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Twelve Thoughts: Giants Among Elite, Sandy Alderson, Big Fall for Prospects

The San Francisco Giants now belong among the elite franchises in baseball. Maybe the Giants already were there, but the recent World Series trophy completes a franchise that had a lot else going for it -- a snazzy ballpark privately financed and integrated into a vibrant city, an avid fan base, a decent winning tradition...

Kevin Towers Wants Jerry Dipoto to Stay in Arizona; He Likely Will

Jerry Dipoto may end up staying with the Arizona Diamondbacks after all. In fact, consider it probable. After Dipoto lost out on the general manager's job to Kevin Towers on Wednesday, he reportedly was on the verge of leaving the organization, and Towers, too, had doubts. But Towers spent four hours with Dipoto recently...

Ryan Ludwick Makes Padres Big Winners in Three-Way Deal, but Challenges Await

SAN DIEGO -- It looks like the San Diego Padres improved their National League West-leading club on Saturday when they obtained slugging right fielder Ryan Ludwick via a three-way deal with the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians. Here are the salient points of the trade, which first was reported by...

Meet the NL West First Round Draft Picks

A look at the first round selections in today's MLB draft by the five teams of the NL West division. For a full recap of the first round, you can always read the live-blog we kept of it.Colorado Rockies (8) Casey Weathers, RHP, Vanderbilt (Scouting report courtesy of Purple Row):Entering the 2007 season, Vanderbilt head...

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