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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Rays, Nationals Agree To Deal Centered Around Wil Myers — The Padres, Rays, and Nationals have agreed to a much-anticipated three-team swap — pending physicals — that will deliver important pieces to and from each club, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com reports on Twitter.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Source: Myers to Padres in 11-player deal with Rays, Nats — MLB.com Padres reporter Corey Brock discusses the potential trade that would send Rays outfielder Wil Myers to San Diego — SAN DIEGO — A pair of first-year general managers and one who has been around the block pulled off a stunning 11-player …
Dave Cameron / Fox Sports:
ARE WIL MYERS' FLAWS FIXABLE? — Two years ago, the Tampa Bay Rays traded James Shields and Wade Davis to the Kansas City Royals for a package of talent centered around outfield prospect Wil Myers. The deal was divisive to say the least, primarily due to Myers' inclusion; teams generally just didn't trade prospects of his stature.
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Padres acquire Wil Myers from Rays
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MLB Trade Rumors, Associated Press and ESPN
Blair Kerkhoffthe / Kansas City Star:
Royals reportedly reach agreement with starting pitcher Edinson Volquez — The Royals had three major priorities in the offseason, and they appear to be fulfilled. — Edinson Volquez, who went 13-7 in 31 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, has reached two-year contract agreement …
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baseballmusings.com and HardballTalk
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals To Sign Edinson Volquez
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Where Have You Gone …, MLB Daily Dish and Bucs Dugout
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants To Re-Sign Sergio Romo — The Giants have agreed to a two-year, $15MM deal with righty Sergio Romo, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. Romo can earn up to $1MM in incentives based upon games finished, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick tweets. Now entering his age-32 season …
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McCovey Chronicles, Amazin' Avenue, MLB Daily Dish and The LoHud Yankees Blog
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Brian Garfinkel / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves trade Varvaro to Red Sox for pitching prospect — The Braves traded reliever Anthony Varvaro to the Red Sox for right-handed minor league reliever Aaron Kurcz, a former Cubs prospect best known for being sent to Boston as compensation when the Cubs hired former Red Sox general manager Theo Eptstein in March 2012.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Anthony Varvaro
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Talking Chop, Over the Monster and MLB Daily Dish
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
2015 New York Mets 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! — For the first time in a four-year tenure, general manager Sandy Alderson …
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Terry Collins reveals Mets lineup plan and ‘the bat we need’
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Metsblog, Amazin' Avenue and HardballTalk
Tom Verducci / SI.com:
Mike Piazza on HOF candidates from the “Steroid Era” … The Baseball Hall of Fame ballot includes 34 names that can be distilled to one mystery: whether John Smoltz or Craig Biggio or — in what would be an upset almost a half century in the making — both gain election.
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Dan ShaughnessyGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling on Dan Shaughnessy's Hall of Fame ballot
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Let's Go Tribe, Dan Shaughnessy Watch, HardballTalk and ESPN
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Wade Miley's preparation habits were apparently an issue for Diamondbacks — Wade Miley doesn't want to upset anyone with the Diamondbacks. He spent the first seven seasons of his professional career with them, leaves behind a lot of close friends and says he has no hard feelings.
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AZ Snake Pit, NESN.com, HardballTalk and Beisbol's Org
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
To trade Hamilton or not to trade him? That is the question for Halos — FOX Sports — The Angels still view Josh Hamilton as a potential asset despite him not producing as expected when they signed him. — A scout with whom I speak regularly predicted Tuesday that Josh Hamilton …
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MLB Trade Rumors, CBSSports.com, Monkey with a Halo, Gaslamp Ball and ESPN
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Stephen Drew, Everth Cabrera still on Mets' radar … Baseball — Ranking MLB's free agent position players
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Metsblog
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
What the shift in U.S.-Cuba relations means for baseball — FOX Sports — Chicago White Sox Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu won the 2014 AL Rookie of the Year award. — Considering the full scope of U.S.-Cuba relations — with countless lives altered and lost on account of a half-century stalemate …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Justin Ruggiano — The Mariners have reached a deal to acquire outfielder Justin Ruggiano from the Cubs, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. Righty Matt Brazis is going to Chicago in return, the clubs announced. Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports first reported the possible match on Ruggiano.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Lookout Landing and U.S.S. Mariner
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves announce Minor League coaching staffs — Brian Snitker, manager of Triple-A Gwinnett, has been part of the Braves' organization since 1977. — ATLANTA — The Braves' Minor League system will have a familiar feel in 2015, as five of the organization's six affiliates will be led by managers who were in the system last year.
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Talking Chop
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