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Have we seen the last of Johan Santana?

I’ve recently taken a look at some starting pitchers and relievers who could be available by midseason, assuming their team is out of contention or just has a lot of depth and is looking to upgrade in another area.

In Major League Baseball, there comes a time when teams must detonate their foundations and start rebuilding from scratch. Even World Series contenders must flip the switch eventually.

There's just one problem when it comes to World Series contenders: They tend to be stubborn folk.

The Oakland A's were doing a good job of staying healthy this spring until Tuesday.  The A's suffered two injuries with Hiroyuki Nakajima and Adam Rosales getting hurt.

The Los Angeles Angels acquired left-handed pitcher Kramer Sneed from the New York Yankees on Tuesday in a package deal in exchange for outfielder Vernon Wells, according to ESPN.

In an attempt to put healthy players on the field for opening day, the New York Yankees have dealt for veteran outfielder Vernon Wells.

In this day and age where most pitchers can’t go a few years, much less one, without having some sort of elbow or shoulder trouble pop up, it’s very difficult to decide which ones are more at risk than others. 

The start of a new season does not mean that MLB managers gets a fresh slate. Many of them have to worry about their job security based on their team's performance from the previous years.

Other managers know that they have job security unless their team's season goes horribly awry.

This past offseason featured an unprecedented number of blockbuster trades involving top-ranked prospects.

First, the Kansas City Royals dealt top prospects Wil Myers and Jake Odorizzi, as well as Mike Montgomery and Patrick Leonard, to the Rays in exchange for right-handers James Shields and Wade Davis.

The quote jumps off the page from the article from MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger.