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And for fun, some early trade speculation
Buster Olney reported in his blog today that the Red Sox have inquired on their own former shortstop, Orlando Cabrera.
On Pujols (he's human!), K. Greene and more
Five opinions on the Cardinals following Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Brewers: 1. RYAN FRANKLIN HAS SURPRISED: I didn't think he was a closer.
Rookie reliever Jason Motte didn't keep the role he left spring training with a chance to claim, excelling instead in the role suited for him all along.
Cardinals should have kept reliever Russ Springer, shouldn't they have?
Maybe the Cardinals should have kept ace reliever Russ Springer after all. Due to various circumstances, this team developed a need on the right side of their bullpen.
Cardinals Acquire Blaine Boyer For Brian Barton
We just simply needed the bullpen depth. Granted, that was really a hole created by Mo, all you have to do is look back at the transactions list and see all the departed bullpen arms from last year.
JUPITER, Fla. - Monday won't be Cardinals reliever Josh Kinney's first opening day in St.
What we want to know is who will get the ball in the 9th if Motte doesn't work out? And I think that the ball should go to Josh Kinney , should the situation above present itself.
Cards can't overlook Kinney for closer
As of this week, the leading contender for the Cardinals' closing role is Jason Motte.
Russ Springer made his Major League debut with the Yankees in 1992, and over the next 16 years played for the Angels, Phillies, Astros, Braves, Diamondbacks and Cardinals.
Questions remaining include who will fill closer, stopper and set-up roles
JUPITER, FLA. Pitching coach Dave Duncan arrived in Florida almost two weeks before the pitchers' and catchers' official report date, an indication of intense curiosity or a longer than usual to-do list.
With spots to fill, A's 'pen looks strong
Third-year A's manager Bob Geren doesn't know exactly what his bullpen is going to look like when the A's break camp this spring, but that's not stopping him from exuding confidence in it.
After a relatively quiet off-season that involved two major acquisitions, but not much else, the Oakland A's have really picked up the acquisition pace over the past two weeks.
Pujols lobbies for signing of Ramirez
Albert Pujols is encouraging the St. Louis Cardinals to sign Manny Ramirez. The Cardinals slugger, who won his second NL MVP award in November, acknowledged the team might not have enough money to land the ...
Varitek agrees to keep his Sox
The Boston Red Sox and catcher Jason Varitek reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $5 million, one-year contract, two people familiar with the talks said.
Jon Garland and the Arizona Diamondbacks have finalized a one-year contract that will pay the right-hander at least $7.25 million.
A's Ink Veteran Reliever Springer
The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with reliever Russ Springer on a one-year contract Thursday and released pitcher Andrew Brown to make room on the club's roster.
A's, Duchscherer sign 1-year-deal
Oakland's likely Opening Day starter is under contract, and the A's have no more arbitration cases remaining after Justin Duchscherer signed a deal worth $3.9 million Saturday.
A's working on deal for Springer
The Oakland Athletics were close to finalizing a one-year contract with reliever Russ Springer on Monday, with an announcement likely in the coming days.
A's close to deal with Springer
More bullpen depth could be on the way for the A's. Right-hander Russ Springer, who has appeared in 70 or more games in three straight seasons, is nearing a one-year deal with Oakland, according to ...
Source: A's, reliever Springer closing in on deal
Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.