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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Atlanta would receive Draft pick if righty rejects, signs elsewhere — 9/15/14: Ervin Santana allows two runs on three hits over six innings while striking out six batters — ATLANTA — The Braves have informed right-hander Ervin Santana he will receive a qualifying offer, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
David Robertson may decline Yankees' qualifying offer and test free agency — The Yankees will extend a qualifying offer to David Robertson, though it's unlikely the closer will accept it. A league source said no less than six teams are interested in the righthander, who is the premier closer available …
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Susan Slusser / Oakland Athletics:
A's unlikely to make Jed Lowrie a qualifying offer
A's unlikely to make Jed Lowrie a qualifying offer
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NY Daily News:
MLB Free Agency Market Watch: The Top 25 eligible players when the market opens on Tuesday — The Cubs have money, need pitching, and are stirring interest and speculation in a new way. This will continue to be a story all next month, through the winter meetings in December, and perhaps beyond.
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Jeff Blair / Sportsnet.ca:
Jays look set to hit off-season ground running — Apparently, Alex Anthopoulos learned something last season. — Instead of waiting patiently for the market to develop and address pressing issues — only to find himself involved in the optically destructive Ervin Santana affair …
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Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Tampa Bay Rays have suffered some losses
Tampa Bay Rays have suffered some losses
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Archie Bradley looks better in Arizona Fall League All-Star Game — For Diamondbacks prospect Archie Bradley, pitching in the Arizona Fall League hasn't been so much about numbers or results, but about rediscovering a feeling he had somehow lost. He thinks he's finally found it.
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Catching up on Hundley and Markakis
Catching up on Hundley and Markakis
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Yankees first-base prospect known for OBP, unleashing power in AFL
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Jim Callis / MLB.com:
Long home run paves way behind D-backs' Bradley in annual AFL showcase
Long home run paves way behind D-backs' Bradley in annual AFL showcase
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Jesse Sanchez / Jesse Sanchez at the Park:
Showcase planned for Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada — Scouts believe Yoan Moncada could be the best teenage prospect to come from Cuba in years. — Now, he is one step closer to making his Major League dream a reality. — Moncada, 19, a switch-hitting infielder from the Cuban city of Cienfuegos …
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Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Switch-hitting infielder, 19, to showcase highly touted skills Nov. 12 — Yoan Moncada, a switch-hitting infielder, has established residency in Guatemala and has a showcase tentatively scheduled for Nov. 12. — Scouts believe Yoan Moncada could be the best teenage prospect to come from Cuba in years.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers may chart new course with free agency — Brewers owner Mark Attanasio and GM Doug Melvin discuss the team's collapse and what they plan on doing to fix the team — MILWAUKEE — It was perfectly fitting that Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval squeezed the final out of the World Series before falling to his backside with joy.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Aramis to address future after season concludes — 9/18/14: Aramis Ramirez lines a single into center field, scoring Jonathan Lucroy from second to give the Brewers a one-run lead — CINCINNATI — Aramis Ramirez's agent, Paul Kinzer, will be in Milwaukee this weekend for an annual season-ending sit …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays seek right ingredients in new manager — At some point, though not necessarily soon given a potentially intriguing tampering claim against the Cubs over their hiring of Joe Maddon, the Rays will move on from what has been a jolting start to the offseason.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sandoval likely to hit free agency before Giants push to re-sign him — When the Giants won the World Series in 2012, they re-signed left-hander Jeremy Affeldt, second baseman Marco Scutaro and center fielder Angel Pagan only after each became a free agent.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Sign Tsuyoshi Wada — The Cubs have signed left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada to a one-year, Major League contract, the team announced. The deal is worth $4MM, and another $2MM available in incentives, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports (Twitter link). The new contract overrides a $5MM team option …
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Chris Mellen / Baseball Prospectus:
2015 Prospects: Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Prospects by Chris Mellen, BP Prospect Staff and BP Prospect Staff — Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Prospects — The Top Ten — Position: SS — Bats/Throws: L/R — Drafted/Acquired: 1st round, 2013 draft, Lakewood HS (Lakewood, CA)
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