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Winners and Losers of Cubs-A's Blockbuster Jeff Samardzija, Jason Hammel Trade

Chicago general manager Jed Hoyer and his counterpart in Oakland, Billy Beane, proved on Friday night that fireworks on the Fourth of July don't only explode overhead, completing a massive six-player swap that has wide-sweeping ramifications on the playoff picture in both leagues.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 08:00

MLB All-Star Voting Results 2014: Final Predictions for AL Starting Roster

Voting for the 2014 MLB All-Star Game has officially come to a close.

As the Midsummer Classic approaches, all we can do now is speculate which players will earn enough votes to make the team and a starting role in the game.

The American League featured several close positional battles from the last time MLB.com released the standings. We won't know the official results until rosters are announced on Sunday.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 07:00

MLB All-Star Voting 2014: Predictions for Stars Who Will Be Overlooked

Arguing about the All-Star Game voting snubs is a bit of a futile endeavor. Most of the players discussed will get into the game anyway through either the manager selections or final vote. But that's not going to stop anybody from doing it.

Ideally, the All-Star voting is a meritocratic process rather than a popularity contest. The best players get the most votes, and everybody is happy. That's not how it goes, though. Fans will vote for their favorite players no matter what they've done on the field.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 06:36

MLB-Best Oakland A's Prove They Are Going for It All in 2014

The Oakland A’s made fireworks with a blockbuster trade to land both Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel on the Fourth of July, according to ESPN insider Keith Law, giving up Addison Russell, Billy McKinney, Dan Straily and a player to be named later.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 06:00

Biggest Takeaways from This Week's MLB Action

The marathon feel of Major League Baseball's 162-game season can be broken down into easily digestible and debatable segments. As the 2014 campaign enters the stretch run of the first half of the season, let's take a look back on the last week of action.

While making long-term evaluations or declarations based on one week of play can be a fool's errand, each small sample does provide perspective on the season. As the months pass and each game becomes more important in a season full of pennant chases, day-by-day results take on extra meaning.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 06:00

Ranking the 10 Least-Deserving MLB All-Stars of the Last Decade

The idea of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is sound. It's designed to gather the best players in the league in one place, and it mostly succeeds at doing so.

But not always. On occasion, players who have no business being called "All-Stars" end up at the Midsummer Classic. It's our duty as honest, baseball gods-fearing citizens to not forget them.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 06:00

MLB All-Star Roster 2014: Breaking Down This Year's Most Deserving Players

There are plenty of bubble players for the 2014 MLB All-Star rosters, but some have already locked up spots.

These players are not only guaranteed All-Stars, but they're MVP and Cy Young candidates as well.

 

4. SS Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 04:00

Re-Grading the Impact Deals of MLB's 2013 July Trade Season

The month of July is here, and with it comes the start of another MLB trade season, as contenders look to shore up their rosters for the stretch run and also-rans look to add young talent for the future.

Last year's trade deadline was relatively quiet compared to years past, but it still saw a handful of impact players on the move before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.

A year later, we have a much clearer idea of who got the better end of each trade, so it's time to revisit each of those deals and regrade both sides.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 01:31

MLB Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz Surrounding Bartolo Colon, Dayan Viciedo and More

The MLB trade deadline is July 31, but that doesn't mean general managers will sit on their hands and wait until the last second to make a deal.

There is plenty of baseball to be won in July as teams battle for supremacy in their respective divisions, and the earlier a team jumps on the players it wants, the better.

Submitted by TotalAccess on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 00:49

Analyzing Dan Straily's Impact on the Chicago Cubs' Future

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein showed he isn't afraid to take big risks when he dealt his two best pitchers late Friday night. 

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported the details of the trade:

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