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10:25 AM ET, October 7, 2015

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New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey misses Mets' mandatory workout at Citi Field, was boozing night before, has a few different stories  —  Embattled Mets ace Matt Harvey struck out with teammates Tuesday when he missed a mandatory pre-playoff workout — hours after sources say he downed a couple of cocktails and wine with friends.
Discussion: Metsblog
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
The Mets, assembled: How - and who - got the downtrodden franchise back in the playoffs
Discussion: Metsblog
Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
Arrieta-Cole, Objectively One of Best Playoff Matchups Ever  —  Individual performances tend to be magnified in the postseason, and that is especially true of pitchers.  While 16-18 other players appear in the lineups and many others will have profound impacts on the outcomes of games over the next month …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Pirates' Cole on Arrieta: ‘You want to face the best’  —  PITTSBURGH — It's a big ask of Gerrit Cole.  He has been given the responsibility of validating an historic 98-win season for his Pittsburgh Pirates by getting them into a playoff series, and he'll have to out-perform the hottest pitcher …
MLB.com:
A record number of fans expected to blackout PNC Park  —  The Pirates return to the Major League Baseball Postseason for the third consecutive year and the 17th time in team history.  The Pirates will host National League Central Division rival, the Chicago Cubs for a one-game Wild Card …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Walt Weiss To Return As Rockies Manager In 2016  —  Walt Weiss will return to the Rockies as manager in 2016, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  There had been some uncertainty surrounding the situation, with Weiss himself even recently acknowledging the possibility that he could be dismissed at season's end.
Owen Watson / Fox Sports:
Year of the rookie  —  OW  —  Every season is a great season of baseball.  It's fair to say, however, that some seasons might be better than others.  If unexpected teams succeed, records are broken and exciting rookies debut on the biggest stage, we can witness something that transcends …
Associated Press:
Cincinnati's Chapman throws 62 fastest pitches of season  —  2 photos  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati reliever Aroldis Chapman threw the 62 fastest pitches in the big leagues this season, according to Major League Baseball's new Statcast computer system.  —  Chapman's fastest pitches ranged …
J. Brady McCollough / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Could Pirates' window of success soon be closing?  —  Neal Huntington wants Pirates fans to be emotional about the team he's put together, and tonight he will get his wish.  —  The Pirates are one inspiring performance in this Wild Card playoff game against the Cubs from keeping the possibility …
Discussion: GammonsDaily.com and Bucs Dugout
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2016  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  Many MLB teams and agencies reference our projections in their work.  You won't find anything else like this on the Internet!
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Kevin Long counting on Mets' lefthanded hitters to battle against Dodgers' southpaws … VOTE  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS? … Mets  —  7 Mets-Dodgers NLDS fast facts … Mets  —  Mets playoff hopefuls … Mets  —  See how the Mets celebrated winning the NL East
Discussion: Metsblog
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Re-Sign Ichiro Suzuki  —  1:58pm: The deal also includes a $2MM option for 2017, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.  —  12:20pm: The Marlins have announced the re-signing of outfielder Ichiro Suzuki today, as MLB.com's Joe Frisaro first reported on Twitter.
 
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