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Today's Trades at the Winter Meetings

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  Winter Meetings held in San Diego. Photo Credit: Jake Roth/USA Today Sports The Winter Meetings in San Diego turned out to be one that was full of trades that were going through so fast it made your head spin. Here is a recap of  today's trades. By: Michael Hanley

Day 1 Recap of LDS Play in MLB Playoffs

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Moustakas was the hero for KC in Anaheim. Photo Credit: Rick Osentoski The first full day of LDS play was here and once again the Royals stole the show with their heroics they pulled off in the 11th inning out in Anaheim. Meanwhile, the Orioles took care of business at home. By: Michael Hanley

Avila's RBI Single in 9th Secures Win for Detroit

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   Avila the hero for DET vs. NY. Photo Credit: David Maxwell/Getty Images   Alex Avila’s two out walk-off single off Shawn Kelley (2-5) in the 9th inning drove in Victor Martinez for the game winning run as the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 3-2. By: Sunil Sunderraj

Tigers' Porcello Silences Yankees Bats as Detroit Beats New York.

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Rick Porcello tosses a gem vs. the Yankees last night. Photo Credit: AP  The New York Yankees ran into one of the hottest pitchers in the American League Tuesday night as Detroit Tigers starter Rick Porcello (15-8) tossed eight stellar innings while yielding just two runs on nine hits as Detroit snapped the Yankees winning streak at 5 games with a 5-2 victory. By: Sunil Sunderraj

Yankees solve Verlander With Long Ball In Victory Over Tigers

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  McCann sparked Yankees to victory over DET. Photo Credit: Ray Stubblebine   Brian McCann’s tie-breaking solo blast into right center field bullpen in the 7th inning gave the Yankees the 2-1 lead over the Detroit Tigers which would stand up for New York. By: Sunil Sunderraj

The Winners & Losers of The MLB Trade Deadline

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 Will Price lead Detroit deep into the postseason? Photo Credit:USA Today   The trading deadline came and went, it did not disappoint in the sheer volume of trades that were made. Not all trades though made teams winners on this annual big event in baseball. We had our fair share of winners and losers after this trading frenzy. Just who were winners and losers? Find out below.   By: Michael Hanley

Joaquin Benoit: The Next Padre To Leave Town?

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  Benoit leaving SD? Photo Credit: Chris Humphreys/USA Today Sports    Joaquin Benoit has been dazzling for the San Diego Padres so far this season coming out of their bullpen. His consistency in his performance from game to game have not only been eye catching to the Padres team and front office, but to other teams as well. Benoit has grabbed the attention of some contending teams  who are looking to add bullpen help for the stretch run. Who are those teams? Find out below.   By: Michael Hanley

MLB: Max Scherzer signs a one year deal

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Max Scherzer gets new deal. Photo credit MLB by J. T.  The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with with 2013 Cy Young winner max Scherzer by signing him to a one year deal worth $15,525,000 million. 

MLB: AL Central At The All-Star Break

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by Chad Jones An inside look at the first half of the MLB season for the AL Central teams. What does your team need to do to improve?

IS IT TIME FOR THE YANKEES TO REBUILD

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An abysmal performance against the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS culminated in a sweep just the other day.  After hitting an anemic combined .157 in the championship series, the finger pointing has begun in New York.

AL and NL MVP Races Heat Up

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By Ryan Henry      It’s getting close to the end of the season, which means that it is time to look at those in the running for MVP honors. In both the AL and NL there are two that distill to the top and a few that are fighting to stay in the conversation.  First, let’s take a look at the AL race. American League 1.        The first person you have to talk about when considering the AL MVP is the Angels’ Mike Trout. He currently leads the league in four statistical categories: batting average at .346, stolen bases (33), runs (86) and OPS+ (182). On top of that, he is sitting at an absurd 6.7 wins-above-replacement  (WAR) according to Fangraphs.com. He is playing for a contender, and could very well be the third player to win both rookie of the year honors to go alongside his MVP trophy, which would also go nicely alongside his likely Gold Glove. photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Angels 2.    ...

Miguel Cabrera of Detroit Tigers arrested on drunken driving charge; Mug Shot Photo

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Not good for the runner-up to AL MVP. He had a previous drinking infraction in 2008 invovling domestic dispute. Reports say he was brash enough to take a swig out of the bottle in front of the authorities present.... 2011 Spring Training: Miguel Cabrera of Detroit Tigers arrested on drunken driving charge - ESPN