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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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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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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News:
After alcohol rehab and family time, CC Sabathia ready for Yankees return — October was one of the most challenging months of CC Sabathia's life, as the Yankees' star pitcher addressed his alcohol problem with a stint in rehab. — With pitchers and catchers set to report to Tampa on Thursday …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Reach Two-Year Extension With Mike Moustakas — The Royals are closing in on a two-year deal with third baseman Mike Moustakas, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports (Twitter links), with Jon Heyman tweeting that it's a done deal. He is expected to be guaranteed $14.3MM in the contract …
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William Weinbaum / ESPN:
Pitchers to debut new protective headwear in spring training — Early in spring training, 20 big league pitchers are expected to receive newly designed protective headwear resulting from a collaboration between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association.
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J. Scott Trubey / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta Braves, city clash over fate of Hank Aaron statue — For about three hours Wednesday, it looked like the statue of baseball hall of famer Hank Aaron would be staying in Atlanta. — The agency that owns Turner Field proudly announced it holds documents showing …
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Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Red Sox should be better than last year ... but are we sure they're going to be good? — And so that celebrated truck departed Van Ness Street Wednesday, destined for the sunshine of Fort Myers, Fla. and carrying an assortment of baseball equipment and necessities (400 pairs of socks!) …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays having advanced talks with free-agent RHP Tommy Hunter — The Rays have been having advanced talks with free-agent Tommy Hunter as they seek to add another experienced reliever. — Hunter, 29, is coming off abdominal surgery that could sideline him at the start of the season.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Jacob deGrom to Mets: ‘Willing’ to do long-term deal now — PORT ST. LUCIE — The deGrom door is open. — Last week, Sandy Alderson said there was a chance the Mets could lock up all of their young starters. Though Matt Harvey may be impossible to keep for a variety of reasons …
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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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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
April woes won't alter spring training plans for Texas Rangers — Bad offense, injuries led to 7-14 start in 2015 Lewis, Hamilton could have different schedules Daniels to revisit Beltre extension this spring — ARLINGTON — By the end of April, the Texas Rangers had no where to go but up.
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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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