After the initial shock of the Prince Fielder signing wore off, the question of where to fit him in the lineup come to the forefront. Who would be the designated hitter? What happens with Victor Martinez when he comes back next year?
Via hardballchat.com
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February 08, 2012
The Miami Marlins would love to sign Yoenis Cespedes, a Cuban outfielder looking to make a splash at the Major League Baseball level in 2012, provided he can become legally cleared by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. As of now, his status has yet to be “unblocked.”
Cespedes has been granted a travel visa to leave Cuba to come to...
Via MSNBC
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February 07, 2012
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski is confident new first baseman Prince Fielder can stay productive through most if not all of his expensive nine-year contract.
Via The Outside Corner
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February 08, 2012
What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams.
To think, the season started with people dreaming about how the Nationals could have been real contenders if only they hadn't been outbid for Prince Fielder by the Tigers. That all...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
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February 07, 2012
DETROIT -- When you goin down?
It's a mundane, gap-filling question in most circumstances -- somewhere between looking at your watch or scrolling the cell phone for messages -- but it has a ring of anticipation when spoken during one of the dark holes in the sports calendar.
At a luncheon in downtown Detroit on Tuesday afternoon in which Detroit Tigers president and GM Dave...
Via Sun Sentinel
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February 07, 2012
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes is scheduled to land in Miami Tuesday afternoon. According to an American League source from a club that’s been monitoring his free agency, the Marlins likely will be his future employer.
Cespedes is expected to meet with club officials Wednesday. Though the U.S. Treasury’s Department of Foreign Assets Control must unblock Cespedes before...
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