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Submitted by TotalAccess on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 03:08

Is Stephen Strasburg Worth a True 'Destroy the Farm' Trade Package?

The question isn't whether anyone wants Stephen Strasburg. Everyone wants a 26-year-old budding ace who just led the National League in strikeouts.

The question is whether anyone will pay what it takes to get him.

Make no mistake: it'll take a lot. 

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 01:18

Aggressive MLB Teams Who Failed to Build a Winner This Winter

The addition of the second wild-card spot in 2012 has done more than add a little do-or-die drama in the form of a one-game playoff. It has also opened the door for a wider variety of teams to contend each season. 

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Sun, 01/25/2015 - 17:58

Projecting the Yankees' 2015 Opening Day Roster

Spring training is almost here, which means Opening Day and the 2015 season are getting closer and closer with each passing day.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 15:29

Why Trading Yunel Escobar Was the Oakland Athletics' Best Move of the Offseason

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane has had the busiest offseason of any GM, making nine trades involving 27 players in total. His most recent deal, swapping shortstop Yunel Escobar for Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 05:46

MLB's Arbitration-Eligible Stars Who Are the Biggest Bargains

In today's MLB—where Giancarlo Stanton inks a deal that could pay him nearly double the gross domestic product of the Republic of Kiribati—"bargain" is a relative term.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 01/24/2015 - 01:30

A Cubs Fan's Tribute to the Legendary Ernie Banks

To some people, being a dedicated fan of the Chicago Cubs can seem like a struggle at times. Years—even generations—have come and gone without experiencing the long-coveted celebration of a Cubs World Series championship.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 17:57

Max Scherzer Makes Nationals WS Favorite, Should Keep Rotation Together

Ever since Max Scherzer turned down a $144 million offer from the Detroit Tigers last March, speculation has been rampant about which team he would sign with and how much his contract would be worth.  Jon Morosi of Fox Sports reported in early December that Scherzer’s

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 15:12

James Shields and the Kansas City Royals Are a Pairing That Sill Makes Sense

The Kansas City Royals made a big splash in 2012 when they traded away top-rated prospect Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Mike Montgomery and Patrick Leonard to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for James Shields and Wade Davis.

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 09:43

Does the 2014-2015 MLB Offseason Rank as Baseball's Wildest Ever?

Major League Baseball's offseason has been bananas, right? Perhaps the wildest and most active in recent memory—or maybe ever. At least, that's how it feels while we're right in the middle of it.

But how does this offseason stack up with hot stoves past?

Let's start with a quick table that ranks the past nine offseasons in terms of total spending on free-agent contracts, according to ESPN.com:

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Submitted by TotalAccess on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 07:00

Mets' Exciting Young Rotation Still 1 Year Away from Taking MLB by Storm

Here's a contrarian point of view: The New York Mets should be glad the National League East-rival Washington Nationals just splurged $210 million on Max Scherzer. But we'll get to that in a bit.

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