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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Designate John Danks For Assignment  —  The White Sox are set to designate starter John Danks for assignment, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports on Twitter.  The 31-year-old left-hander is in the final season of a five-year, $65MM contract and is set to earn $15.75MM this season …
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Associated Press:
Cubs' Jake Arrieta Moves to 6-0, Shackling the Pirates Again  —  Jake Arrieta dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates yet again, scattering two hits in seven shutout innings Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pirates, 7-1 in Pittsburgh.  —  Seven months after shutting down the Pirates …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Fox Sports:
White Sox to cut left-hander John Danks after 10 years  —  CHICAGO (AP) The AL-leading Chicago White Sox plan to cut John Danks on Thursday, ending the left-hander's 10-year run with the team.  —  Danks has never been the same since he had shoulder surgery in 2012.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
OTL: More PED busts coming from Major League Baseball  —  Major League Baseball is expected to announce in the next few days that another player has tested positive for the steroid Turinabol, a drug that was commonly used by East German athletes in the 1970s.
Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets' Matt Harvey says struggles ‘frustrating,’ cites mechanics  —  NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Matt Harvey is still searching for answers to his sluggish start to the season.  —  “I'm giving up more hits, more runs — kind of everything — more than I ever have,” Harvey said after Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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ESPN:
Source: Bryce Harper signs biggest endorsement deal for MLB player  —  Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has signed a 10-year extension with Under Armour that is believed to be the largest endorsement deal in history for a baseball player, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.
Cameron DaSilva / Fox Sports:
The Atlanta Braves are playing like one of the worst teams in MLB history  —  And they're on pace to become one.  —  Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images  —  The Atlanta Braves are bad.  Really bad.  They're in the basement of the NL East after just 25 games and sit 12 games back of the first-place Washington Nationals.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and Talking Chop
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Jason Heyward out vs. Pirates with wrist injury  —  PITTSBURGH — Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward is nursing a sore right wrist that prevented him from starting Monday and might keep him out of the lineup for a day or two, according to manager Joe Maddon.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs hope Jason Heyward can return Wednesday from sore wrist
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
Hammel Moves to 4-0 as Cubs Top the Pirates
Jay Paris / MLB.com:
Facing Rockies, Cashner looks to bounce back  —  Coming off his worst start of the season, Padres righty Andrew Cashner looks to rebound as he takes the mound against the Rockies on Tuesday night.  —  “I expect him to pitch better.  I expect him to pitch well,” San Diego manager Andy Green said.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Purple Row
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Bears college scouting director could be headed to Eagles  —  Three days after the end of a draft that Bears general manager Ryan Pace praised as being “really smooth,” the franchise is bracing to lose college scouting director Joe Douglas.  —  Two league sources told the Tribune …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers reacquire catcher Bobby Wilson, re-starting catching carousel  —  TORONTO - Give them all the extra Detroit catchers.  —  On Tuesday, the Rangers traded for a Tigers catcher for the second time in five weeks.  The difference: The last time around, they traded the guy they acquired Tuesday for the catching.
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets notes: Josh Edgin making progress  —  NEW YORK — Reliever Josh Edgin threw a perfect inning Monday for Class AAA Las Vegas in his first appearance with the team's highest affiliate during his rehab stint.  —  Edgin, a lefty, last pitched in the majors in 2014, before undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Fox Sports:
Yankees-Orioles Preview  —  The Baltimore Orioles' promising start to their series against the top team in the AL didn't last, and a second straight loss cost them first place in the East.  —  TOM CASTRO, STATS Senior Editor Stats LLC  —  The Baltimore Orioles' promising start to their series …
 
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