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Eric Hosmer, Yu Darvish just two baseball free agents that didn't pan out
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MLB's slow-moving off-season is killing popularity
What pundits are saying about Eric Hosmer's deal with Padres
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Biggest February free-agent signings in MLB
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Manny Machado Is Shouldering The Load For The Padres
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Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres - MLB Trade Rumors
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Whicker: MLB's marooned free agents will be back when it matters
Eric Hosmer deal worth the risk for Padres
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Southern California has become baseball central - The Boston Globe
Dodgers mailbag: Will Yu Darvish be back in 2018? - Los Angeles Times
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The best and worst free-agent signing of the decade for all 30 MLB
Sources: Players, teams digging in for protracted standoff despite
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How to rebuild in MLB: Orioles, Pirates, Rangers following these
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Nobody Wants Baseball's 30-Something Free Agents Anymore
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Seven Mariners headed for free agency following the World Series