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Dan Horton / Fox Sports:
Atlanta Braves Go with Snitker AND Washington; Details Have Me Curious — The Atlanta Braves have named Brian Snitker the full-time manager, among other moves as well. There are some curiosities surrounding these moves, too, and I think this was a “this will do for now” hiring.
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baseballmusings.com and Tomahawk Take
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Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Interim no more: Snitker gets Braves managerial job — Brian Snitker is an interim manager no more. He's the Braves' new full-time manager, chosen from a field of candidates that included veteran managers Bud Black and Ron Washington and three members of the Braves coaching staff.
Discussion:
Todays Knuckleball and MLB Daily Dish
Gene J. Puskar / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Snitker expected to become Braves full-time manager
Snitker expected to become Braves full-time manager
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Talking Chop
Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Braves managerial decision down to three
Braves managerial decision down to three
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Yahoo Sports, MLB Trade Rumors, ESPN, Bleacher Report, MLB Daily Dish, Athletics Nation, Talking Chop and Lone Star Ball
USA Today:
David Ortiz's career comes to an end after Indians sweep — BOSTON - With their season on the brink of baseball winter, trailing the Cleveland Indians 2-0 in the best-of-five ALDS, the Boston Red Sox once had again David Ortiz — savior of seasons and one of the best clutch hitters in baseball — right where they wanted him.
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Beyond the Box Score, Over the Monster and Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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Associated Press:
Indians sweep Red Sox to advance to ALCS, ending Big Papi's career … BOSTON — The ball settled into the right fielder's glove, the Cleveland Indians poured onto the diamond and the Fenway fans fell silent. — Then, slowly from the crowd rose a chant of “Pa-pi!”
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ESPN and FenwayNation
Associated Press:
MLB head Rob Manfred confident no more can-throwing in Toronto — WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he has “every confidence” there won't be another can-throwing episode during a game in Toronto during this postseason. — Manfred said Saturday that the sport …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2017 — As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries. This is the sixth year we've done these projections, and I'm proud to present the results for 2017.
Associated Press:
Panik, Giants Top Cubs 6-5 in 13 to Force Game 4 in NLDS — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 11, 2016, 3:12 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN FRANCISCO — They piled on Joe Panik at home plate in celebration, and just as has been the case so many times before with everything on the line in October, San Francisco's season was extended another day.
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Baseball Prospectus, Bleed Cubbie Blue, McCovey Chronicles and Yahoo Sports
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Jared Wyllys / Baseball Prospectus:
Playoff Prospectus
Playoff Prospectus
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baseballmusings.com, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Yahoo Sports, Pinstripe Alley and South Side Sox
New York Daily News:
Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera avoids knee surgery after playing injured throughout season — Asdrubal Cabrera will not need surgery. After meeting with doctors to evaluate the left knee tendon that plagued him most of the season, Cabrera was told he will not require the operation …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, Amazin' Avenue and Todays Knuckleball
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
General manager Al Avila takes blame for Tigers' failed season — The story of this season's Tigers ended last Sunday in the visitor's clubhouse at Turner Field, in front of the television cameras as they said their good-byes to one another, their season officially cut one game short.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Former Yankee Andrew Miller: Don't worry about Dellin Betances — BOSTON — As the Yankees staggered to the finish line in 2016, so did their best reliever. — Dellin Betances went through the roughest period he's had since becoming a full-time reliever in 2014, allowing at least one run …
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus, Let's Go Tribe and Pinstripe Alley
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Expected To Seek Permission To Interview Mike Rizzo — The Diamonbacks intend to ask the Nationals for permission to speak with executive Mike Rizzo about their open front office position, according to ESPN.com's Jim Bowden. Any request, it seems, would come after the Nats' postseason run wraps up.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit
Mark Cannizzaro / New York Post:
Brandon Marshall: Last-place Jets are in ‘perfect position’ — More On: — PITTSBURGH — If you listened to Jets receiver Brandon Marshall after Sunday's 31-13 loss to the Steelers at Heinz Field, you got the impression the Jets are on the verge of big things.
Discussion:
ProFootballTalk and NESN.com
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks staying quiet in hunt for new general manager — Former Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos declined to speak with the Diamondbacks, according to a report.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit, Royals Review and MLB Trade Rumors
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Heyman: Anthopoulos turns down D-backs
Heyman: Anthopoulos turns down D-backs
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Halos Heaven, MLB Daily Dish, NBCSports.com, AZ Snake Pit, Kansas City Star, Sportsnet.ca and MLB Trade Rumors