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Happy Friday, baseball fans!
Here’s a roundup of what’s happening around the American League West.
- Homer Bailey has undergone more surgery for bone spurs and will be out another 4-6 weeks.
- Cleveland is “intrigued” by Chase Utley and to that I say: get in line.
- If you’re looking for Andrew McCutchen next season...don’t check centerfield, you won’t find him there.
- Javier Lopez announced yesterday that he is officially retiring from baseball. But hey, four World Series rings isn’t too shabby.
- If you’ve recently found yourself contemplating life and existence while in the shower and somehow ended up asking yourself where has C.J. Wilson gone and if he’s okay, boy do I have an answer for you. He retired. He also bought a car dealership, as one does.
- Did Jeff Loria just casually sell the Marlins? Yeah. Yeah, we think so.
- The Diamondbacks sign Hank Conger to a minor-league deal.
- Here’s a complete guide to everything you need to know about this year’s PECOTA projections.
- Baseball is trying to establish a new strike zone and well...it’s asking for a lot of problems.
- The Nationals and White Sox are discussing a David Robertson deal.
- Anthony Rizzo is the epitome of why kids look up to baseball players as heroes.
- Mike Napoli has caved...probably. While he was very adamant about wanting a more long-term deal, it looks like the slugger and the Rangers have agreed to a one-year contractwith more details coming out later this week.
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Today in baseball: On January 10th, 1984, after five months of discussion, the Mets and Keith Hernandez come to terms on an $8 million, five-year contract.
Question of the Day: Will you be stopping by C.J. Wilson’s car dealership? Are you literally already there?