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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Joe Maddon on The Big Show: Why Manny Ramirez will fit with the Rays, and why Boston will ‘dig’ Carl Crawford — Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon were introduced by the Rays on Tuesday. (AP) — Rays manager Joe Maddon was a guest of The Big Show on Tuesday, the same day a press conference …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Rays Sign Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez
Rays Sign Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez
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Boston Globe, Let's Go Tribe! and Yahoo! Sports
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Inbox: Is Moreland ready for breakthrough year? — It would seem to me that the media doesn't think Mitch Moreland is a solid first baseman, yet as an avid Rangers fan and longtime Little League coach, everything I see and hear about the guy shows that he's a solid, good hitter and an excellent athlete.
AdamMcCalvy / Brew Beat:
Kotsay deal close — The Brewers were working Tuesday to finalize a contract for veteran outfielder Mark Kotsay, who would bring another left-handed bat to a righty-heavy Milwaukee roster. — The pending deal was reported by FoxSports.com, which said Kotsay would get a one-year, Major League contract.
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Keith Law / ESPN:
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River Avenue Blues, Sliding Into Home and Talking Chop
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, CEO Jeff Wilpon, president Saul Katz meet MLB commissioner Bud Selig about team's finances — New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and team president Saul Katz met with baseball commissioner Bud Selig on Tuesday …
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Indians in talks with righty Bonderman — CLEVELAND — The Indians may be on the verge of landing a starter to help augment their young rotation. Cleveland is currently working to sign free-agent pitcher Jeremy Bonderman, according to a Major League source.
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MLB Rumors
Robneyer / SBNation.com:
Rob Neyer Joins SB Nation, Becomes Part Of ‘Us’ Not ‘Them’ — Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins wipes his face while speaking to the media before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals last April in Philadelphia. Rollins is heading to the 15-day disabled list with a calf strain.
Associated Press:
Healthy once again, Dave Roberts ready to coach — For Dave Roberts, being back on the baseball field is a blessing. It's where he knows he belongs. — Roberts is already hard at work in his new gig as San Diego Padres first-base coach less than a year after learning he had Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 37.
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Boston Globe
Dan Connolly / Orioles Insider:
Orioles unlikely to make a move with Simon until Feb. 26 — The Orioles aren't commenting on the Alfredo Simon situation. They haven't at all since the Orioles' 29-year-old reliever was named as the primary suspect in the New Year's Day shooting death of his cousin and jailed in the Dominican Republic.
Discussion:
HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Peter Gammons / MLB.com:
Cashman a steadying force amidst Yanks storm — There is always a sense of a reality show when one is running the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox. Go back to November 2005. Theo Epstein walked out of Fenway Park in a gorilla suit, and Brian Cashman received a call from a writer claiming that …
Discussion:
River Avenue Blues
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Inbox: What will top of batting order look like? — Orioles beat reporter Brittany Ghiroli answers fans' questions — What do you see the first four spots in the Orioles' batting order looking like? — When asked about his batting order during Saturday's FanFest, Orioles manager Buck Showalter …
Patrick Newman / FanGraphs Baseball:
New NPB Imports for 2011 — Last November, I asked you who should play in Japan this upcoming season. With NPB camps opening and offseason acquisitions basically complete. let's take a look at who went over. Here's the breakdown, using the categories I outlined in my original post:
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MLB Daily Dish and HardballTalk