Randy Choate

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Making a move to shore up a shaky bullpen, the St. Louis Cardinals demoted struggling left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski to the minor leagues Monday. The decision means the Cardinals are keeping Mitchell Boggs on the active...

It’s the return of the Daily Dodger in Review after a brief lapse during the winter meetings … SCOTT ELBERT, 27, reliever Final 2012 stats: 1-1, 2.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.0 strikeouts and 3.6 walks per nine innings in 32 2/3 innings....

And then the big, bad new bully swept into baseball’s winter meetings and … did absolutely nothing? That was disappointing. Maybe they were doing that due diligence thing, or being prudent, or just plain smart, but when you half expected...

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They come, they go, and sometimes they come and go in a hurry. Say hasta la vista to left-hander Randy Choate, who reportedly signed a three-year deal with the Cardinals on Wednesday for $7.5 million. Which goes to show you, those Richie Rich...

DEE GORDON, 24, shortstop Final 2012 stats: .228 batting average, 38 runs, 32 stolen bases and .280 on-base and .281 slugging percentages in 303 at-bats. Contract status: Under team control. The good: Flashed the speed hoped for, stealing those 32...

Maybe you’re not a big Bud Selig fan. Maybe you’re still irked about that Milwaukee All-Star game or that he ever allowed the Dodgers to be sold to Frank McCourt or an inability to find a new barber. But say this for Selig, when he dug in...

Nov. 11, 2011: Florida Marlins become the Miami Marlins. Dec. 5, 2011: Closer Heath Bell is signed as a free agent for three years, $27 million. Dec. 7, 2011: Shortstop Jose Reyes signed as a free agent for six years, $106 million. Dec. 8, 2011: Left-...

Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Carlos Lee drove in two runs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Monday night to split the teams’ four-game series. Carlos Zambrano (5-7) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings,...

BOSTON — The Red Sox's 10-1 humbling of the White Sox on Wednesday night was hardly a heartbreaker. For left-hander Pedro Hernandez, this was a learning experience as he was tagged for 12 hits — including Cody Ross' two three-run homer &#...

Given the Orioles' need for a corner infielder, Miami third baseman Hanley Ramirez might have made sense in Baltimore. But early Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the O's to the punch, acquiring Ramirez (and left-handed reliever Randy...

I know that the Sox are committed to Adam Dunn's home run production. However, I can't for the life of me, why he is put third in the batting order. Alex Rios or A.J. Pierzynski would be a much better fit. Dunn is on his way to setting the single-season...