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Ankiel's Cardinal Days Likely Numbered

Scott Boras has always had a flair for impeccable timing. With the St. Louis Cardinals on the verge of clinching the NL Central, the superagent said today that Rick Ankiel, a pending free agent and one of his clients, is unlikely to return to St. Louis in 2010. Given Ankiel's shrinking role in an outfield with Colby...

Baseball Brunch: Time for Draft Reform?

Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch.As the No. 1 overall pick in 1990, Chipper Jones signed with the Braves for $275,000.Even in today's dollars, that's about $450,000 -- or about 3 percent of Stephen Strasburg was guaranteed as this year's No. 1 pick.And Jones agreed to his deal the...

Mariners Sign No. 2 Pick Ackley

SEATTLE -- Given that the Mariners have struggled mightily offensively, the signing of No. 2 pick Dustin Ackley serves as a serious momentum boost for an organization looking to escape a series of shaky moves under the Bill Bavasi tenure.For example, Bavasi traded Adam Jones and George Sherill for Erik Bedard, and he...

Despite Record Offer, Nationals Still Unsure if Stephen Strasburg Will Sign

With just a little less than 48 hours until Monday's midnight deadline to sign picks from June's draft, Washington Nationals' president Stan Kasten told the AP he has "no idea" if top pick Stephen Strasburg will sign with the team. This is despite the Washington Post's report that the Nats have already offered Strasburg a...

Feds Want Collection of Boras Clients to Pay Back Millions in Stanford Scam

Federal authorities have asked seven Major League Baseball players -- Greg Maddux, Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon, J.D. Drew, Andruw Jones, Carlos Pena and Jay Bell -- to return millions of dollars that they received from investor R. Allen Stanford as part of a payout in his alleged Ponzi scheme, according to a report in...

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05/31/12 MLB Draft 2012: Washington Nationals Pay the Price... Source: Bleacher Report The Washington Nationals doing business with Scott Boras is as much a part of baseball as the seventh-inning stretch.
05/23/12 Future Shock: The 2012 Draft`s New Rules by Kevin... Source: Baseball Prospectus The general consensus is that this year is a weak draft class, especially when compared to last year's monster collection of talent.
05/04/12 Weaver's hometown career culminates with no-hitter Source: Baxter Bulletin - Mountain Home AR After high school, Jered joined Long Beach States powerful program, proudly becoming a Dirtbag and winning the Roger Clemens Award as college baseballs top pitcher.
05/03/12 Weaver's hometown career culminates with no-hitter... Source: Daily Freeman - Kingston NY He has a spot on the short list of the majors' best pitchers â and his no-hitter only underlined it.
05/01/12 MLB Free Agency: Roy Oswalt and the Top Unsigned... Source: Bleacher Report Mike Gonzalez, a left-handed reliever with closer experience, formerly with the Orioles, Braves and Pirates, is a free agent.