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Matt Capps Gets $7.15 Million From Twins

The exodus of relief pitchers from the Twins bullpen this offseason has been very good to Matt Capps. Capps, acquired from the Nationals at the trading deadline in exchange for top prospect Wilson Ramos, avoided arbitration by signing a one-year, $7.15 million deal with the team on Tuesday. While the return of Joe Nathan...

Brian Fuentes Close to Finalizing 2-Year Deal With A's

The Oakland Athletics are close to finalizing a two-year deal with left-handed reliever Brian Fuentes, a major league source told FanHouse. The deal is also expected to include an option for a third season with the A's. Fuentes, who finished the 2010 season with the AL Central champion Twins, has closing experience and...

Rays Reportedly Eyeing Brian Fuentes

The Rays have seen several everyday players and most of their bullpen depart this winter, but they may be close to making an addition at last. Tampa Bay is "very interested" in free agent lefty Brian Fuentes, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The 35-year-old would step in as the Rays' closer, replacing the departed...

FanHouse Live: Steve Phillips on Remaining Free Agent Options

The MLB Winter Meetings are over, and most of the top-tier free agents have found new homes. Teams with hopes of contending still have plenty of options, however, as the calendar turns to 2011. Adrian Beltre, Carl Pavano and Brian Fuentes are just a few of the talented players still left to be had. Steve Phillips joined...

Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Yankees

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and over the course of November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 27th episode...

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06/01/12 A's option pitcher Ross to Sacramento Source: Cupertino Courier - Cupertino CA As the flames from Ryan Cook's fastballs lick at his feet and a blown save echoes in his mind, Brian Fuentes knows he won't be the A's closer forever.
06/01/12 Don't Like the A's Bats? Speak Up Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA After Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham blasted a three-run walk-off home run to defeat his former team, the Oakland Athletics , 3-2 on Tuesday, A's fans were seething.
05/30/12 Willingham haunts A's in ninth Source: Vallejo Times-Herald - Vallejo CA No matter what the Oakland A's do these days, they can't seem to come up with a win.
05/30/12 Fuentes allows walk-off homer as Twins beat A's 3-2 Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Minneapolis -- - Wednesday is Manny Ramirez's 40th birthday, and the day he was expected to join the A's after serving his 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.
05/30/12 Fuentes allows walk-off homer as Twins beat A's 3-2 Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA Minneapolis -- - Wednesday is Manny Ramirez's 40th birthday, and the day he was expected to join the A's after serving his 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.