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The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever's ...

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jeff Hoffman delivers during Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series ... He had the Blue Jays’ draft card framed and on a wall as he spoke from ...

Larry has written about baseball and other sports since 2001 ... names in the current free agent class, signing reliever Jeff Hoffman to a three-year, $33 million deal. The move is essentially ...

The snag could be if Hoffman prefers to convert to a starting role, as ESPN senior baseball insider Jeff Passan projected that he would. That would explain why Hoffman is said to be seeking a deal ...