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• Nick Swisher Is the New Carlos Quentin
• By John Walters 1/30/2009 1:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. The ironic part about proclaiming Nick Swisher the new Carlos Quentin is that one person found his career renaissance ... More »
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• Defense Is the New On-Base Percentage
• By Andrew Johnson 1/30/2009 10:00 AM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. Poor Billy Beane. He goes to all the trouble to find and exploit market inefficiencies only to have them become, ... More »
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• MLB Tonight Is the New Baseball Tonight
• By Pat Lackey 1/29/2009 7:19 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. As a baseball fan, I don't really ask a lot from my nightly highlight show. Mainly, I want highlights. That seems ... More »
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• Matt Wieters Is the New Evan Longoria
• By Josh Alper 1/29/2009 5:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. If you're the type of person who studies up on the top prospects from year to year in Major League Baseball, you knew ... More »
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• The Yankees Are the New Yankees
• By John Walters 1/29/2009 3:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. Or something like that. This new Yankee spending spree has brought them to a ... More »
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• Jake Peavy Is the New CC Sabathia
• By Matt Snyder 1/29/2009 11:00 AM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. After being acquired by the Brewers midseason in 2008, CC Sabathia enchanted Milwaukee fans with a downright absurd ... More »
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• Raul Ibanez Is the New Jose Guillen
• By Josh Alper 1/28/2009 5:30 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. One of the most surprising free-agent signings in the winter before the 2008 season was Jose Guillen. The Royals laid ... More »
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• Wahoo Messenger Is The New Dugout
• By B. Thompson Stroud 1/28/2009 2:15 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. No one has lit up the baseball offseason quite like the Cleveland Indians, am I right, folks? From the signing of a ... More »
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• Clayton Kershaw Is the New King Felix
• By Jacob Wheatley-Schaller 1/28/2009 1:30 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. Top prospects make their entrances into the big leagues in a variety of ways. Some start out in the bullpen, and ... More »
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• The Angels Are the New Tigers
• By Matt Watson 1/27/2009 8:30 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. The Detroit Tigers were easily the most disappointing team in the majors last year. A preseason favorite to win the ... More »
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• David Price Is the New Joba Chamberlain
• By Jacob Wheatley-Schaller 1/27/2009 3:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. It would be hard to jump into the national spotlight faster than David Price did in 2008. After pitching only 14 ... More »
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• Chip Caray Is the New Joe Buck
• By Matt Snyder 1/27/2009 12:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. Every fall, die-hard baseball fans are treated to national coverage for every playoff game. We don't get to choose ... More »
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• John Smoltz Is the New Curt Schilling
• By Andrew Johnson 1/27/2009 10:00 AM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. This winter, the Red Sox signed an over-40 pitcher coming off of a serious shoulder injury, but with an impressive ... More »
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• Andre Dawson Is the New Jim Rice
• By Josh Alper 1/26/2009 7:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. You don't have to look very hard for the player who will take Jim Rice's place as a lightning rod at the top of the ... More »
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• Citi Field Is the New Petco Park(?)
• By John Walters 1/26/2009 4:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. In 2009, the Mets will debut Citi Field: The House That Bernie Madoff Built. The assumption is that Citi Field is ... More »
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• UZR Is the New VORP
• By Pat Lackey 1/26/2009 1:00 PM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. Since Moneyball was published over five years ago, the public has slowly started to change the way it looks at ... More »
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• The Rangers Are the New Rays
• By Andrew Johnson 1/26/2009 10:00 AM ET
• Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009. Trying to find the next Tampa Bay Rays a year after their meteoric rise to the top of the American League is a bit of ... More »
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