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MLB free agency is kicking into high gear in December, with some big names finally inking their new deals, leaving the remainder of the available players to feel out the market in an effort to maximize their return.

For all the deals that have been completed, however, there are teams left behind with packages that just weren't enough to bring in that top target.

We're already two weeks into December, and Nick Swisher still doesn't have a home.

The former New York Yankees right fielder is still one of the top free agents out on the market, and people have been wondering where he might sign.

Swisher's market has been slow to develop, but I think that's because of Josh Hamilton.

It seems as though the Baltimore Orioles 2013 roster will be nearly identical to the roster they had to end the 2012 season with.

Orioles' brass appears to want to keep the team that won 93 games largely intact, and understandably so. With many key pieces in place, the Orioles are a team who needs only one or two additions to be pushed over the edge.

There's no sense in messing with something that worked, and though the team does have some holes to fill, they have a strong foundation for success for years to come.

Even though the season has been over for two months now, this is still an exciting time with the "Hot Stove" heating up. Following the rumors swirling around free agents and potential trades will keep fans busy during the winter months.

We all remember musical chairs. It was a simple numbers game—there was no other way to look at it, unless you grew up spittin' game like me and always lined up behind the cute girl in class so that as soon as the music stopped you swooped right underneath her so her backside conveniently landed right in your lap—but that's neither here nor there. There weren't enough chairs to go around.

Teams looking for help this winter picked the wrong year to try to find some. Prices on both the free-agent market and the trade market are through the roof.

Andrew Cashner, the heralded pitching prospect the Padres got in return in the trade sending Anthony Rizzo to the Cubs, reported on December 5^th he will not be ready for Opening Day due to a lacera

Cuban players Dariel Alvarez and Aledmis Diaz officially have been declared free agents, according to Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald. First reported by Mark Sanchez of MLB.com on Nov.

Just like that, the Detroit Tigers shocked their fans and national pundits—not because they re-signed pitcher Anibal Sanchez, but because of the cost they paid to do it. The reported five-year, $80 million deal (via ESPN) gives the Tigers one of the best rotations and highest-paid No.

Never mind New York. The grand MLB party is in Los Angeles now, and the Angels and Dodgers are throwing it.

The Angels and Dodgers have more giant rooms full of cash than Scrooge McDuck, and they don't mind sharing it with anyone who has talent. The stars are out in force in Los Angeles, and seemingly all of them are well-paid.