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Five Arguments Against an MLB Salary Cap: Fan Take Major League Baseball had the fifth-highest attendance in league history in 2011. With exciting finishes to the season and the best baseball players on the planet, MLB is poised to continue its money-making ways for 2012. A new collective bargaining agreement was signed in November...

Ex-MLB pitcher Penny signs with Softbank Hawks The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.

Fan's Take: Additional MLB Wild Card Teams? I'll Pass MLB commissioner Bud Selig appeared at the Chicago White Sox fan fest Jan. 27 and reiterated his belief that the new baseball playoff system will begin this season. The idea, which Selig says has the full support of baseball teams, would add one wild card team in each league and...

Nicknames for Possible MLB Expansion Clubs: Fan Take The Major League Baseball playoffs are expanding. Commissioner Bud Selig wants two more wild card teams in the postseason in 2012. If the playoff format is successful, there may be more MLB teams on the way. As America's population grows and cities get bigger, expanding...

Unknown MLB players poised for breakouts At the end of every season, you can look up and find a handful of guys who had virtually unpredictable results.

Top 5 MLB Free Agent Signings of 2012 The free agency sweepstakes heading into the 2012 MLB season has not been as exciting as it was in recent years. With the exception of the Los Angeles Angels and Miami Marlins making big moves, there has been little excitement outside of the two big names switching teams this...

MLB: Divorce papers filed against Yankees' GM The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money regarding an extramarital affair.

Ex-MLB pitcher Penny signs with team in Japan The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.

Ex-MLB pitcher Penny signs with Japan's Softbank Hawks The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major-league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.

Red Sox, Aceves Agree To One-Year Deal The Red Sox and Alfredo Aceves have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.2MM deal with $100K in bonus incentives, tweets Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. In addition to the $1.2MM base, Aceves will receive $25K for 5, 10, 15 and 25 starts or 55, 60, 65 and 70 appearances, according to Alex Speier of WEEI.com. The two sides settled right around the midpoint as the Red Sox offered ...