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Cincinnati.com:
Reds among teams redefining front office roles — BOCA RATON, Fla. — It used to be easy, 30 teams, 30 general managers, 30 chairs as they entered the room for Major League Baseball's General Managers Meetings. — As meetings began on Tuesday, the seating caused a little bit of a problem …
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Peter Abraham / BostonGlobe.com:
Red Sox have ‘great interest’ in Reds closer Aroldis Chapman
Red Sox have ‘great interest’ in Reds closer Aroldis Chapman
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
GM MEETINGS NOTEBOOK: WILL INDIANS SOLVE RED SOX PITCHING CONUNDRUM?
GM MEETINGS NOTEBOOK: WILL INDIANS SOLVE RED SOX PITCHING CONUNDRUM?
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
IAN KENNEDY COULD ACCEPT QO ... AND STILL LEAVE PADS — Here is a rationale — a very good rationale — for right-hander Ian Kennedy accepting the Padres' qualifying offer by Friday's deadline at 5 p.m. ET: — A $15.8 million salary for Kennedy likely would put the Padres in a bind with their payroll …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Scott Boras expects Tigers to spend on pitching — BOCA RATON, Fla. - The storm that is Scott Boras hit the general managers meetings just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, sending baseball writers scurrying as they assembled to hear the biggest agent in baseball.
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KVUE-TV:
Autopsy: Teen committed suicide by multiple cobra bites — AUSTIN - A Central Texas teenager who died in a SUV earlier this year committed suicide by letting a deadly monocle cobra repeatedly bite him, according to the autopsy report obtained by KVUE's Tony Plohetski.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Colby Rasmus Accepts Qualifying Offer — NOV. 13: The Astros announced (via Twitter) that Rasmus has accepted the offer and will return to the club in 2016. — NOV. 12: Outfielder Colby Rasmus will become the first player ever to accept a qualifying offer, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Astros' Colby Rasmus to become first free agent to accept qualifying offer, sources say — After three straight years of rejections, a free agent finally has decided to accept a qualifying offer, according to major-league sources. — After three straight years of rejections …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Andrelton Simmons — The Angels have officially agreed to acquire shortstop Andrelton Simmons from the Braves, along with catcher Jose Briceno. Lefty Sean Newcomb and righty Chris Ellis are going to Atlanta in return, along with long-time Halos shortstop Erick Aybar.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Re-Sign A.J. Pierzynski
Braves Re-Sign A.J. Pierzynski
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marco Estrada Nearing Two-Year Deal With Blue Jays — 9:14am: The contract will pay Estrada $26MM in total, if finalized, according to Sherman (Twitter link). — NOV. 13, 8:05am: Estrada “appears ready” to take a two-year deal with Toronto, per Sherman (links to Twitter).
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Monte Gaddis / Plain Dealer:
Still waiting for a tryout, Monte Gaddis meets with Cleveland Browns GM Ray Farmer, supplies team with game tape — Monte Gaddis stands outside of the Browns' facility, hoping for a tryout. (Courtesy of Gaddis' Instagram account, @MonteGaddis) — Zack Meisel, cleveland.com By Zack Meisel, cleveland.com
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John Perrotto / Baseball America:
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects — Want More? Complete 2015 Top 10 Prospects Rankings — Get it all: Subscribe to Baseball America — Go 30 deep: Order the 2015 Prospect Handbook! — The Pirates went 98-64 in 2015, finished with the second-best record in the major leagues …
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Don Mattingly tips his hat to Mets — NEW YORK — The last game of Don Mattingly's tenure as Dodgers manager came in a loss against the Mets in the NLDS, and as he takes over as the Marlins manager he's not looking forward to 19 games each season against the Mets and their vaunted pitching rotation.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Baseball getting defensive when it comes to player evaluations — Royals' success increases defensive value Improved metrics help clubs measure defense Five Rangers regulars rank below average … BOCA RATON, FLA. — Defense has always been an important part in determining a baseball player's value.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Notes: Strasburg, Zobrist, Ramos, Desmond — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg had a non-cancerous growth surgically removed from his back shortly after the season ended, agent Scott Boras told reporters, including James Wagner of the Washington Post, at today's GM Meetings.
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James Wagner / Washington Post:
Stephen Strasburg has growth removed from his back
Stephen Strasburg has growth removed from his back
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