Winter winners & losers: Angels score biggest; A's biggest losers
Who are MLB's winners and losers this winter? Scott Miller says the Angels (thanks, Pujols) score. The A's and Brewers? Uh, no. But one big name will alter this list.

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Larkin takes right way to Cooperstown
Barry Larkin learned Spanish to better relate to his teammates. He played his whole career with his hometown team. Now he's in the Hall of Fame. Scott Miller says he took the right way to Cooperstown.

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The A's are rebuilding yet again, and all they get is this Coco Crisp jersey
Moneyball is long gone and the A's are in a constant state of rebuilding. But what are they building for? Scott Miller looks at a ravaged roster of no-names and wonders when -- if ever -- Oakland will turn serious about contending.

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Hall of Fame ballot: Support for Larkin, Morris, Raines, Trammell
The new Hall of Fame nominees are not sterling, and that's a good thing in this case. Humbled voter Scott Miller explains why he has Barry Larkin, Jack Morris, Tim Raines and Alan Trammell on his ballot.

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Hall of Fame ballot is due, and so is Tigers great Trammell
Ozzie Smith, Robin Yount, Cal Ripken? In Cooperstown. Not Alan Trammell. Scott Miller says the Tigers great rates with those contemporaries and belongs there. Fellow admirer Tony La Russa couldn't agree more.

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From Pujols to Beckett to Marlins, holiday gift-giving abounds
With so many around baseball either naughty or nice, whether from last season or as we look forward to spring training, Scott Miller checks his list (twice!) and discovers he's got a sleigh-ful of gifts to hand out.

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Rangers roll dice on Darvish, look to give Halos run for their money
How much will the Rangers pay in the end for Yu Darvish? No one knows yet. Scott Miller says for the kind of dough Texas will be laying out for the Japanese star, he better make 'em forget what the Angels have done.