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Closing the market

Keith Law | ESPN.com (13 hours ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

Keith Law | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
Keith Law's blog for November 18, 2009, focuses on the baseball writers who favored Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander over eventual AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke -- looking at their defenses of their reasoning. Plus: John Lackey ... to the Nats?

Closing the market

Keith Law | ESPN.com (13 hours ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

Keith Law | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
Keith Law's blog for November 18, 2009, focuses on the baseball writers who favored Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander over eventual AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke -- looking at their defenses of their reasoning. Plus: John Lackey ... to the Nats?

Matt Diaz, Braves OF

ESPN.com (24 days ago)
Matt Diaz talks about CC Sabathia's postseason performances, the umpires and the reason for all of the trips to the mound this October.

Royals ink Campillo to Minors deal

Kansas City Royals (6 hours ago)
Right-hander Jorge Campillo, a World Baseball Classic teammate of Kansas City closer Joakim Soria, has signed a Minor League contract for 2010 with the Royals.

Lowe trade not out of question for Braves

Atlanta Braves (21 hours ago)
When it became apparent that the Braves were going to move one of their two veteran starters, it was easy to dismiss the possibility that they might be able to move Derek Lowe.