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Improved depth could embolden the club to make more names available in trade talks, thus enabling them to target higher caliber big leaguers.

It’s been almost seven weeks since Major League Baseball and its owners imposed a lockout. The league made a proposal to the players’ union on Jan. 13, and it’s predictably made no impact on negotiations, according to reports. The players are expected to make a counteroffer, but the general sentiment is...

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