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ESPN:
2016 ranking of all 30 farm systems — To kick off my look this week at the best prospects in the minor leagues, I've ranked all 30 MLB farm systems from top to bottom, considering only the players who are currently in the systems and have not yet exhausted their rookie year of eligibility.
Baseball America:
Organization Talent Rankings: How They Line Up — As we continue our offseason prospect rankings, we line up the minor league talent in every organization from 1-30.
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redsminorleagues.com, Talking Chop and Lone Star Ball
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Baseball America:
Organization Talent Rankings — As we continue our offseason prospect rankings, we line up the minor league talent in every organization from 1-30. — HEADLINES — Organization Talent Rankings — John Manuel and J.J. Cooper -Thursday, February 11, 2016
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Elyssa Cherney / Orlando Sentinel:
13-year-old Ocoee boy dies after accidental shooting linked to hoverboard — Lavardo Fisher was playing video games when he was accidentally shot by his cousin. The 18-year-old shooter was on a hoverboard and lost his balance, causing the gun to fire. (Video by FOX35) … Privacy Policy
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WESH-TV, WDTN-TV, FOX6Now.com, WQAD-TV and CBS Chicago
ESPN:
The Wow Factor … ILLUSTRATION BY LINCOLN AGNEW — O … One NFL owner called the meeting a “s— show.” A “nightmare,” another said. Yet another described it as “the most contentious and polarizing” in decades. On Dec. 2 at the Four Seasons in Irving, Texas …
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The Big Lead, The San Diego Union …, Dallas Morning News and ProFootballTalk
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates To Sign Eric O'Flaherty To Minors Deal — The Pirates have agreed to a minor league deal with lefty reliever Eric O'Flaherty, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports tweets. He'll receive an invitation to MLB camp. — It has become cliche at this point, but the Bucs do have a record of helping to turn around once-productive pitchers.
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Bucs Dugout and MLB Daily Dish
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Corey Dickerson expects to add ‘thump’ to Rays — ST. PETERSBURG — Corey Dickerson made his first appearance Wednesday with the dozen or so Rays who have been working out at the Trop, but he needed no formal introduction. The sound of the ball coming off his bat and rattling around …
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DRaysBay and FanGraphs Baseball
Bill Petti / The Hardball Times:
Developing The baseballr Package For R — When this package is finished, it will hopefully be a mighty tool for baseball researchers and analysts. — Introduction — Late in 2015 I wrote a piece here at The Hardball Times that walked through some of my favorite R packages for gathering and analyzing baseball data.
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Beyond the Box Score
Associated Press:
AP Interview: Union Head Tony Clark Pitches for More Jobs — NEW YORK — With spring training approaching and dozens of players still seeking jobs, union leader Tony Clark concluded baseball's current system needs change. — Among those still on the free-agent market are pitcher Yovani Gallardo …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Avoid Arbitration With Brandon Belt — The Giants have avoided arbitration with first baseman Brandon Belt by agreeing to a one-year deal, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets. He'll receive $6.2MM, Jon Heyman tweets. — The sides had seemed headed for a hearing.
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Gaslamp Ball, McCovey Chronicles, True Blue LA and Yahoo Sports
Keith / The dish:
Klawchat 2/11/16. — My top 100 prospects ranking is up for Insiders, as is my ranking of all 30 MLB farm systems. — Klaw: I understand a fury in your words ... but not the words. Klawchat. — John: How does Jose Peraza hit 293/.316/.378 as a 21-year-old in AAA and drop from #24 in your rankings last year to off the list??
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Brew Crew Ball, redsminorleagues.com and Lone Star Ball
Fox Sports:
The rarest pitch in baseball … You might think the rarest pitch in the game is the knuckleball — only two pitchers regularly throw it right now. But there is a pitch that only Brad Ziegler throws often. — Ziegler throws a changeup — out of a submarine arm slot.
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FanGraphs Baseball
Evan Drellich / Houston Chronicle:
Recent hernia surgery to limit Astros' Evan Gattis this spring — One of the Astros' big bats won't be taking hacks when the Astros hold their first full workout on Feb. 23. — Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis recently underwent surgery to repair a hernia, the Chronicle has learned …
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The Crawfish Boxes, MLB Daily Dish, NBCSports.com, Yahoo Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
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