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2:50 PM ET, October 21, 2014

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Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Royals' James Shields passed kidney stone during ALCS but is ready for World Series  —  The back pain surfaced late at night two Sundays ago.  Waves of nausea soon followed.  As the Royals wrapped up their first berth in the World Series since 1985 last week, James Shields was grappling …
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S.F. stations ban Lorde's ‘Royals’
Discussion: ESPN and MLB
Ryan Hood / MLB.com:
Pitch from Zito helped sell Hudson on Giants
Teddy Cahill / MLB.com:
Astros prospect throws five shutout innings, now at 12 consecutive in Fall League play  —  10/14/14: Mark Appel strikes out the side during the 1st inning of the Saguaros vs. Rafters AFL game  —  After a disappointing start to the season at Class A Advanced Lancaster, right-hander Mark Appel righted himself …
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Alexis Brudnicki / Baseball America:
Pace-Of-Play Initiatives Get Mixed Reviews In AFL
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Jay set for surgery — and for CF in 2015  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  ST. LOUIS  • The Cardinals view returning center fielder Jon Jay as their starter at the position for 2015, and they expect him to be healthy and ready for spring training …
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards expect center fielder to resume offseason routine after 6-8 weeks  —  10/20/14: Cardinals GM John Mozeliak discusses Jon Jay's injury to his left wrist, and his recovery time during the offseason  —  ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals intend to tender Jon Jay, a second-year arbitration-eligible player …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Viva El Birdos
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Young awarded Sporting News' AL Comeback Player  —  8/17/14: Chris Young fires six scoreless innings vs. the Tigers, fanning four batters and allowing just four hits to push his record to 12-6  —  SEATTLE — Believing he'd finally overcome a series of shoulder issues that had hindered much of his career …
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Righty scratched from AFL start, team says he's completely healthy
Discussion: HardballTalk
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
After comeback campaign, veteran pitcher sure to draw interest this offseason
Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Hitting coaches blamed for lack of offense  —  Hitting coach jobs are available in Atlanta, Boston, New York (both teams), and Milwaukee, and the Cubs and Astros fired their hitting coaches then hired new ones (John Mallee in Chicago, Dave Hudgens in Houston).
Jackson Alexander / MLB.com:
Zimmer injures shoulder pitching in AFL  —  2014 MLB.com Top Prospects: Kyle Zimmer complements his fastball with a curve, slider and changeup, and is athletic with clean mechanics  —  KANSAS CITY — A slight hitch in an otherwise joyous October came on Saturday, when right-hander Kyle Zimmer …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Ryan Fagan / Sporting News Ryan Fagan Feed RSS:
Sporting News MLB awards 2014: Mets' Jacob deGrom voted top NL rookie  —  Sporting News has selected a Rookie of the Year since 1946, a year before MLB began its official award.  This year's winners, as voted on by fellow players in their leagues, are Jacob deGrom of the Mets (National League) …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Is Buster Posey the next Derek Jeter?  —  San Francisco Giants catcher chasing his third World Series title in five seasons  —  So ... do you think Derek Jeter is starting to get jealous of Buster Posey?  —  He probably should be.  Because if you just substitute wholesome family dude …
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Source: Red Sox hire Chili Davis to become hitting coach  —  According to multiple major league sources, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with Chili Davis to become their next hitting coach.  —  Davis, who worked as the hitting coach for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in 2011 …
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeWitt expects ‘significant’ rise in payroll in coming years  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  As the Cardinals over the past decade have turned increasingly to an internal funnel of talent, one built to develop cost-controlled youth and groom core players …
 
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees
Cincinnati.com:
Reds 3B coach Steve Smith will not return in 2015
Discussion: Red Reporter and Redleg Nation
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Report: Denbo To Replace Newman As Yanks' Minor League Director
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Tracy Ringolsby / MLB.com:
This year's squad has lots in common with predecessors from 29 years ago
Discussion: HardballTalk
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Brown's future with Phillies uncertain after trying season
Discussion: HardballTalk
NY Daily News:
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