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Five Non-Tendered Players Worth a Look

Baseball's Hot Stove season switched into a higher gear at midnight on Thursday night. A whole new batch of free agents flooded the market with the deadline for offering contracts to arbitration-eligible players. It's not a terribly sexy list. Players get non-tendered because their potential arbitration salary exceeds...

Aggressive A's Following Giants' Blueprint

Don't look now, but the A's are positioning themselves to be the chic pick for a breakthrough season in 2011. For the second time in a week they added a piece to their dismal offense, hoping to bring it up to be a better complement to the best young pitching staff in the league. (If this sounds familiar, keep...

Jose Bautista Homers Twice for 54 as Blue Jays Pound Liriano, Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Jose Bautista hit home runs No. 53 and 54, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays went deep six times in a 13-2 victory over the stumbling Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Edwin Encarnacion hit two homers and Jose Molina and Travis Snider added long balls for the big-swinging Blue Jays,...

Damage Control: Gro-in Pains for Troy Tulowitzki

Infielders/Outfielders Troy Tulowitzki (SS, COL) - Tulowitzki was lifted from Sunday's contest after straining his groin. He was absent from Monday's lineup as well. He's day-to-day for now, and says the injury is mild, but keep in mind he missed three days earlier this season with a similar issue and, well, groin strains...

Yard Work: Matt LaPorta Breaking Down the Door

It was easy to understand the logic that caused the Indians to demote Matt LaPorta in early June. The 25-year-old, who is such a key piece to Cleveland's future, had struggled to a .218/.290/.277 line through June 6. The organization deemed it necessary to send him back to the minors to regain confidence in his game. Boy,...

Edwin Encarnacion News From the Web

01/27/12 Countdown to Spring Training - 36 Days Source: Minor League Baseball Edwin Encarnacion had a solid 2011 season for the Blue Jays, and the team will be counting on him again in 2012.