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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Preller making noise in San Diego — New GM revamps the Padres' soporific offense with a flurry of moves in 48 hours — By all accounts, San Diego general manager A.J. Preller subsists on a frat-boy diet and falls woefully short of the seven to eight hours of sleep per night generally recommended by medical professionals.
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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 …
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Source: Padres acquire J. Upton from Braves
Source: Padres acquire J. Upton from Braves
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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 …
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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.
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Matt Lombardo / New Jersey Online:
Ryan Howard trade rumors: Ruben Amaro Jr. says it would be best if Phillies move on from first baseman — In the immediate aftermath of the Phillies finalizing a trade sending shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, it doesn't appear that the organization is anywhere close to being finished wheeling and dealing.
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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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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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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Newly acquired South Florida native hopes to help Miami to return to prominence
Newly acquired South Florida native hopes to help Miami to return to prominence
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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