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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Don Mattingly says Dodgers will have ‘hands full’ against Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Matt Harvey  —  LOS ANGELES — The Mets will be facing two of the top pitchers in baseball in the first two games — and possibly twice more — in the NL Division Series.
Discussion: True Blue LA and Metsblog
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Ron Darling adds perspective to Matt Harvey's late arrival to Mets' practice … Mets want to move on from Harvey incident  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS?
Discussion: Metsblog
Fox Sports:
Mets' Syndergaard: 'We're going to give it to the Dodgers anywhere'  —  FOX Sports  —  Noah Syndergaard finished his rookie season with a 9-7 record and a 3.24 ERA.  —  Noah Syndergaard may only be a rookie, but he's not afraid to speak his mind, and had some words to send along …
New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey misses Mets' mandatory workout at Citi Field, was boozing night before, has a few different stories
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Metsblog
Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Mets Insider: Matz says ‘I feel better’ after pen session  —  Things are looking up for Steven Matz.  The southpaw threw a successful bullpen session on Tuesday at Citi Field and will fly to Florida to pitch in a simulated game on Thursday, Sandy Alderson said.
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Bill Price / New York Daily News:
Mets' Steven Matz pitches five innings, ‘ready to go’  —  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Today, 12:17 PM ET  —  Now the waiting begins.  —  Steven Matz, the Mets lefty who has been battling back stiffness for a week, pitched five innings in an instructional league game Thursday morning in Port St. Lucie …
Discussion: Metsblog
Barbara Barker / Newsday:
Mets' Yoenis Cespedes learned early in life that his mother knows best … VOTE  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS? … OUT OF HIS ELEMENT  —  Mets  —  7 Mets-Dodgers NLDS fast facts … Mets  —  Mets work out ahead of NLDS against Dodgers … WORTH EVERY PENNY
Discussion: Metsblog
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
A.L. Division Series Preview: Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals  —  Carlos Beltran is 38 years old, more than a decade removed from his early career with the Royals and the Astros, who meet in an American League division series starting Thursday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City …
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Blair Kerkhoff / Kansas City Star:
Breakdown of the Royals vs. Astros in the regular season
Discussion: Royals Review
Associated Press:
Pirates Head Into Offseason After Another October Stumble  —  PITTSBURGH — The man who symbolized the Pittsburgh Pirates' resurgence offered one final bit of advice before hopping onto his custom-made, Batman-inspired ride and zooming off into retirement.  —  “Win the division,” …
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J. Brady McCollough / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Could Pirates' window of success soon be closing?
Discussion: Bucs Dugout and GammonsDaily.com
Fox Sports:
Anthopoulos' trade for Donaldson could prove historic  —  JP Morosi  —  Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos should prepare to take a bow.  He's on the verge of becoming the first general manager in over 30 years to acquire the subsequent season's Most Valuable Player in an offseason or spring training trade.
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Associated Press:
Besides Lackey in Game 1, Matheny Mum on Rotation  —  ST. LOUIS — John Lackey gets the start in Game 1 of the NL Division Series for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.  —  At the beginning of a two-hour workout for the NL Central champions on Tuesday, manager Mike Matheny said he was not ready …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Teddy Cahill / Baseball America:
2015 Pacific Coast League Top 20 Prospects  —  PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE TOP 20 PROSPECTS  —  Last fall's affiliation shuffle changed the look of the Pacific Coast League, as six of the league's 16 teams went into this season with a new parent club.  Some of the league's longest standing relationships ended …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Claim Junior Guerra, Designate Nevin Ashley  —  The Brewers have claimed righty Junior Guerra off waivers from the White Sox, per a club announcement (hat tip to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, on Twitter).  To create roster space, Milwaukee has designated catcher Nevin Ashley for assignment.
Discussion: Al's Ramblings
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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MLB.com:
A record number of fans expected to blackout PNC Park
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
 
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