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In the same week the Cardinals trade away lefthanded-hitting utility man Skip Schumaker, the club signs righthanded-hitting utility man Ty Wigginton.

Ken Rosenthal reports the Mariners have discussed Josh Hamilton at a far more affordable rate than originally speculated.

Judging from his stats, lefty reliever Randy Choate, the Cardinals' latest addition, should be used by manager Mike Matheny to face lefthanded batters frequently and against righthanded batters as rarely as possible.

I was listening to MLB Radio this morning and the folks on it (sorry, I don't know their names, all the guys on that station seem generic too me) were trying to sell us on the Blue Jays trading...

The Texas Rangers are not necessarily missing out.

While the rest of the world is predicated on a culture of performance, the Rockies' organization is founded on value. Good thing then that everyone in the Rockies organization is above average.

One of the excuses we've heard from the front office for Colorado's terrible 2012 season has been injuries. While injuries impacted the Rockies more than almost any MLB team, Colorado would still have been in the cellar of the NL West without them.

The Rockies enter this off-season with three capable third basemen. Given their depth at the position and their lack of depth in, say, pitching, the Rockies should consider trading one of them this off-season, but which one?

Wednesday Rockpile: Should Colorado be Trading for Joe Blanton?