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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions: Jan. 21-29 — Official minor league transactions, conveyed to Baseball America by Major League Baseball, for the period Jan. 21-29. — Atlanta Braves — Signed: C Blake Lalli — Baltimore Orioles — Signed: LHP Chris Dwyer
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MLB owners take a look at issues involved with tanking — The question of whether some teams are intentionally building bad rosters in order to improve their standing in subsequent drafts — tanking, to borrow the parlance of the NBA — was raised at the most recent Major League Baseball owners meetings, according to sources.
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Sources: Phillies trade Jesse Biddle to Pirates — The Phillies have traded Jesse Biddle, the Germantown Friends product and former first-round pick, to the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to two sources. — Biddle, 24, had been designated for assignment Friday. The Phillies had 10 days to trade, release or waive him.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates To Acquire Jesse Biddle — 12:46pm: Right-hander Yoervis Medina, himself just designated, will go to the Phils in the deal, the team announced. Since he was already outrighted from Pittsburgh's 40-man, he won't require an immediate roster spot with the Phillies.
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Davepehlingsf / CBS San Francisco:
Broncos Player Returning To Denver After Questioned In Prostitution Sting — SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — Broncos rookie safety Ryan Murphy is being sent back to Denver after being questioned by San Jose police during a prostitution sting, according to a statement by the team's coach.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
After years marked by tragedy, frustration, can Jean Segura blossom in desert? — Death of son, lack of long-term security in Milwaukee may tell even greater story of shortstop's struggles than do his stats — Look at the numbers — 2½ seasons of poor offensive numbers …
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Jeff Sullivan / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Brewers' Quiet Upside Play
The Brewers' Quiet Upside Play
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
2015-16 Free Agent Spending By Team To Date — There's certainly still some work left to be done in the free agent market, so it's too soon for any grand pronouncements, but the vast majority of the money has probably already been spent. It's long been clear that this year would include …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Tired of waiting on MLB clubs, Jonny Gomes to play in Japan in 2016 — Winner seeming everywhere he has played, 35-year-old free agent ready to pursue a different World Series — Jonny Gomes won championships in Triple-A, the Arizona Fall League, the Caribbean World Series and of course the major-league World Series.
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John King / CNN:
First on CNN: Rick Santorum dropping presidential bid — (CNN)Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is ending his presidential bid, two Republican sources told CNN. — He is expected to make the announcement Wednesday night.
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J.P. Hoornstra / Inside the Dodgers:
Dodgers' front office depth chart now includes Greg Maddux, Raul Ibañez. — New special advisor Greg Maddux pitched 23 games, regular and postseason, in separate stints with the Dodgers in 2006 and 2008. (Getty Images) — The Dodgers added to their already-deep front office depth chart Tuesday …
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Students sent to hospital after Knox County school bus accident — KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Several children were taken to the hospital after a Knox County school bus was involved in an accident Wednesday afternoon in West Knoxville. — The crash was reported just after 3:30 p.m. on Cedar Bluff Road at Dutchtown Road involving bus 114.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Stacking Up MLB's Most Productive International Programs — There is a big gap between the teams that excel at international scouting and the ones that lag behind. — One of the problems, though, is that it can be a challenge to evaluate how teams have done recently in the international market.
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Tori Floyd / Yahoo! News:
Woman Who Gets Waferless KitKat Demands Lifetime Supply — A woman is demanding a lifetime supply of KitKats after she bought a packet of the chocolatey treats without any wafer. — Saima Ahmad, 20, a law student from Enfield, north London, purchased a multipack of eight KitKat bars from a supermarket for £2 last month.
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