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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Club 'can't imagine' general manager would be interested in Braves' GM vacancy — Dayton Moore, GM of the Royals, joins MLB Now to discuss the recent hot streak of his Kansas City Royals — CLEVELAND — Royals chairman and owner David Glass said on Monday that he doubts that general manager Dayton Moore …
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HardballTalk
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Fire Frank Wren — The Braves have fired general manager Frank Wren, the team announced. John Hart, a senior advisor with the club, will become the interim GM and will also be part of a three-man team (along with team president John Schuerholz and former manager Bobby Cox) in charge of finding a permanent general manager.
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CBSSports.com
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Braves weigh changes; longtime GM Frank Wren's role appears in peril
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MLB Trade Rumors and New Jersey Online
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Major organizational changes may come for Braves
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Talking Chop, SBNation.com, Lone Star Ball, Royals Review and MLB Trade Rumors
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rangers To Scout Yasmany Tomas On Wednesday — The Rangers will have a private workout for Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas at their Dominican complex on Wednesday, according to a source. — Tomas had his first open showcase yesterday at the Giants' facility in the Dominican Republic and is at the Phillies today for a private workout.
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Lone Star Ball
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yasmany Tomas To Work Out For Phillies Today — The Phillies have a private showcase scheduled for today with Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas at their facility in the Dominican Republic, according to a source. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro is among the Phillies contingent that is expected to be on hand to watch Tomas.
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The Good Phight and MLB Trade Rumors
TSN.ca:
Ferguson: Judging an MLB manager is never an easy task — Scott Ferguson, TSN 1050 — I've often wondered how to truly judge managers, especially the ones who are getting their first shot at a big league job. How much slack should we cut them? How long before you write them off?
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Bless You Boys
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Claim Eury Perez — The Yankees announced that they have claimed outfielder Eury Perez off waivers from the Nationals. Perez was designated for assignment last week when the Nats claimed Pedro Florimon off waivers from the Twins. — The 24-year-old Perez has a very limited big league track record …
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Federal Baseball
Chris Smith / New York Magazine:
Derek Jeter Opens the Door. — <span>The retiring legend offers a photographer access to his private world—the first project in a new career that is all about control.</span> — 21k … It's a steamy Saturday morning, and Jeter is standing in the first-floor dining room of the brick 1830s West Village townhouse he's renting.
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HardballTalk and River Avenue Blues
Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Seven-time All-Star navigates transition between baseball and life without it — 10/2/12: Scott Rolen jacks a solo home run over the left-field wall to knot the game at 1 in the fourth inning — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Scott Rolen hasn't bothered to file the paperwork that would officially make him a retired player.
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The Good Phight
Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
Bud Selig forms committee to study MLB's pace of play, time of games — TOPICS — Major League Baseball's wheels turn slowly, but at least they are in motion. — As Nick Groke pointed out in a recent story, criticism is mounting about the slow pace of play and the ever lengthening time it takes to play a nine-inning game.
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Over the Monster and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays rookie Nathan Karns unfazed by poor results — ST. PETERSBURG — Rookie RHP Nathan Karns didn't think he pitched much differently — or much worse — on Sunday than he did in his dazzling Rays debut in Toronto on Sept. 12. — But the difference in results was dramatic as he threw seven two-hit …
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HardballTalk
David Wilson / MLB.com:
Showalter wants starters to get extra day of rest — 9/16/14: Ubaldo Jimenez pitches five innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out six — BALTIMORE — As the Orioles prepare their playoff rotation, manager Buck Showalter is willing to share one detail …
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Red Sox Monster
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds say Latos won't make another 2014 start — 9/7/14: Mat Latos pitches six innings, allowing three runs, all unearned, on seven hits and one walk while striking out five batters — ST. LOUIS — Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos began this season injured, and that's how he's going to end it as well.
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