MLB News and Rumors

Jorge Posada reportedly is going to announce his retirement. He played 17 years for the Yankees and was a five-time All-Star. Related Posts:Yu Darvish reportedly dating Japanese porn starBraves’ Chipper Jones not planning retirement tour Source: Yanks C Posada set to retireRays, O’s & Phillies Interested in JorgePhillies Inquire About Jorge Posada

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Hiroki Kuroda has gone 41-46 with a 3.45 ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers since coming to the majors in 2008. Now he’s a free agent and WEEI.com reports that the Boston Red Sox “have remained interested” in signing the 36-year-old, but his price will likely be too high. The site notes that Kuroda is [...]

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The Chicago Cubs acquired a first baseman of the future yesterday, only it was not the name that many people had hoped. Chicago traded for Anthony Rizzo, marking the second time that Jed Hoyer has been the general manager involved in pulling the trigger with a deal involving Rizzo. It was Hoyer who brought Rizzo [...]

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It remains unclear just where free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder will end up, but MLB.com points out that his name continues to be linked to the Washington Nationals. If he joins the Nats, it’ll make the National League East a power-packed division with the vaunted pitching rotation of the Philadelphia Phillies, the revamping of the [...]

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Ever since the Padres acquired Yonder Alonso from the Reds on December 17, there has been rumors that the Cubs were after the Padres other first base prospect Anthony Rizzo. Well today, the Cubs finally landed him and righthander Zach Cates in exchange for Andrew Cashner and Kyung-Min Na. Rizzo was ranked as the Padres [...]

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Plenty of other teams have addressed their need for a closer next season, but the Cincinnati Reds are still missing an obvious arm to hold up the back end of the bullpen. The team’s former closer, Francisco Cordero, is still a free agent, but the team doesn’t want to offer the 37-year-old anything longer than [...]

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A lot of people look at the New York Mets and the New York Yankees as rivals, but I don’t.  Clearly my point-of-view doesn’t matter in the big picture, but to me, the New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox is a rivalry; the New York Mets vs. the Philadelphia Phillies is/was a rivalry. [...]

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While there is plenty of attention on Yu Darvish coming to America to try and work out a deal with the Texas Rangers, another Japanese import might end up not signing with the team that spent $ 2 million for the right to negotiate with him. The New York Yankees and infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima have [...]

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