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Red Sox take flier on three-time All-Star as infield help
Brandon Phillips may be the Red Sox's latest attempt at an answer for their second-base situation. Boston signed the 36-year-old second baseman to a minor league deal on Wednesday afternoon,...
The surprising turnaround that can offer fantasy baseball boost
A wise philosopher once said, “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat...
Why Yankees may be stuck with Ackley and Refsnyder at second
Dustin Ackley and Rob Refsnyder might not fit the description of a championship-winning platoon at second base for the 2016 Yankees. Nevertheless, the replacement options don’t overwhelm, either for the...
Baseball's overrated and over-hated in 2013
Another year is nearly behind us, and at the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, there's more urgency than ever to rush to judgment -- to strong judgment...
Yanks could go from Robinson Cano to Dean Anna at second base
Let’s start at the most obvious place — the only way the Yankees are adequately replacing Robinson Cano is with a collective. With Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira coming back...
Brandon Phillips not in Cano's class
The names drip out this time of year, and only later will we appreciate whether any of them carried meaning beyond carrying our conversations until the Hot Stove season picks...