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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Free Trea Turner: Age-old rule requires Nats' PTBN to stay with Padres till June  —  FOX Sports  —  Shortstop Trea Turner was the 13th overall pick in last year's MLB Draft.  —  Shortstop Trea Turner has been traded from the Padres to the Nationals.  Everyone knows he has been traded from the Padres to the Nationals.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Kemp, Upton, Myers bring power to roster  —  Matt Kemp lauds his new team's “rockstar GM” and Bud Black talks about the new-look outfield featuring Wil Myers, Justin Upton and Kemp  —  SAN DIEGO — During his introductory press conference Friday at Petco Park, new Padres outfielder Matt Kemp pulled …
MLB:
Sources: Padres keep dealing, get J. Upton
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Re-Sign Craig Breslow  —  The Red Sox have agreed to sign lefty Craig Breslow to a one-year, $2MM deal, Rob Braford of WEEI.com reports on Twitter.  Baratta Partners represents the veteran hurler.  —  Breslow, 34, will look to bounce back from a rough 2014 in which he worked …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Craig Breslow back with Red Sox  —  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox turned to a familiar face to address their need for left-handed bullpen help, coming to terms with Craig Breslow on a one-year $2 million deal, according to agent Bob Baratta.  —  Breslow became a free agent when the Red Sox declined …
Discussion: Full Count and NESN.com
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Middlebrooks to Padres; Red Sox get Hanigan  —  Third baseman Will Middlebrooks, who earlier this month acknowledged there was no apparent fit for him on the Boston Red Sox after the club signed free agent Pablo Sandoval, will have a chance to restart his career in San Diego.
Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Acquire Martin Prado From Yankees  —  3:15pm: GM Brian Cashman told reporters that the Yankees are including $6MM in the deal - $3MM this year and $3MM next year - to help cover Prado's salary, according to Marc Carig of Newsday (on Twitter).  —  1:33pm: The Yankees have issued …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:   Yankees trade Martin Prado to Marlins for RHP Nathan Eovaldi
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Newly acquired South Florida native hopes to help Miami to return to prominence
Discussion: Fish Stripes and MLB Daily Dish
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Baseball vet has Majors experience, 17 years helming Minor League clubs  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Former Cubs skipper Mike Quade was named the manager at Triple-A Rochester to replace Gene Glynn, who was promoted to be the Twins' third-base coach under new manager Paul Molitor.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Dodgers end Yanks' payroll streak, owe most tax  —  1 photo  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have ended the New York Yankees' 15-year streak as Major League Baseball's biggest spenders and owe more than $26.6 million in luxury tax.
Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Royals request release waivers for outfielder Peguero  —  9/28/14: Carlos Peguero hits an RBI single through the middle to score Christian Colon, giving the Royals a 5-4 lead in the 6th inning  —  The Royals have requested release waivers for outfielder Carlos Peguero, the team announced Friday.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI)  —  The Mets and Rockies have been quietly discussing a potential Troy Tulowitzki blockbuster for weeks, though it isn't known yet whether New York will have a decent chance to complete such a deal.  —  Prized Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard is said to be the centerpiece …
Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Sign Corey Hart  —  12:59pm: Hart will earn $2.5MM in base salary and can double it with another $2.5MM in incentives, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (via Twitter).  —  12:55pm: The Pirates announced that they have signed free agent Corey Hart.
Zach Links / MLB Trade Rumors:
A's To Release Nick Punto  —  The A's will release Nick Punto to clear a roster spot, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter).  Oakland will be on the hook for his $2.75MM salary in 2015.  —  The A's had 41 players on the 40-man roster, meaning that someone had to go and …
Discussion: Athletics Nation
 
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