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Keith Law / ESPN:
Top 100 prospects (Nos. 1-50) — Kris Bryant tops our 2015 rankings of MLB's top 100 prospects … Welcome to ESPN Insider's 2015 ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. — This is my eighth such ranking for Insider, with a lot of the same names near the top of last year's list …
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2015 ranking of all 30 farm systems
2015 ranking of all 30 farm systems
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
MAKE RELIEVERS FACE MORE THAN 1 BATTER FOR FASTER GAME, MORE OFFENSE — The two goals seem at odds. Baseball wants to increase offense? Baseball wants to improve the pace of game? Wait, wouldn't more offense lead to longer, slower games? — The answer seemingly is yes, but eureka!
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Commissioner Manfred talks pace, players, plans in new role — FOX Sports … ROSENTHAL: You're the commissioner now. Your signature is on the ball. What was your reaction when you first saw that? — MANFRED: You know, I never focused on the ball until they came to collect my signature.
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Nationals' Jayson Werth pleads guilty to reckless driving, gets 5 days in jail — Washington Nationals' outfielder Jayson Werth will serve five days in jail after pleading guilty Thursday to a reckless driving charge in Fairfax County. — Under the terms of an agreement reached with prosecutors …
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Associated Press:
Report: Omar Minaya to join MLBPA — NEW YORK — Former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya is leaving his job as senior vice president of the San Diego Padres to become a special adviser to union head Tony Clark. — Minaya started in baseball management as a scout for the Texas Rangers, where he helped sign Sammy Sosa.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Former Blue Jays teammates reunite in Arizona — Joe Carter clinched the 1993 World Series title with a homer in Game 6, which was started by Dave Stewart. (Getty) — Arizona senior vice president and general manager Dave Stewart turned to an old friend and teammate Wednesday …
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Teddy Cahill / MLB.com:
Twins' Buxton leads list again, followed by Pederson (Dodgers), Soler (Cubs), Winker (Reds) — MLBPipeline.com's 2015 Top 100 Prospects list will be unveiled on Friday, Jan. 30, on MLB.com, with the Top 50 revealed during a one-hour show on MLB Network at 9 p.m. ET.
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