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Chicago Bears find diamonds in the rough before crucial offseason
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The Athletic grades the Braves trade for Sean Murphy
The Braves moved silently in free agency, spending less than $5 million on free agents, but they did once again make the blockbuster trade of the offseason, landing Sean Murphy from Oakland. He’s one of the best catchers in the game and subsequently signed a team-friendly six-year extension with the Braves, which I like to call the Alex Anthopoulos special.
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Cito Gaston is apparently among the possible candidates to be considered for the Hall of Fame by the Era Committee this year
The Era Committee, which is also known as the Veterans Committee, is how players, managers, umpires, etc. get voted into the Hall of Fame if they didn’t make it during their 10-year eligibility on the BBWAA ballot after they retired. Much like the standard Hall of Fame vote, there are 16 members on the Era Committee and a person needs 75 percent of the votes among that committee to be elected into Cooperstown.
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Astros Star Wins Athlete of the Year Award
The Houston Astros are no strangers to awards. On Friday evening, the team and players were bestowed more honors after bringing the City of Houston another World Series. It was a fun night at the Houston Sports Awards hosted at the Wortham Theater. Owner Jim Crane won the Executive of the Year award, Jose Altuve won the Sportsmanship award and manager Dusty Baker won the Coach of the Year award.
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Mets sign 2 players to minor league deals
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Yankees settle with Gleyber Torres on one-year deal, avoiding arbitration
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New York Mets have a few top prospects in MLB Pipeline Top 100
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Murphy: Losses To Lightning, Kraken Reveal Bruins’ Kryptonite (+)
With five weeks to go until the NHL Trade Deadline, the kryptonite for the super 2022-23 record-setting Boston Bruins is becoming clearer, and it feels familiar. If Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is still wavering over what type of player he should be targeting on the NHL trade market, he need look no further than his team’s losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning and to the Seattle Kraken.
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Three potential free agents for Cardinals
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Miami Heat Organization Fined $25,000
The Miami Heat have dealt with a lot of injuries this season, and they typically have a very long injury report for every game. On Saturday afternoon, the NBA has announced that the organization has been fined $25,000 for not complying with league policies pertaining to injury reports. Via NBA...
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