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1:00 PM ET, October 22, 2014

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Alexis Brudnicki / Baseball America:
Pace-Of-Play Initiatives Get Mixed Reviews In AFL  —  MESA, Ariz.—Major League Baseball is using the Arizona Fall League to test methods to speed up the game, and players so far are mixed about the results.  —  The pace-of-play initiatives are being tested during games at Salt River Fields …
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Jim Callis / MLB.com:
Rangers Arizona Fall League overview  —  2014 MLB.com Top Prospects: Nick Williams profiles as a middle-of-the-order hitter who can produce for both power and average  —  Perhaps more than any other farm system, the Rangers are teeming with toolsy, young position players.
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
Associated Press:
Giants rock Royals in World Series opener  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — By the time Madison Bumgarner took the mound to throw his first pitch, the San Francisco Giants already held a three-run lead.  —  It might as well have been 100 with the way Bumgarner and this orange-and-black bunch play in the World Series.
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Associated Press:
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Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Phillies Sign Williams  —  Jerome Williams made enough of a positive impression that the Phillies are bringing him back next season.  —  They announced today that they signed him to a one-year, $2.5 million contract, which includes performance bonuses.  Williams, 32, went 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA in nine starts this year.
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: Viva El Birdos and HardballTalk
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Jay set for surgery — and for CF in 2015
Justin McGuire / Sporting News Feed RSS:
Sporting News MLB awards: Mike Scioscia, Matt Williams voted top managers  —  Mike Scioscia of the Angels and Matt Williams of the Nationals are Sporting News' 2014 American League and National League Managers of the Year, respectively, as selected by a panel of 22 major league managers.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Ryan Fagan / Sporting News Ryan Fagan Feed RSS:
Sporting News MLB awards 2014: Mets' Jacob deGrom voted top NL rookie
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres dismiss hitting coach Plantier  —  9/29/14: Padres executive vice president and GM A.J. Preller discusses the 2014 season and looks ahead to the offseason and beyond  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres have relieved Phil Plantier of his hitting-coach duties, a baseball source told MLB.com on Wednesday.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Free Agent Profile: Adam LaRoche  —  Though he's not technically a lock to hit the open market due to a $15MM mutual option ($2MM buyout), Adam LaRoche is a near certainty to be a free agent due to the rarity of such options being picked up by both sides of the agreement.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
D-Backs prospect Peter O'Brien used to catching flak  —  The skeptics are not new, and Diamondbacks prospect Peter O'Brien has heard what they have to say.  They don't think he can catch in the major leagues.  O'Brien answers their doubts with an anecdote from his past.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and AZ Snake Pit
csnwashington.com:
Palm Beach approves funding for Nats spring complex  —  Your browser does not support iframes.  —  The Nationals' longstanding search for a new spring training home took a potentially significant positive step forward Tuesday when Palm Beach County commissioners voted to approve funding …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Amazin' Avenue
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
Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
As focus faded and losses picked up in late July, Royals changed their game  —  The sight unnerved Rusty Kuntz as he entered the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park on July 20.  The Royals had just dropped their third game in a row, silenced by Boston ace Jon Lester, and had fallen below .500 for the first time in a month.
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
 
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Cincinnati.com:
Reds 3B coach Steve Smith will not return in 2015
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeWitt expects ‘significant’ rise in payroll in coming years
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This year's squad has lots in common with predecessors from 29 years ago
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