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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Federal prosecutors say Alex Rodriguez paid Yuri Sucart nearly $1M to keep quiet
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Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
NO, GOLD GLOVE VOTERS STILL AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION  —  The Gold Glove Awards make more sense than they used to ... but they don't make that much sense, still.  —  As I'm sure you'll recall, last year Rawlings was gracious and sensible enough to (finally) inject some machine intelligence into the process …
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ESPN.com:
Molina wins 7th straight Gold Glove  —  St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina joined Ivan Rodriguez and Johnny Bench in Rawlings Gold Glove lore, while the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles repeated their golden trifectas Tuesday.  —  Molina won his seventh straight Gold Glove award …
Tracy Ringolsby / MLB.com:
Third baseman's 22-game stretch tied for third-best hitting streak in Rockies history
Discussion: Write 'em Cowboy
Clint Longenecker / Baseball America:
2015 Toronto Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects  —  Want More?  Complete 2015 Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Get it all: Subscribe to Baseball America  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2015 Prospect Handbook!  —  The Blue Jays entered this season with playoff aspirations after struggling in 2013 …
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Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Toronto sent first baseman to Milwaukee in exchange for righty Estrada
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Mike Puma / New York Post:
Giants slugger Michael Morse on Mets' radar  —  After eliminating Michael Cuddyer from their list of potential free-agent pursuits, the Mets still have other outfield targets they may consider.  —  Michael Morse is one such name who fits the Mets' criteria, according to a person with knowledge of the club's internal discussions.
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Dodgers hire Farhan Zaidi as GM  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will name Oakland Athletics assistant GM Farhan Zaidi, a Berkeley-educated economist, as their next GM, baseball sources confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com Tuesday night.  —  The news will be officially announced later this week.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Hire Farhan Zaidi As GM, Add Josh Byrnes To Front Office
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Weeks, Fielder power Brewers to win  —  MILWAUKEE — Years from now, if things go as planned, a whole lot more than 44,685 people will say they were at Miller Park on Saturday night.  —  But that's how many made up the third-largest crowd in ballpark history and saw super-prospects Rickie Weeks …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Don Ketchum / MLB.com:
Having started out as a pitcher, D-backs prospect gaining experience with playing time  —  10/31/14: Evan Marzilli hits a two-run single to left in the 2nd inning to give Salt River a 2-0 lead  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Evan Marzilli can recall those early days of youth baseball when he stood atop …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Mets make changes to uniform, hats  —  Matthew Cerrone: It looks like they are ditching the ivory uniform, while going back to the pinstripes on bright white.  Also, the all-white with no stripes is gone, which is a shame, as I really liked that one.  It also looks like road blue (with New York) …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Austin Laymance / MLB.com:
Former big league lefty Halsey dies at 33  —  Brad Halsey was selected by the Yankees in the eighth round of the 2002 Draft.  (Getty)  —  Former Major League left-hander Brad Halsey died on Tuesday at the age of 33, according to a tweet by Halsey's agency, O'Connell Sports.
Ken Arneson:
10 Things I Believe About Baseball Without Evidence  —  Well, here we are.  The Giants won another World Series, while the A's flopped in the playoffs yet again.  I'm not one of those A's fans who hate the Giants, but it's starting to annoy the crap out of even me to see the Giants always succeed …
Fox Sports:
ISSUES WITH THE MLB QUALIFYING OFFER SYSTEM … The qualifying offer system in Major League Baseball was a well-intended and generally well-executed addition to the CBA prior to the start of the 2013 season.  Ultimately, the system helped remove draft pick compensation attached to most free agents.
Discussion: Twinkie Town
 
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