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The Chicago White Sox's Chris Sale improved to 9-0 Thursday with a complete-game victory against the Houston Astros.

If that doesn't sum up the folly and intrigue of Bleacher Report's MLB Team of the Week, nothing does.

On the one hand, pitching wins are a silly, outmoded stat. On the other hand, 9-0 is 9-0.

Likewise, a week's worth of scalding production doesn't mean much in the long run. On the other hand, a hot week is a hot week.

Oakland Athletics outfielder Josh Reddick suffered a fractured thumb during his team’s 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday, per John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group.

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Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum reportedly will sign with the Los Angeles Angels on a $2.5 million deal with another $1.7 million in incentives, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported the deal is expected to be made official on Friday.

On today's episode of "Things That Were Meant to Be," we have the Los Angeles Angels and Tim Lincecum.

A deal between the Angels and the two-time Cy Young Award winner had been in the air for a few days and is now complete. As reported by MLB Network's Jon Heyman, Lincecum is heading to Anaheim on a modest contract:

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey had a Thursday night to forget. Against the Washington Nationals, he was pulled after 2.2 innings. He allowed nine runs—six earned—on eight hits with a pair of walks. 

It was a record-setting night for the fourth-year pitcher, as ESPN.com's Adam Rubin pointed out:  

Things have gone from bad to weird for the Atlanta Braves, who will be without shortstop Erick Aybar because of a throat injury. 

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Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor may have cost himself some money with his actions in Sunday's brawl with the Toronto Blue Jays, but he can make it up by eating at Heim Barbecue every meal.

The owner of the restaurant wants to reward the infielder with free food for life.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has heard the outside speculation about the use of performance-enhancing drugs and is firing back against the critics who question the integrity of players in the sport. 

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki collected a pinch-hit single during the eighth inning of Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, bumping him up to 2,950 hits for his career.

Even more impressive, Suzuki started his career in Japan at the age of 18, playing nine seasons with Orix of the Japan Pacific League before finally joining MLB in 2001 as a 27-year-old with the Seattle Mariners. 

Our position-by-position MLB player rankings will once again be a monthly staple throughout the 2016 campaign, and it's time for another update as we've reached roughly the quarter mark of the season.