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Mailbag: Is Santana a legitimate sweet swinger?

Is prospect Carlos Santana the real deal? Can Shin-Soo Choo earn a military exemption? Anthony Castrovince answers in this week's mailbag. Full story >
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Photo: Carlos Santana hit over .300 in Class A and Double-A in '08. (Shawn E Davis/MiLB.com)

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HOT STOVE REPORT

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AFL: Hodges and Mills lead Tribe contingent in AFL

Cliff Lee is awarded the 2008 AL Cy Young

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