Aaron Hill News

It seems to me that for every year there's always a player who struggles and the switchboards light up with JaysTalk Callers demanding that the struggling player be benched and some top prospect be called up.

Closer Ryan Madson was close to a four-year, $44 million deal with the Phillies in November, but talks broke down and the team signed Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon for four years and $50 million.

In an interesting article from "Arizona Snakepit," Jim McLennan concludes that Arizona was much better in 2011 than in 2010 mostly through subtraction.

Each year in MLB , a player seemingly emerges from the shadows to the shock and surprise of many baseball fans.

The Blue Jays knocked off three players from their arbitration-eligible group Tuesday with the signings of pitcher Carlos Villanueva, second baseman Kelly Johnson and outfielder Ben Francisco.