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White Sox sign Flexen to one-year contractDec 30, 2023 5:59 pm - The White Sox need plenty of help in the starting rotation and bullpen. Chris Flexen is the latest candidate with the potential to pitch in either role. The Sox signed th...
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NL Central update: Cardinals have been active in effort to upgrade pitching staffDec 29, 2023 6:30 am - Has Jed Hoyer's vision of a powerhouse Cubs team blurred into oblivion? It's still too early to say, but the off-season has been quiet thus far. Eerily quiet. After Hoyer...
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Sox sign Hill to one-year, $1.8 million dealDec 28, 2023 6:43 pm - The White Sox signed left-handed relief pitcher Tim Hill to a one-year, $1.8-million contract Thursday. The 33-year-old Hill was 1-4 with a 5.48 ERA in 48 games with the ...
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AL Central update: Sox making ripples, surprising Royals making wavesDec 28, 2023 6:15 am - Chris Getz has not been big-game hunting this off-season, but the new White Sox general manager did land a potential quality starting pitcher in Erick Fedde. Getz also tr...
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Looking ahead to 2024: Cubs look to build on last season’s successDec 26, 2023 6:00 am - They didn’t land Shohei Ohtani, and the Cubs likely never had much of a chance at signing baseball’s best player. An impact talent like Ohtani would have made the Cubs in...
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Looking back on 2023: Cubs run out of gas; Counsell replaces RossDec 24, 2023 6:12 pm - It was a season of ups and a big down for the Cubs in 2023. Expected to finish in the middle of the NL Central pack and possibly play .500 baseball, the Cubs wound up sec...
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Looking ahead to 2024: White Sox have to be better, right?Dec 24, 2023 6:00 am - On and off the field last season, everything that could go wrong for the White Sox did go wrong. There were losses, lots of them (101). The clubhouse was morose througho...
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Looking back on 2023: White Sox look to regroup after miserable seasonDec 23, 2023 6:00 am - The best thing about 2023 for the White Sox? It’s almost over. In the 123-year history of the franchise, last season checks in near the top of the misery list. Just ask t...
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History can help explain Cubs’ offseason cautionDec 18, 2023 11:16 pm - There's still a couple months before players start filing in for spring training, but Cubs fans seem anxious for some action. When will the team sign a free agent? Will m...
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Ohtani aces this math quiz, but you have to wonder about the DodgersDec 17, 2023 6:00 am - Let’s look at this another way. In 1930 Babe Ruth’s highest salary was $80,000. That would be worth $1.3 million today. On the other hand, Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million de...