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Spring Ending, Bullpens Still in Disarray

Well into January, the Chicago Cubs were looking for bullpen help, as the depth of their potential relieving corps was not up to snuff for a team who looks to contend for a division title in 2010. Then, Angel Guzman went down with a season-ending injury, and things looked even more depleted. And the Cubs aren't alone....

Expectations Ray-sed in Tampa Bay

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Tampa Bay Rays.Although they ended up falling short at the end, 2008 was the year of the Rays. After being the butt of jokes for the first 10 years of its existence, Tampa Bay turned an impressive collection of baseball talent into an impressive team, finally...

MLB Teams Offer 24 Players Arbitration

All in all, 24 players were offered arbitration by last night's midnight deadline, including 15 Type A free agents and nine Type B. Players are classified using a rating system created by Elias Sports Bureau to determine the level of compensation a team receives if a player refuses arbitration and signs elsewhere. Most of...

Phillies Sweep Brewers, Tied for Wild Card

Doesn't it seem like just yesterday that the Brewers' biggest worry was a vaguely controversial scoring decision that may or may not have cost CC Sabathia a no-hitter? It wasn't yesterday, but it was only two weeks ago that the Brewers held a 5 1/2 game lead over the field in the NL wild-card race. Today, it's all gone...

Status Check: Milwaukee Brewers

Status Check is FanHouse's conversation with fans from the rest of the blogosphere. Today, we talk with David Hannes from Brewers Bar, ESK from The Wisconsin Sports Bar, and Brad and Matt from Chuckie Hacks. The Brewers are certainly primed for success over the next several years here with their young core of players. At...