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  • If they don't sign a big-name pitcher, it's almost certain the Yankees will seek additional rotation depth to compete with Hughes, in the same way they brought in Garcia as a low-risk, high-reward candidate in the spring of last year.

    Garcia Returning as Yankees Starter Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • Someone may already have made this point, but … While asterisking the list is a dumb idea, a “structural advantage for hitters” is not the same thing as a “high-risk, high-reward strategy for hitting lots of home runs.”

    Matthew Yglesias » PEDs 2010

  • The high-risk, high-reward strategy marked a change for the Mets, who hadn't taken a high-school player in the first round since 2003, when they took Lastings Milledge with the 12th overall pick.

    Mets Go High Risk, High Reward in Draft Brian Costa 2011

  • The high-risk, high-reward strategy marked a change for the Mets, who hadn't taken a high-school player in the first round since 2003, when they took Lastings Milledge with the 12th overall pick.

    Mets Go High Risk, High Reward in Draft Brian Costa 2011

  • The majority of the money was committed to five multi-disciplinary "Dream Teams" of researchers from more than 50 institutions, as well as to 13 young innovative scientists who are undertaking high-risk, potentially high-reward projects to end cancer's reign as a leading cause of death.

    Laura Ziskin: Please Stand Up Laura Ziskin 2010

  • As Brian Cashman assembled New York's pitching potpourri this winter in the aftermath of Cliff Lee's decision to sign with Philadelphia, the general manager cautioned against a panic move and signed a number of low-risk, high-reward players, his fingers crossed that the new acquisitions would pan out.

    Hughes Out, Uncertainty In Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • Yet he still keeps returning to the high-risk, high-reward foreign-exchange market for more.

    Is Currency Trading Worth the Risk? Stephen L. Bernard 2011

  • They soon will have to put up more capital against high-risk, high-reward activities like derivatives.

    Goldman's Conundrum For 2012 Francesco Guerrera 2011

  • Translation: Buffalo's defense is high-risk, high-reward, and is often susceptible to the big play.

    Time to Go Big-Play Hunting Chris Herring 2011

  • The see-sawing fortunes of the hedge funds that bet on European bank debt underline the high-risk, high-reward trades that seek to capitalize on the uncertainty caused by the Continent's long-running financial crisis.

    Bet On European Banks Pays Off Matt Wirz 2012

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