Luke Gregerson, Tony Sipp Could Get Looks This Offseason With Slim Bullpen Market

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Tony Sipp Cleared Waivers & Elected Free Agency From Nationals

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Nationals Designated Tony Sipp For An Assignment

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Nationals Activated Tony Sipp From Injured List

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Nationals Placed Tony Sipp On The Ten-Day Injured List

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Matt Adams' Walk-Off Home Run Caps Record-Setting Day

Matt Adams had not even realized the ball went into the third deck. The wind had picked up by the 11th inning Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, so he was only watching to make sure the ball stayed fair as he began his home run trot and his teammates began spilling out of the dugout in celebration.

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Five Teams That Need To Sign Craig Kimbrel Immediately

Let's assume the slumping Boston Red Sox are sticking to their guns and have no problem running Ryan Brasier, Matt Barnes, or Colten Brewer in the highest-leverage innings of the game instead of bringing back Craig Kimbrel.

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Nationals Signed Tony Sipp

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How Should Cardinals Fans View Josh Donaldson?

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Cardinals Seek Bullpen Boost But Will Reserve Key Role For Jordan Hicks, Possibly Alex Reyes; Mariners Hire Paul Davis; Extra Bases

The compass the Cardinals used last year to steer their way through a series of reliever signings that started with Luke Gregerson, included Bud Norris and peaked with All-Star closer Greg Holland was to keep the contracts short because they knew where the ninth was eventually headed.

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Cardinals Eye Left-Handed Relief Help Ahead Of 2019

Landing an impact bat may be the Cardinals' top offseason priority, but it's hardly the only item on the to-do list for an organization seeking to rise back to the top of the National League Central.

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Oliver Perez Is Back & He's Better Than Ever

For the majority of the 2018 season, the AL Central leading Cleveland Indians have had one glaring weakness on their squad: the bullpen. Struggles from Cody Allen, injuries for Andrew Miller, regression from Tyler Olson and Zach McAllister, and the loss of Bryan Shaw shaped a clear need at the deadline. They did what they needed to do, grabbing a pair of controllable relievers in Brad Hand and Adam Cimber at the cost of standout prospect Francisco Mejia. Hand has been his usual good self, while Cimber has somewhat struggled, but these were much needed pieces.

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Justin Verlander Dealt Loss As Astros' Bats Fall Short

Astros ace Justin Verlander was about as dominant as he could be through five innings Thursday night, striking out 11 batters and allowing only a pair of hits. The Astros' punchless offense left him with little room for error.

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Evan Gattis' Slam Sends Astros To Ninth Straight Win

When Astros slugger Evan Gattis stepped to the plate in the sixth inning against Royals starter Jakob Junis on Friday night with the bases loaded, his teammates couldn't help but sit on the edge of their seats in anticipation of what might happen. They were right.

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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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Astros Placed Tony Sipp On The Ten-Day Disabled List, Retroactive To April 8th

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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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Yulieski Gourriel Progressing, Ramps Up Baseball Activities

Less than three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove the hook of the hamate bone in his left hand, Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel has progressed to the point where he's fielding grounders, running the bases and even doing some light hitting.

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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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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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