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Is Jimmy Paredes an All-Star?
The Jimmy Paredes show rolled on in Baltimore last night. The Orioles’ designated hitter, in the midst of a breakout season at 26, went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. He drove in the first two...
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Seattle Mariners Face The Impossibility Of Preseason Predictions
Hey Mariners’ fans, any of you remember the preseason hype and hope? Remember how everybody was picking them to win the American League West division title? How about when ESPN looked into their...
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Nelly Cruz booming in Seattle
Some in the Seattle Mariners organization wanted Nelson Cruz before the 2014 season. Cruz was coming off a PED suspension and that likely played a major role in why the M’s didn’t sign him and the...
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Why Nelson Cruz Should Be The AL MVP
Safeco Field is known as one of the best pitcher parks in the big leagues, which is one reason why the Seattle Mariners are one of the most offensively-challenged teams in baseball. Camden Yards in...
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Where does Seattle go from here?
It was October 2008, the Seattle Mariners had just finished off the first 100-plus loss season of a ball club with a $100 million dollar payroll in Major League Baseball history. Bill Bavasi had just...
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2016 wish list: Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners new General Manager, Jerry Dipoto, has a plan and I’m hoping it is a World Series contender blueprint. It seems Dipoto is zeroing in on a new manager in Seattle. Several reports...
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Mariners proving SafeCo Field is just another ballpark
For years it was said that free agents shied away from Seattle and SafeCo Field. But is that starting to change because of hitters having success or the Mariners fielding a better team? It always helps...
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What the Royals can Learn from the Orioles
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles are fairly similar Major League Baseball clubs. Both play in mid-sized markets. Both endured lengthy postseason droughts that covered much of the Nineties...
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Deriving Benefit from a One Year Contract
The list of higher profile free agents has not dwindled as expected as we exit 2015 and start the new year. Several big name players are still available, many that most pundits thought would have...
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Five Major Questions for the Seattle Mariners in 2016
(Sept. 29, 2015 – Source: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) The 2015 season was one full of disappointment for the Seattle Mariners. They went into the year with some experts predicting them...
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Seattle Mariners Facing a Crossroads
The American League West has been the home for hot teams this month. The Texas Rangers are trying to run away with the division with a record of 47-26 and hold a 10-game lead going into Thursday. The...
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All-Star Teams Announced for the 2014 All-Star Game
On July 15th, the best of the best will take the field for the 85th All-Star Game at the dazzling Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, home of the Minnesota Twins. Baseball fans have been submitting...
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Breaking Down This Year’s Upcoming Free Agents
Now that the trade deadline has past, it’s time to take a look at what is available this upcoming offseason. Free agency provides general managers with the opportunity to change the fortune of their...
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Nelson Cruz, Orioles Have Mutual Interest in Possible Extension
Following his 50-game suspension for PED’s as a member of the Texas Rangers in 2013, slugger Nelson Cruz signed a 1 year, $8 million dollar contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Many regard this as the...
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Rangers decline option on Alex Rios, will become a free agent after World Series
The Texas Rangers have declined the $14 million option on Alex Rios, and will buy out his contract for $2 million. Although he’s probably not going to get very many big offers, he’s more than likely to...
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Orioles offered Cruz 3-year deal during season, the sides expected to talk...
The Baltimore Orioles offered designated hitter Nelson Cruz a three-year deal before he hit free agency, ESPN’s Buster Olney reports. The dollar value wasn’t reported, but the average yearly value was...
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Predictions: Will the Mariners pass on Nelson Cruz again?
Last season was a crazy one for Nelson Cruz. The thirty-four year old signed a 1yr/$8M contract with the Baltimore Orioles. When the Birds first signed the hard hitting right-hander they weren’t...
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Seattle Mariners Sign Nelson Cruz to Four-Year Deal
According to reports, Nelson Cruz has agreed to a 4-year deal with the Seattle Mariners. Roch Kubatko, who covers the Baltimore Orioles, Cruz’s now former team, tweeted the deal and the fact the...
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Following Cruz’s signing, M’s seek more OF help
With the recent signing of Nelson Cruz to a 4-year, $57-million deal, the Seattle Mariners don’t believe they are finished. According to Bob Dutton of The News Tribune, Nelson Cruz could be their...
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How will the O’s address the loss of Nelson Cruz?
When the Baltimore Orioles signed Nelson Cruz to a one-year, $8-million contract, they didn’t know what they were getting, and the question marks surrounding the 34-year old were the reasons for such a...
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