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• Q&A with Tom Dakers of Bluebird BanterPhoto by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter, our sister site for the Toronto Blue Jays, did a quick Q&A with each other ahead of this weekend’s series. Enjoy! 1. The Jays are in last place in the very competitive AL East. Did you expect this is them or do you think they will start playing better and get into a race for a playoff spot? Well, they ...2024Visit the page Toronto Blue rumors -
• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Boston Red Sox games 42-45Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Rays advance to 23-22 after four game series at Fenway Park “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 14th series of...2024Continue with Red Sox news today -
• Report: Orioles monitoring these three trade targets for closer roleThe Orioles lead the American League with a 26-13 record, putting them half a game above the Yankees at the top of the AL East. Baltimore again looks like one of the best teams in the league and is trending toward buying at the deadline....2024 -
• Orioles Could Pursue Closing Help At Deadline
The Orioles lead the American League with a 26-13 record, putting them half a game above the Yankees at the top of the AL East. Baltimore again looks like one of the best teams in the league and is trending towards buying at the deadline. One area that could be a priority this summer: fortifying…...2024
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: New York Yankees games 39-41Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Rays fall to 20-21 after three game series at Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 13...2024See also New York Yankees latest news -
• Yankees' Aaron Judge may be 'locked in' and out of slumpThe 25-13 Yankees began Thursday tied with the Baltimore Orioles atop the AL East standings....2024See also Yankees Aaron Judge news today
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• Q&A with Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter
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• Braves return home to face Red Sox after brutal road tripPhoto by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Atlanta returns to Truist Park for a brief two-game series against the Boston Red Sox. The Atlanta Braves will return to Truist Park Tuesday and will be looking to rebound after a 1-5 road trip that did all sorts of damage to their spot in the standings and team stats. Atlanta enters Tuesday with a 20-12 record and are 2.5 games back of the Philadelphi...2024Continue with Red Sox injuries -
• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The two-time World Series champion was a dangerous hitter last year, but he is still unemployed over a month into the 2024 campaign. During the 2023 MLB season, 212 different position players came to the plate at least 400 times. From that group, 35 players became free agents at some point during the offseason. There were the big, splashy ...2024See more Brandon Belt injury report -
• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to beeMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A hero emerges in Phoenix. Another injury for Mike Trout and another broadcast dispute. A look at home runs in college ball and other news from around baseball. Good morning. It’s good to be home. See you at 1:20. As you no doubt heard, Angels superstar Mike Trout is injured again. Will Leitch has five questions about Trout, his injury and the Angels. Ke...2024Continue with Mike Trout injury -
• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli tries his best to sound sane during a press conference where he reveals the team’s good-luck charm is a wrapped summer sausage. The latest on news around baseball includes Seattle’s latest surge, top pitching performances, and ... a White Sox sweep? While it hasn’t been too long since our previous update, BOY has a lot happened over the last week. Jo...2024See also Minnesota Twins injury status -
• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay RaysMichael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Brewers take on another AL East foe in the Rays The Brewers welcome the Rays to town beginning Monday evening, as Milwaukee takes on yet another AL East opponent after battling the Yankees over the weekend. The Brewers, who have struggled to manage the injury bug this season, still sit atop the NL Central, just ahead of the Cubs. On the other side, the Rays...2024Continue with Milwaukee Brewers injury status -
• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Red Sox series previewPhoto by Ron Schwane/Getty Images The Cubs make their first visit to Fenway Park in seven years. The last time the Cubs played in Fenway Park, 2013 Red Sox World Series hero Koji Uehara was on the Cubs, and former Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel was a member of the Red Sox. The Cubs lost that game 6-2, and there isn’t a single player who played that evening who’s still on the team he played for...2024Check it out Red Sox injury status -
• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024See more Michael Reaves availability report -
• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York YankeesPhoto by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The Brewers welcome the AL East-leading Yankees to Milwaukee In Milwaukee this weekend, two division leaders will face off in one of the premier matchups of the weekend. The Brewers welcome the Yankees to American Family Field this weekend in what will be an exciting series. When these two teams met last year, the Brewers took the series 2-1 in New York. H...2024Continue with Milwaukee Brewers injury -
• Comparing 2023 to 2024 after 24 games playedKim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Things have definitely been... different The Rays are matching up against the Tigers in the trop for the first time since the opening series of 2023, and while things haven’t started great for Tampa Bay with them already facing an embarrassing 7-1 loss in game one, it may be fun to compare these two seasons up to this point since they’ve been very diffe...2024See more articles Yandy Diaz injury
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• Weird but true: Remembering when two Devil Rays pitchers were shot in 2002Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A look back at two tragic events from 2002. During the early morning hours of a Summer day in Charleston, South Carolina, police were called after a shooting where a 24 year old man had been shot twice in what was later deemed as a random act of violence. A few months later, also in the early morning hours, police responded to a shooting in Raleigh, North C...2024Continue with Devil Rays -
• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Jays, Royals, Mets Full Steam Ahead After Deadline
2015Visit the page Scott Miller
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• What Do MLB Players Really Do During the Long Offseason Months?
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"Verdict: No AL East Baltimore Orioles: Estimated payroll $92 million." - 2023
"com/i1dG1JQfaH— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 11, 2023 With the victory, the Orioles improved to 41-24 on the season, good for second place in the AL East." - 2022
"Step 1, complete: Yankees clinch AL East title" - 2021
"Aaron Boone, whose job security came into question after the Yankees finished third in the AL East and then lost to the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game, will return with a new three-year deal, plus an option, sources confirmed to ESPN." - 2020
"MLB shuts down Marlins and Phillies, revises schedule for NL East, AL East teams amid COVID-19 outbreak" - 2019
"AL East Notes: Yankees, Gardner, Red Sox, Luxury Tax, Rays, Relocation" - 2018
"AL East Notes: Brach, Orioles, Ellsbury, Yankees, JDM" - 2017
"Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead" - 2016
"O's cool Blue Jays, stay alone atop AL East" - 2015
"Brian McCann's home run in the sixth inning helped push the Yankees into sole possession of first place in the AL East on Monday night with a 4-1 win over the Rays, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped." - 2014
"The Red Sox have finalized their contract with Pablo Sandoval, the first of two big signings aimed at boosting Boston's offense after a last-place finish in the AL East."
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AL East trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Report: Orioles monitoring these three trade targets for closer role
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• Orioles Could Pursue Closing Help At Deadline
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose to Orioles, 7-6, in extras; split two-game set in D.C.Notes and quotes from the second of two with the Orioles in Nationals Park... EXTRAS WITH THE O’S: Mitchell Parker didn’t give up a home run in his first four starts in the majors, going 21 1⁄3 in those starts without giving up a long ball. He got bit twice last night in Nationals Park, with both Orioles’ outfielder Anthony Santander (in the 4th) and shortstop Gunnar Henderson (in the 6th), taking...2024See more articles Anthony Santander contract rumors -
• Braves return home to face Red Sox after brutal road trip
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• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?
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• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to bee
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
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• Outside The Confines: One month downPhoto by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images At the end of baseball’s first month, things are starting to take shape. It seems impossible that a full month of baseball has passed us by. It feels like only yesterday we were celebrating Opening Day, and now we’re getting to a point where it might be time to stop saying “small sample size” as an excuse. The Dodgers aren’t a shocker as the NL West le...2024See also Mitchell Layton contract -
• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees
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AL East stats and results
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• Yankees' Aaron Judge may be 'locked in' and out of slump
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• Braves return home to face Red Sox after brutal road trip
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• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?
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• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to bee
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Chicago White Sox games 27-29Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Rays fall to 13-16 after three game series at Guarantee Rate Field. Wow. “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be coverin...2024Continue with White Sox -
• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
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• Royals stymie Blue Jays bats, win yet another 3-2 gamePhoto by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Starter Alec Marsh left the game early, but the bullpen had his back. I had a good feeling when Wednesday’s game started off with a 1-2-3 inning from Alec Marsh. Then Salvador Perez started the scoring, and I had a great feeling. The Kansas City Royals held the Toronto Blue Jays in check, thanks to another scoreless Marsh start and so...2024Continue with Blue Jays scores -
• Comparing 2023 to 2024 after 24 games played
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• Q&A with Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: New York Yankees games 39-41
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• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to bee
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!
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• Brewers blown out by Yankees after game turns on bad non-callMilwaukee’s best reliever today | Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports New York puts up 15 runs for the second consecutive game The New York Yankees blew out the Milwaukee Brewers for the second straight day today, in a game that turned on a controversial non-call in what should have been a scoreless inning, but which turned into a seven-run, two-out rally. The ugly 15-5 scoreline overshadowed...2024Continue with Tobias Myers -
• Outside The Confines: One month down
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: New York Yankees games 21-23Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Rays fall to 12-11 after three game series in Yankee Stadium “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the seventh...2024See more articles New York Yankees -
• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Los Angeles Angels games 17-20Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Rays advance to 11-9 after four game series in Tropicana Field “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering t...2024See more Los Angeles Angels -
• MLB Roundup: Week 2Kansas City’s hot start has it at holding the top run differential in the league and just barely behind the Cleveland Guardians for the AL Central lead. | Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Strikeouts for days, Yankees continue their reign, and the AL Central has two teams in the top five — just like we expected It’s just the second week of the season, but teams are already battling hard for divisi...2024See more articles Cleveland Guardians -
• 2024 Sunburst Awards: Colorado Rockies games 8-10Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Rays advance to 5-5 with series win in Denver “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the third series of the s...2024Continue with Colorado Rockies
Top AL East news
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• McCann's blast sparks Yankees past Rays
2015See also Brian McCann
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015Continue with Michael Pineda
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• Yanks half-game back in AL East after win
It seemed as if Michael Pineda and the Yankees were in for a long day on Monday after Pineda allowed four runs to the Orioles in the second inning of the series opener. But the Yanks' offense chipped away to rally behind Pineda and New York ultimately pulled out an 8-6 win. Greg Bird's three-run shot in the seventh broke open a tie and ended up being the difference-maker for the Yanks, who pulled ...2015Read about Michael Pineda
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015Read about Luis Severino
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• Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Luis Severino bounced back from a rough outing to pitch into the sixth inning and Greg Bird launched a towering home run as the Yankees defeated the Rays, 3-1, on Wednesday at Tropicana Field....2015Visit the page Luis Severino
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• Sox storm back vs. Reds, pad AL East lead
The Red Sox endured the early body blow of a grand slam by Cincinnati's Scooter Gennett and then stormed back with big hits and clutch relief to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Reds on Friday night that reduced their magic number for clinching the American League East to six games....2017Click for news about Red Sox
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• Sox win set with Jays, increase AL East lead
Fresh off a 19-inning comeback win on Tuesday, the Red Sox were right back at it on Wednesday night, riding another stellar outing from Doug Fister and a balanced offensive attack to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays in the rubber game at Fenway Park....2017See more Red Sox
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• Gardner's 2 HRs, Judge's 10th blast lead NY
Brett Gardner homered twice and drove in four runs, Austin Romine collected a career-high five RBIs and Aaron Judge hit his American League-leading 10th homer as the Yankees claimed sole possession of first place in the AL East with a 12-4 victory over the Orioles on Saturday at Yankee Stadium....2017See also Brett Gardner
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AL East fantasy rankings and news
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
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• Preseason Prep - March 6, 2024
Edwin Diaz, RP (NYM) Diaz is right on track towards a successful return from the torn patellar tendon in his knee that forced him to miss the entire 2023 season. The electric closer was hitting the mid-to-high 90's with his fastball in a minor-league intrasquad scrimmage on Tuesday. The expectation is Diaz will appear in his first Grapefruit League game of the season next week. All signs point to ...2024See also Edwin Diaz
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 5, 2024
Yandy Diaz If you want a player with a sea of red for a stats page, Diaz is your guy. He led all qualified 1B in wRC+ (164) and was 4th in xwOBA (.381). He slashed a strong .330/.410/.522, and while some may argue for regression, Diaz's xBA of .305 ranks 6th amongst all hitters. He also is plus at controlling the zone (19.7 Chase%, 18.3 Whiff%, both 83rd Percentile), which allow him to maintain hi...2024Continue with Fantasy Baseball
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• David Price Right at Home with Boston Red Sox Thanks in Large Part to Big Papi
2016Continue with David Price
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• Are the Yankees Headed for a Third Straight Year Without a Playoff Appearance?
2014Click for news about New York Yankees
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• Blockbuster Josh Donaldson Trade Shows Jays All-in for 2015, A's Retooling Again
2014See also Toronto Blue
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• Q&A with Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose to Orioles, 7-6, in extras; split two-game set in D.C.
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• Three reasons it's still too early to call the AL East a two-team race, even as Yankees, Orioles surge aheadThe Blue Jays, Red Sox and Rays aren't dead yet; it's only May...2024See more Red Sox -
• Braves return home to face Red Sox after brutal road trip
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• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?
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• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to bee
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• Lugo lacerates lifeless litigant lineup 6-1Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports The game was close before the Royals pulled away late. Seth Lugo carved up a hapless Toronto lineup while the Royals rallied offensively after a slow start to beat the Blue Jays 6-1 this afternoon in Toronto. The first third of the game flew by in just under 40 minutes, with each team managing just one baserunner through three innings. The Royals looked pati...2024Check it out Seth Lugo -
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• Brewers blown out by Yankees after game turns on bad non-call
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AL East rumors, scandals
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• Why has no MLB team signed Brandon Belt?
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• Outside The Confines: One month down
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• AL East Notes: Benintendi, Kluber, Rays
Despite all of the trade speculation swirling around Andrew Benintendi, the Red Sox haven’t “reached a point of no return in trade talks,” The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier writes, and “there’s a solid chance, though not a guarantee” that Benintendi won’t be moved. One of the obstacles preventing a deal is the number of quality…...2021Continue with Andrew Benintendi scandals
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• AL East Notes: Morton, Betts, Margot, Blue Jays, Wood, Sanchez
Former Astros righty Charlie Morton became the latest player to address Houston’s electronic sign-stealing scandal, telling MLB.com’s Juan Toribio and other reporters that “personally, I regret not doing more to stop it” during his time with the club in 2017, while also admitting that he wasn’t certain what steps he could have taken to directly…...2020Visit the page Charlie Morton scandal
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• For Rays in deep AL East, pitching remains a major concern
Matt Duffy is slated to be the Tampa Bay Rays starting third baseman, with newcomer Yandy Diaz also seeing time at the hot corner. Diaz figures to split his time between third, first and “eventually” the outfield, according to manager Kevin Cash. In terms of further offseason additions, pitching remains an area of concern, though Cash is confident with the group he has now, per Marc Topkin of the...2019Click for news about Matt Duffy buzz
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Dodgers a Year Too Late to Make Moves They Need Now
2016Continue with Scott Miller scandals
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• How Much Could Yankees Actually Sell on Summer Trade Market?
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• Blue Jays-Rangers' All-out Brawl Escalates Bad Blood Rivalry to New Level
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Early Miseries Indicate Yankees Are in Trouble
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• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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