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March 2 – The Crusaders sign 39-year-old former Gold Sox closer Kevin Hitchcock (69-62, 3.39 ERA, 284 SV) to a $2.24M deal over two years.
March 13 – Sacramento deals LF/CF Rick Miles (.266, 23 HR, 181 RBI) to the Warriors for SP Evan Alvey (48-40, 4.00 ERA, 3 SV) and #144 prospect C John Vaillancourt.
March 18 – The Thunder ink 34-yr old ex-CHA SP Phil Baker (74-80, 3.97 ERA, 1 SV), who led the league in losses last season, to a 2-yr, $8.16M contract.

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The Raccoons did not do any more major league deals in March – although we signed a 22-year-old catcher and former eighth-rounder to a minor league contract – but a few ex-Critters grabbed something better than just meal money for the new season: Ryan Sullivan got $560k from the Cyclones; the Blue Sox would give 2-yr, $1.4M to Takenori Tanizaki; the Crusaders picked up Gaudencio Callaia for $620k; the Miners signed Raffy de la Cruz for $540k;