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MLBTR Originals: 12/25/11 – 12/31/11

By Dan Mennella | January 1, 2012 at 8:30pm CDT

There was no shortage of insightful original work published here at MLBTR during a slow news week. Here's a refresher in case you missed any of it the first time around …

  • The Cubs closed in on a deal with free agent catcher Jason Jaramillo, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes learned.
  • The Blue Jays signed left-hander Aaron Laffey to a split contract, Tim learned.
  • Luke Adams looked at Giants righty Matt Cain as an extension candidate.
  • Tim broke down the combined payrolls of MLB's teams by division. Yes, the AL East is in the front of the pack.
  • Tim listed the 10 best remaining free agents and their possible destinations.
  • Which agencies and GMs are most prone to hammering out extensions? Tim had a look.
  • Tim compiled a list of arbitration eligible players who are candidates to sign extensions.
  • Is your team searching for some pop in its lineup? Mike Axisa rounded up a list of a dozen power hitters who are still on the free-agent market.
  • The Rays are known for extending their young players and could buy out Matt Joyce's years of arbitration eligibility, explained Mike.
  • While the Giants may be focused on extending Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, Tim explored Madison Bumgarner's candidacy for an extension.
  • Ben Nicholson-Smith checked in on the seven clubs that finished between 80-89 wins in 2011.
  • With Phillies lefty Cole Hamels only a year away from a potential trip to free agency, Ben had a look at the southpaw's prospects for an extension.
  • Ben examined what John Danks' extension could mean for Matt Garza, who is under team control for two more seasons.
  • Tim held the weekly MLBTR chat. Here's the transcript.
  • What have the teams with the lowest-scoring offenses in 2011 done so far this offseason? Ben checked in.
  • Yu Darvish, Andrew Bailey and Michael Pineda were among the many topics covered in this week's batch of links from Baseball Blogs Weigh In, as rounded up by Mike.
  • In an interesting thinkpiece, GMs from both the NBA and MLB spoke to Ben about what each sport can learn from the other.
  • Mike compiled a list of remaining free agent relievers who have the ability to rack up strikeouts.
  • Tyler Clippard has emerged as one of baseball's best relievers the past couple seasons, and he may be in line for an extension, as Mike explained.
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