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2:13 AM ET, August 27, 2014

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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Taylor headlines Crew's AFL picks  —  SAN DIEGO — Top prospect Tyrone Taylor and Rule 5 Draft pick Wei-Chung Wang were among the eight Brewers farmhands named Tuesday to preliminary rosters for the upcoming Arizona Fall League.  —  Taylor, 20, an outfielder who ascended to the top …
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
AFL announces preliminary rosters for 2014 season  —  Twenty of Top 100 prospects slated to participate, including No. 1 Buxton  —  The Arizona Fall League announced its preliminary rosters for the 2014 season on Tuesday, and for the second year in a row, the game's top prospect is heading to the desert for some extra baseball.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Nelson open to bullpen role when Garza returns
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Extend GM Jack Zduriencik  —  The Mariners have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with general manager Jack Zduriencik, the club announced via press release.  Precise contract terms were not made available.  —  Zduriencik has been in charge of Seattle's baseball ops since 2009 …
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner and MLB Daily Dish
D.J. Short / HardballTalk:
Report: Cubs calling up top prospect outfielder Jorge Soler  —  Another big piece of the Cubs' future is on the way to the majors, as David Kaplan of CSNChicago.com reports that top prospect outfielder Jorge Soler will be promoted from Triple-A Iowa tomorrow.
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Cubs RF Jorge Soler
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jorge Soler to join Cubs Wednesday
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and CBS Chicago
Canadian Press:
Carter's three-run home run the difference as Astros beat A's  —  HOUSTON — Chris Carter hit his 32nd homer, a three-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Houston Astros over the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Oakland starter Jason Hammel had retired 10 straight batters …
Discussion: Athletics Nation
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Canadian Press:
Samardzija goes eight innings as Athletics crush Astros
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Blair Kerkhoffthe / Kansas City Star:
Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura scratched from next start  —  Royals rookie pitcher Yordano Ventura will miss his next scheduled start, Wednesday against the Twins, because of back stiffness, manager Ned Yost said.  —  “After his last start he developed a little bit of mid-back tightness,” Yost said.
Discussion: Royals Review and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Lagares and Gee Lead Mets Past Braves  —  NEW YORK — Juan Lagares hit a two-run homer and ran down one ball after another in center field, sending Dillon Gee and the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  —  Gee stopped the longest losing streak of his career …
Discussion: Talking Chop and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Wood Helps Cubs Beat Reds 3-0  —  CINCINNATI — Travis Wood pitched six innings of two-hit ball against his former team for his first win in two months, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 3-0 victory over Johnny Cueto and the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.  —  Arismendy Alcantara hit …
Discussion: Red Reporter
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Tim Lincecum: Now a Reliever, Maybe Needs to Close  —  Tim Lincecum is headed to the bullpen.  After a miserable start to the second half — opposing batters are hitting .331/.422/.622 against him since the All-Star break — the Giants have finally removed him from the rotation and will experiment with Lincecum as a relief pitcher.
Stats Llc / MLB:
Few pitchers have proven more difficult to take deep this season than Lance Lynn.  —  Considering much of the Pittsburgh Pirates' offense lately has come via the long ball, they could be in trouble Tuesday night against Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park.
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
The latest on NY Mets' Bartolo Colon trade market; Yankees win again; a hitting coach's odd comment  —  Bartolo Colon has cleared waivers, leaving us right back where we were a month ago — with a trade possible, and similar factors standing in the way.  Gathered from talking to folks around …
Matt Monagan / wapc.mlb.com:
75 years ago today, the first Major League Baseball game was televised  —  Before August 26, 1939, the only way you could watch Major League Baseball was by actually going to the stadium.  Sure, you could listen to the games on the radio since 1921 (which was enjoyable and continues to be enjoyable) …
MLB:
Rays' protest denied by MLB  —  Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that it has denied the Tampa Bay Rays' protest of Saturday's 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Rays manager Joe Maddon played the game under protest after an incident in the fourth inning when he felt …
Discussion: Associated Press
 
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