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5:25 PM ET, January 29, 2015

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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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Keith Law / ESPN:
2015 ranking of all 30 farm systems
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!
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and HardballTalk
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 …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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.
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune:
Discussion: HardballTalk
 
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Sign Gordon Beckham, Designate Dayan Viciedo For Assignment
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Santana, Escobar to engage in shortstop competition
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Giles becomes chairman emeritus; Gillick staying on as president in the short term
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