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Good morning baseball fans!
Here is a look at what’s going on around the American League West.
- The Giants have called up Christian Arroyo.
- Bad news, Red Sox fans: David Price’s rehab has slowed down and he may be out until June.
- The Nationals are interested in closers David Robertson and Alex Colome.
- Major League Baseball will always have a problem with performance enhancing drugs.
- On that note: should MLB make PEDs legal?
- The Pirates are still on a search for an outfielder to replace Marte.
- David Freese is the strongest player in Major League Baseball.
- Starling Marte has been suspended by the Pirates for 80 games due to PED use.
- Madison Bumgarner out 6-8 weeks with dirt bike injury, because as we’ve learned, being injured via your semi-dangerous hobbies can never end well.
- The Los Angeles Angels acquire David Hernandez.
- The Mets place Lucas Duda and Wilmer Flores on the disabled list because they literally cannot catch a break.
- Shelby Miller is heading to the DL.
- The Tigers place Miguel Cabrera on the 10-day disabled list with a groin strain.
- Phillies place Aaron Nola on DL with lower back strain.
- Umpires might get mics to explain video reviews and also force us all to listen to their mixtapes.
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