Diamondbacks Signed Hector Rondon To One-Year/$4M Deal

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Mike Trout's 38th Home Run In Angels' Eighth Isn't Enough

For most of Saturday night, Angels pitching was doing just enough to hold off the vaunted Astros offense.

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Justin Verlander Helps Astros Starters Set K's Mark

Right-hander Justin Verlander helped the Astros set an American League record on Saturday night for most strikeouts in a season by a club's starters with 1,069 to eclipse the Indians' mark of 1,066 in 2017.

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Which Teams Have The Most Deadline Urgency?

OK, who wants to make a trade? Sure, everyone does. No, I mean, what teams believe they have to make one to stay afloat or to be a legitimate chance to get to the World Series?

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Marco Gonzales Piles Up K's, But Bats Limited In Loss

The Mariners turned an unusual triple play and got a season-high eight strikeouts in a short start from Marco Gonzales on Thursday, but Seattle's offense was quiet for a fifth straight game as the Astros rolled to a 9-2 victory at Safeco Field.

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Justin Verlander's 11-K, One-Hit Gem Isn't Enough For Astros

The focus for most of the night was on 44-year-old Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, who defied Father Time and carried a perfect game into the eighth inning against the defending World Series champs. Astros pitcher Justin Verlander wasn't about to take a back seat to anyone.

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Tony Sipp Secures Final Spot In Astros' Bullpen

The Astros' bullpen is pretty much set heading into next week's season opener. A left oblique injury to right-hander James Hoyt will prevent him from returning to Houston when the club breaks camp on Sunday, which means veteran left-hander Tony Sipp has secured the final spot in the 'pen.

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Tony Sipp's Struggles May Cost Him Astros Roster Spot

It was expected for much of Spring Training that left-hander Tony Sipp would earn the final spot in manager A.J. Hinch's bullpen. Granted, if he does make the Astros' Opening Day roster, he would be the lone southpaw reliever.

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Yulieski Gourriel Set For Light Baseball Activities

Still on track to return to the Astros in mid-to-late April, first baseman Yuli Gurriel is beginning to partake in infield drills as he recovers from a left hand injury.

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Tony Sipp Will Be Key Piece As Astros Shape Bullpen

The Astros are still banking on an effective Tony Sipp to be in their bullpen at the beginning of the season, which means rediscovering his split-fingered fastball and maintaining an effective fastball-slider combination.

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Jeff Luhnow: 'I Really Like The Group We Have Here'

Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow on Monday said he doesn't anticipate his team adding players, despite several top free agents still without jobs. He said bluntly that he doesn't think the Astros need anybody else right now. Most of the club's key pieces from its World Series club returned, and the team added pitchers Gerrit Cole, Joe Smith and Hector Rondon in the offseason.

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Adam Wainwright, Luke Weaver, & Passing The Torch

Recently, St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak was asked about his starting rotation in 2018. He said he was mostly content to go to battle with the players he had. Consider this, for example, from Ben Frederickson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

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Astros Signed Hector Rondon To Two-Year Deal

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Astros, Nationals Interested In Hector Rondon

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Twins Interested In Hector Rondon

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Nationals Checked In On Hector Rondon

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Winter Meetings Preview: Potential Cubs Targets

Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings will get underway on Sunday at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and the Chicago Cubs are naturally expected to be one of the most active teams at the meetings.

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Cardinals Deserve Credit For Going All-In On Giancarlo Stanton

Let's have a quick reality check as we await the possible resolution to the Giancarlo Stanton saga.

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Red Sox Might Show Interest In Matt Adams

Friday marked MLB's non-tender deadline for pre-arbitration and arbitration players. The Red Sox tendered contracts to all 34 of their unsigned players on the 40-man roster, including Brock Holt and Sandy Leon.

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Cubs Non-Tender Hector Rondon

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