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Fox Sports:
Profar creating delightful dilemma — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — So, does Jurickson Profar look ready for the major leagues? — Ian Kinsler smiled. — “I could be honest with you, and it would probably make headlines,” Kinsler said. “That's not really something I'm looking for, to make headlines.
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baseballmusings.com, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball and MLB Rumors
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
A tricky Texas two-step with Nolan Ryan
A tricky Texas two-step with Nolan Ryan
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Halladay insists he is healthy after rough outing — Righty struggled mightily in his start against Detroit on Tuesday, giving up seven runs — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Roy Halladay insisted Tuesday that he is fine. — But is he really? — Halladay struggled terribly in 2 2/3 innings …
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Philliesflow.com and Baseball Prospectus
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
Manuel, Dubee express concern with Halladay's outing
Manuel, Dubee express concern with Halladay's outing
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HardballTalk and The Good Phight
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Tigers release Brennan Boesch — The Tigers announced they have released OF Brennan Boesch. — If he is not claimed off waivers, the Tigers will owe Boesch $383,000 of his $2.3 million salary for 2013. — Meanwhile, Andy Martino of the Daily News says the Mets will at least discuss …
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Detroit Free Press, MLB Rumors, Red Sox Monster, Boston Globe, Bless You Boys, The Crawfish Boxes and MLB Daily Dish
John Sickels / Minor League Ball:
Minor League Ball TOP 150 Prospects for 2013 — Here is a list of Top 150 Prospects for 2013. This list supplements, updates, and integrates the Top 50/50 Hitters/Pitchers list in the 2013 Baseball Prospect Book and adds another 50 names. First, a few points:
George A. King III / New York Post:
Rangers scouting Yankees reliever Chamberlain — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Sensing the Yankees might have bullpen depth, the Rangers are following Joba Chamberlain. — Don Welke, a senior special assistant to Texas general manager Jon Daniels, was at Steinbrenner Field on Monday specifically …
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River Avenue Blues, MLB Rumors and Lone Star Ball
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays Release David Cooper — The Blue Jays released first baseman David Cooper, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter). The CAA Sports client is now a free agent. — Cooper has missed Spring Training with a serious back injury. The injury could lead to a season of rehabbing …
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Getting Blanked, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish and Bluebird Banter
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets' Santana positioned to open season on DL — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The New York Mets celebrated Johan Santana's birthday Wednesday morning with a quick team-wide gathering in a conference room and a cake with “34” on top. — The southpaw already had realized this spring training that age is catching up with him as a pitcher.
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Metsblog and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Indians' Herrmann out for '13 after arm surgery — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Indians reliever Frank Herrmann will miss the entire 2013 season after having Tommy John surgery. — The right-hander, who has pitched in 95 games for Cleveland over the past three seasons, had the operation on Wednesday in New York.
Associated Press:
Royals send ex-No. 1 pick Hochevar to bullpen — SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Royals are sending former No. 1 overall draft pick Luke Hochevar to the bullpen after more than five seasons of shaky results in the starting rotation. — Manager Ned Yost announced the decision Wednesday.
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Royals Review
BP Prospect / Baseball Prospectus:
Top Tools — Glove — Infield — Top Infield Defender in the Minor Leagues: Jose Iglesias (Boston Red Sox) — At times it can be difficult to succinctly describe something as impressive as Iglesias' defense. BP's Chris Mellen noted that he thought Iglesias' defense …
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Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Latos and Beckett Look Ready for Season — GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Reds' Mat Latos allowed one run in four innings and the Dodgers' Josh Beckett gave up his first run of the spring in Cincinnati's 6-2 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night. — Latos allowed hits to the first two batters of the game.
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True Blue LA
Associated Press:
US Beats Puerto Rico 7-1 in WBC — MIAMI (AP) — Gio Gonzalez gave Team USA its best start yet, and David Wright provided a big finish. — Gonzalez pitched five scoreless innings and the Americans beat Puerto Rico 7-1 in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night.
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Baseball America