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R.A Dickey, 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner, (and probably my favorite ball player of all time) was recently announced as Toronto’s Opening Day Starting Pitcher, when Dickey was on the Mets, he was simply my favorite pitcher, and that wasn’t because of his profound 2012 season. It was because of his very wholesome nature,…

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Well this should be a very interesting list, who to put? Mariano Rivera was one of 3 pitchers in contention for #5. This was probably the most down to the wire list yet, so here we go! #pepperbullpen 5. Koji Uehara – Boston Red Sox Koji was a tough pick for #5, as I know…

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The Baltimore Orioles have finally addressed their awful pitching staff by signed free agent starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. The deal is for 4 years and is estimated to be worth around $48 million. After after struggling in his first few seasons with Cleveland, Jimenez is coming of a very good 2013 in which he went…

– The Baltimore Orioles, a team that was looking for a starter, signed Ubaldo Jimenez today, while the numbers are not official, MASN Sports reports that the numbers are in the 40 million dollar range for 4 years. This deal is pending a physical, and we know what happened with Grant Balfour.  – Homer Bailey…

Though it very early in spring training Yankees manager Joe Girardi has said that Brian Roberts would be the clubs opening day 2nd basemen. Roberts was signed late in the offseason and there is concern about him playing over 100 games, as he has not done so since 2009 Roberts was brought in by the…

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The Atlanta Braves continue to lock up their young core, as they now have signed the best closer in baseball, Craig Kimbrel, to an extension. The 25 year old Kimbrel will be in Atlanta for the next 4 seasons, and there is an option for a 5th year. The original 4 year deal is worth…

 Baseball is Back! By now, all teams have reported to Spring Training, we are 9 Days away from the start of actual games, yet there are still some signs of winter left. Free Agents like Nelson Cruz, Stephen Drew and Ervin Santana still haven’t signed, obviously the clock is running out, those key FA’s need…