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Lohse most excited about Beltran pickup

No St. Louis Cardinals player can be happier to have Carlos Beltran on his side than pitcher Kyle Lohse.

Rockies agree to 1-year deal with Smith

The Colorado Rockies and outfielder Seth Smith have agreed to a one-year, $2,415,000 deal, avoiding arbitration.

Cards’ Carpenter eager to start spring training

Chris Carpenter's offseason has gone by so quickly, the St. Louis Cardinals ace still hasn't seen any tape from the World Series victory over Texas. Not even his win in Game 7.

Morris deserves a closer look for Hall

Maybe Morris does deserve my Hall of Fame vote.

Trading ace Hernandez would benefit M’s

Dealing King Felix may be just what the Mariners need.

Determined Texas wins rights to Darvish

Texas pays big bucks in hopes of adding Japanese ace, winning it all.

Who’s still in Fielder market, who’s not

Fielder's younger than Pujols and entering his prime. But who will meet his price?

Marlins and Angels dominate winter meetings

The Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels didn't just dominate the podium at the winter meetings. They were the only teams that used them to reshape their clubs.

Francona joins ESPN as baseball analyst

ESPN has hired Francona to replace analyst Bobby Valentine after he replaced Francona as manager of the Red Sox.

Valentine excited for ‘opportunity’

Bobby Valentine took over as manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, promising to be hard-working, open-minded and even humble as he tries to help the franchise return to the playoffs and forget after the disappointment of this season's unprecedented September collapse.

Crane can hit homer with new hires

Hiring search chance for new Astros owner to make statement.

Pujols, Fielder top free-agent market

Prince & Albert are the hottest items this shopping season.

Pujols, Fielder, Reyes offered arbitration

Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Jose Reyes were offered salary arbitration Wednesday, guaranteeing their teams two extra draft picks next year if they sign with new clubs.

Brewers sizing up future with or without Fielder

The Milwaukee Brewers are considering their options while star slugger Prince Fielder tests the free agent market. With or without him, they want to be a force again in the NL Central.

Report: MLB pushing Astros out of NL

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball only agreed to the pending sale of the Houston Astros to businessman Jim Crane after he agreed to move the team to the American League.

Should pitching-rich Phils trade Hamels?

Is the time right for pitching-rich Phillies to trade Hamels?

Reyes thinking long, hard about Marlins

Marlins' offseason activity has Reyes intrigued.

Sveum to get 2nd interview with BoSox

Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum is scheduled for a second interview with the Red Sox this week, according to major league sources.

Cardinals interview manager candidates

A man who earned the nickname ''Super Joe'' with the St. Louis Cardinals and the organization's long-time Triple-A manager were the first to interview for the team's managing vacancy.

Cubs fire manager Mike Quade

Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade was fired Wednesday in the first major move by Theo Epstein since becoming the team's president of baseball operations.