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As MLB free agents continue to get exorbitant contracts, general managers are instead looking for ways to improve through trades.

David Freese and Fernando Salas were traded to Anaheim in exchange for outfielder Peter Bourjos and minor league outfielder Randal Grichuk, as reported by various outlets including the Cardinals' Twitter account.  The move is an interesting one for the Cardinals and impacts far more than the outfield.

We live in a new era where television revenue has become vital to the long-term success of sports franchises. 

The Houston Astros, based on a recent lawsuit filed by owner Jim Crane, appear to be finding out the hard way how precious that local TV money is because they apparently aren't getting as much as originally thought when Crane bought the team in 2011. 

The St. Louis Cardinals continued their offseason transformation on Friday by trading third baseman David Freese and reliever Fernando Salas to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Peter Bourjos and minor league outfielder Randal Grichuk, according to the Angels' Twitter account.

Today the club acquired INF David Freese and RHP Fernando Salas from the @Cardinals in exchange for OF Peter Bourjos and OF Randal Grichuk.

For New York Mets fans, it's been a difficult run of futility, especially during the hot stove season. While rebuilding and retooling can be justified by any rational fan, the lack of big-market activity by general manager Sandy Alderson has been alarming over the last few years.

Fifteen years in the big leagues and Carlos Beltran's offensive numbers are still good enough to place him as one of the most valued free agents in the majors this winter. 

Major League Baseball is on the cusp of something big. Whether it is the bursting of a looming bubble from overwhelming television contracts to pricing casual fans out of the ballpark with substantially high, overpriced contracts for aging stars. 

The New York Mets made a move to bolster their questionable outfield on Friday, as they agreed to terms with free agent Chris B. Young, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.

It's been a busy week in MLB free agency, with several veteran pitchers and position players receiving multi-year deals. Even the latest rumors about some top free agents have been juicy.

Every free-agent update reverberates around the league, resulting in numerous winners and losers.

Contracts signed so early in free agency give us a better idea of what comparable players should expect to receive. Also, as the free-agent crop grows thinner, front offices are forced to reluctantly abandon their preconceived strategies.

The bidding war for Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka

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