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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Matt Harvey open to inking long-term extension with Mets — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Harvey is the first among the heralded young pitchers with the New York Mets to be eligible for free agency. And upon arriving at camp Monday, Harvey did not rule out a long-term extension with the organization.
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Associated Press:
Back for More: Cespedes, Mets Take Swing at Series Crown — NEW YORK — After nothing but misery for nearly a decade, the New York Mets have grown into a National League power. — Now, slugger Yoenis Cespedes and all those young arms want to take one more step and win it all.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB win totals: How we see the 2016 season unfolding — From April through October, 30 major league teams will contest 2,430 games and pay out some $3.7 billion in player salaries in the hope they win a few more than they lose, catch a fortuitous bounce or two and - should everything break just right - find their way into the playoffs.
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Melissa Pamer / KTLA:
Suspected Mother Arrested After Newborn Boy Found Abandoned in Toilet at West Covina Subway — A transient woman who was suspected of abandoning her infant at a Subway restaurant in West Covina after giving birth there was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Monday, police said.
JP Morosi / Fox Sports:
For Stephen Strasburg, free agency — not extension — awaits — When the Washington Nationals shut down Stephen Strasburg prior to the 2012 postseason, they believed doing so was in the best interest of his long-term health. More than three years later, they're about to be proven correct …
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Brewers discussing whether to move Ryan Braun back to LF — Having traded Khris Davis to Oakland last Friday, the Brewers are discussing whether it makes sense to move Ryan Braun back to left field and install strong-armed newcomer Domingo Santana in right field.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Not every team that's rebuilding should be accused of tanking
Not every team that's rebuilding should be accused of tanking
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Why the Red Sox will win the AL East in 2016 — 2016 AL East Preview — Going back a decade-and-a-half, the American League East was among the most interesting divisions at the top, one of the least interesting toward the bottom. The Yankees and Red Sox duked it out at the top, and no one else threatened for the playoffs.
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Sam Miller / Fox Sports:
HERE'S HOW THE ROYALS BLEW PAST THEIR 2015 PROJECTIONS — There was something about the number 72 that seemed perfectly appropriate, an echo from Baseball Prospectus history. Our forecasting system PECOTA's most famous projection, if a projection can ever be really famous, came in 2007 …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Finding A Landing Spot For David Freese — We're now more than halfway through the month of February, and yet, despite the fact that pitchers and catchers report will begin to report this week, there are a surprising number of starting-caliber players available on the free-agent market.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
The rise of FanGraphs: Stats site gives fans, front offices view to baseball's evolution — On Baseball — A decade ago, the serious baseball fan - serious, as in desperately wanting to increase his or her chances of winning his or her fantasy league - had few places to turn.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers sign first baseman Ike Davis to minor league deal — Left-handed-hitting veteran has invitation to big league spring training — Davis played for Pirates in 2014 when Banister was coach — Hit career-high 32 home runs with 90 RBIs for Mets in 2012
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Lionel Richie Joins John Legend, Luke Bryan, More at Grammys Tribute — Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor, Tyrese help celebrate R&B legend and MusiCares Person of the Year — Lionel Richie joined John Legend, Luke Bryan, Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor and Tyrese Gibson for a rendition of …
Chris Mitchell / FanGraphs Baseball:
KATOH's Farm System Rankings — 'Tis the season for prospect rankings. With little else going on in the baseball world, prospect writers typically spend the month of February releasing and discussing ordered lists of prospects and farm systems. Even within the past hour at this very site …
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