer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Reliever Brandon Lyon and the Astroscompleted a $15 million, three-year contract on Saturday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 12, 2009 09:44:35 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Astros sign Feliz to one-year, $4.5 million deal]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pedro Feliz agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros this week. He's expected to start at third base for the Astros, who finished 74-88 last season.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 11, 2009 12:57:49 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cockcroft: Fantasy impact of winter meetings moves]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the fantasy impact of many of the key moves during this week's winter meetings.]]></description>
			<pubDate>December 11, 2009 09:26:13 PST EST</pubDate>
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