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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Mariners finally are close to the team their GM envisioned — It took nine trades in two months. But the Mariners finally are close to what general manager Jerry Dipoto envisioned when he took over in Sept. 2015. — Dipoto, after inheriting a group of plodding sluggers …
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Notes on Drake, bullpen, Trumbo, Berry and Wright — SARASOTA, Fla. - Reliever Oliver Drake has his locker set up inside the home clubhouse at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. He isn't attending minicamp, but it's waiting for him next month as pitchers and catchers report to spring training.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dan Duquette On Trumbo, Hammel, Bautista — Orioles executive VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette joined Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM to discuss his team's offseason plans. Here's a partial audio link to the interview, as well as other details from Jim Duquette's Twitter account (links here).
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Twins haggling with Dodgers over potential Brian Dozier trade — Brad Rempel/Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports — Any day now - perhaps any moment - the Twins will decide whether to trade second baseman Brian Dozier. — The Dodgers remain the most logical match, but the teams still are haggling …
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MLB Trade Rumors, FanRag Sports and Bleacher Nation
Armando Salguero / miamiherald:
Miami Dolphins have defensive coordinator favorite in place if Vance Joseph bolts — While the Miami Dolphins wait to see whether defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is hired by one of the five teams interested in interviewing him for a head coaching job, the team's next defensive coordinator has all but been identified.
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ProFootballTalk and Pro Football Rumors
Carson Cistulli / FanGraphs Baseball:
2017 ZiPS Projections - Milwaukee Brewers — After having typically appeared in the very famous pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski's ZiPS projections have been released at FanGraphs the past few years. The exercise continues this offseason. Below are the projections for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The Hardball Times:
Comparing the Rapsado Baseball Device to Other Pitch Trackers — Our fascination with tracking pitches began with measuring their velocity, over 100 years ago. The first attempt, in 1912, involved a chronograph, a shooting range, Nap Rucker and Walter Johnson.
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Meghan Montemurro / delawareonline:
Phillies' spring training park renamed as Spectrum Field — The Phillies' spring training ballpark in Clearwater, Florida has been renamed. — Bright House Field, the location of the Phillies spring training facility and home of the High-A Clearwater Threshers, has been renamed Spectrum Field as part of a naming rights deal.
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Phillies Nation
Jeffrey Flanagan / MLB.com:
Moore says righty will battle for No. 5 spot in K.C. rotation — KANSAS CITY — The Royals on Friday traded outfielder Jarrod Dyson to the Mariners for right-handed starter Nathan Karns. — Royals general manager Dayton Moore said Karns, 29, will compete for the club's No. 5 spot in the rotation.
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Cincinnati.com:
Israel trip a respite for rehabbing Reds pitcher Jon Moscot — If there's a common complaint among those who have undergone ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery, it's the monotony of the rehabilitation process. — While UCL replacement surgery, better-known as “Tommy John surgery …
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Peter King / SI.com:
Wild-Card Weekend: ‘It Must Be Scary Sight to Watch Us’ — Plus more on Odell, coaching notes and a divisional preview — The NFL's cream of the crop rises to the top — The MMQB's Peter King reacts to the NFL's Wild-Card Weekend. — So this is tricky.
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ESPN:
Rockies GM Jeff Bridich made it clear to me that he is hoping to extend Carlos Gonzalez and the feeling is apparently mutual. Gonzalez is on his free agent year and although he's lost a step he's still an above average defender and a solid middle of the order presence.
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