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10. Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians http://gty.im/178809480 2015 Stats: .303 BA, 9 HR, 52 RBI, .987 Fielding Percentage 2015 All-Star Even though the Kansas City Royals ran away with the American League Central and hid last season, Jason Kipnis did his part to keep the Cleveland Indians within striking distance the best he could. Kipnis, like…

San Francisco Giants http://gty.im/490573808 2015 record 84-78 2015 finish 2nd place in NL West Key additions: Jeff Samardzija (free agency), Johnny Cueto (free agency), Denard Span (free agency) Key losses: Tim Hudson (retirement), Jeremy Affeldt (retirement) Tim Lincecum (free agency), Ryan Vogelsong (free agency), Mike Leake (free…

On August 5, 2014, the San Diego Padres hired A.J. Preller to be their General Manager. This was not a move that excited many folks outside San Diego until a week after the annual December winter meetings. That is when, within a 12 day span (which included Christmas), Preller would trade for the following group of players: OF Matt Kemp C…

http://gty.im/153277400 Once the top Atlanta Braves minor-league prospect and the heir apparent to Tom Glavine in the Braves' rotation when he was called up in 2009, Tommy Hanson passed away in an Atlanta hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, November 10. He was just 29 years old. Zach Klein, sports director at WSB-TV in Atlanta, reported on…