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Jung-Ho Kang's Biggest Challenges in Quest to Become MLB Star

On Monday we learned the Pittsburgh Pirates have won negotiating rights to Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.

MLB Is Undergoing a Significant Changing of the Guard Among Contenders

It used to be easy to predict the contenders for an upcoming Major League Baseball season. For all the fuzzy situations, there were always the mainstays you could count on.

These, however, are strange times.

Hitters MLB Teams Should Consider Selling in Suddenly Weak Market

With offense at a premium around the league right now, the position-player market has moved quickly this offseason, leaving little in the way of impact talent remaining on the current market.

A Fan's Christmas Wish List for Athletics in 2015

Dear Santa,

I don't want too much for Christmas. There are just a few things I would love to see. I don't even care about the presents underneath my Christmas tree.

I just want you to do a few things for the Oakland Athletics.

Please make the following wishes come true. If you can't make all of these happen, Santa, then for your convenience, I have ordered them from least realistic to most realistic.

 

Boston Red Sox's Biggest Steal at the MLB Offseason's 2-Month Mark

The Boston Red Sox are one of baseball's most active teams this offseason.  In the last eight weeks, they added high-priced All-Stars to bolster their lineup and made several moves to strengthen their depleted starting rotation.  Boston also re-signed arms for its bullpen and recently completed a trade for a new backup catcher.

But of everything the Red Sox have done so far, which deal brought them the most bang for their buck in return?  Which transaction qualifies as the biggest steal to this point?

Dodgers' Biggest Steal at the MLB Offseason's 2-Month Mark

With the flurry of moves that the Los Angeles Dodgers have made this offseason, it's difficult to hone in on just one.

After all, some of these deals were interconnected, a web of swift transformation ushered in by the metric-minded tandem now running the front office at Dodger Stadium: Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi.

2 Changes the Texas Rangers Should Make Before Spring Training

It is still only December, but the 2015 baseball season is rapidly approaching as pitchers and catchers will be reporting to camp in less than two months.

New York Mets: Tulowitzki Trade Would Make Mets Instant Contenders

The winter meetings may be over, but there are still plenty of MLB transactions to be made.  One of the most intriguing trade possibilities remains Troy Tulowitzki to the Mets

MLB Trade Rumors: Analyzing Buzz on Cole Hamels, Troy Tulowitzki and More

The MLB offseason has already seen a flurry of moves, yet even more may be on the horizon.

With free agency continuing to become a less and less efficient way of building a team, general managers are acting accordingly. Just look at how San Diego GM A.J. Preller is going about turning the Padres into a contender.

MLB Insider: Teams Most Likely to Pull Off Blockbuster Trades This Offseason


The MLB hot stove continues to burn up, as the San Diego Padres made a number of trades over the past few days. But are more moves on the way?

Bleacher Report's Stephen Nelson caught up with MLB national columnist Scott Miller to discuss which big-name players could be moved this winter.

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Best of the American League
Tampa Bay
19%
Boston
19%
Chicago
7%
Minnesota
10%
Los Angeles
17%
Texas
27%
Total votes: 270

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