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First it was Albert Pujols.  Now, it’s Prince Fielder.  For the Arizona Diamondbacks part, they can now say goodbye to both, as both have spurned the National League for the American League.  With Pujols leaving for the Los Angeles Angels earlier in the off-season, now we have yesterday when Fielder left for the Detroit Tigers.  [...]

It’s Wednesday and “The Stack” has a lot of different sports headlines and storylines from Tuesday to choose from. As promised, we will talk about one of the many Super Bowl storylines. So let’s see what else made “the stack” for today, Wednesday, January 25:

1. Detroit Tigers land Prince Fielder.

This move was certainly a surprise [...]

It is still less than two weeks away from Ground Hog day but not too early for Caesar Cliffius to pop up out of the ground with his preseason predictions.

We will start with what will surely be the opening day lineup against the Miami Marlins on April 5.

I believe that catcher Devin Mesoraco [...]

Jorge Arangure of ESPN.com passes along word from reporter Yancen Pujols that Indians right-hander Fausto Carmona was arrested in the Dominican Republic and is being charged with using a false identity.
According to Pujols, Dominican police arrested Carmona–whose real name is apparently Roberto Hernandez Heredia–while he was leaving the American consulate after renewing his [...]

Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in a little more than a month and Prince Fielder still has not signed a free agent deal with any MLB team.  Some Milwaukee Brewers‘ fans are hoping that as long as teams drop out of the Fielder sweepstakes and he remains on the open market, [...]

After trading for lefty Gio Gonzalez, the Washington Nationals needed to ensure they could keep him around for a while. Well consider that mission accomplished.
The Nats have completed a five-year contract extension with Gonzalez that will keep the 26-year-old with the team through 2016. The deal is worth $42 million but includes [...]

After a day dominated by headlines about Kerry Wood returning to the North Side, day two of the Cubs Convention in Chicago was marked by headlines in other areas. New changes to Wrigley Field were discussed, some free agency matters were addressed by the Cubs’ head honchos, and there was plenty [...]

The Yankees have held on to Jesus Montero through every offseason and trade deadline. No matter what star player was dangled in their faces, they kept the young catcher (but soon-to-be first baseman or DH, according to most reports) close. Considering the age of the Yankees’ lineup and their desire to get [...]

Amazing what a NL West title will do for you.  The Arizona Diamondbacks, playing in virtual obscurity until the 2011 postseason, will get the chance to once again show off their regular season play in front of a national audience or at the very least, in front of a regional audience [...]

Congrats to KFFL Baseball buddy Scott Gilroy for his correct guess of Justin Smoak in our final Guess The Sleeper contest. (Follow Scott. He knows his stuff.)

But … enough with the games. Let’s do this.

I’ve procured the No. 2 selection [...]