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4:00 PM ET, January 24, 2017

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Emily Kaplan / SI.com:
Erin Andrews' secret battle with cervical cancer  —  The MMQB staff writer Emily Kaplan discusses how Erin Andrews was able to keep working while fighting cervical cancer.  —  Her safety belt clicked shut.  As her highly public and emotionally draining civil trial entered a weekend break …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
More details from Yordano Ventura's final night; police investigating speed as factor in wreck  —  In the hours before his custom white Jeep careened off a road and ripped through a guard rail near the Dominican town of Juan Adrian, Yordano Ventura was enjoying the company of friends …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yordano Ventura Dies In Car Crash  —  Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic on Sunday morning.  This was a separate crash from the one that took the life of fellow Dominican Andy Marte.  Ventura was 25 years old.
Max Rieper / Royals Review:
Looters left Ventura to die, according to unconfirmed reports
Discussion: Kansas City Star
Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Baseball world mourns Ventura, Marte
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Sign Nick Hundley  —  The Giants have officially struck a one-year deal with catcher Nick Hundley, as Andrew Baggarly of the Bay Area News Group first reported (via Twitter).  The contract is believed to include a $2MM guarantee.  —  Hundley, 33, certainly seems destined to function as the backup to star catcher Buster Posey.
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Best of the rest free agents  —  Even after a big week when home-run champion Mark Trumbo and mercurial star Jose Bautista found jobs with their old teams, yet another home-run champion (Chris Carter) plus a 30-100 man (Mike Napoli), several more big hitters, two closers …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Logan Forsythe From Rays  —  The Dodgers have finally found their next second baseman after a rumor-filled offseason, officially striking a deal with the Rays to acquire Logan Forsythe.  Prized young righty Jose De Leon is heading to Tampa Bay in return in the 1-for-1 swap.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers Tribe fans' questions  —  The Fangraphs projection for Edwin Encarnacion is pretty similar to Mike Napoli's 2016 campaign.  The basis for their projection and a bit of regression from EE seems to be age and park factor.  Do you think that …
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka sitting out of World Baseball Classic … The Yankees can breathe a sigh of relief.  Righthander Masahiro Tanaka said Monday that he will not take part in the World Baseball Classic in March.  —  Tanaka, a member of the Japanese team that won the 2009 WBC …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
MLB Roundup: Power stats aren't helping free agents find jobs  —  With the last days of January now falling off the calendar, there is still an enormous number of unsigned free agents, including catcher Matt Wieters, who was drafted by Baltimore and played his entire career with the Orioles.
Gerald Schifman / The Hardball Times:
How Much Hope and Faith Is in Major League Baseball?  —  Editor's Note: This article was originally printed in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2017.  You can purchase a copy of it here. … In 2000, baseball was in a competitive crisis.  Success was increasingly tied to payroll, creating a struggle for many small-market teams.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Claim Juan Graterol, Designate Leonel Campos  —  The Blue Jays announced on Monday that they've claimed catcher Juan Graterol off waivers from the Angels and designated right-hander Leonel Campos for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.
Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Feature: Command and Control by Jeff Long, Jonathan Judge and Harry Pavlidis  —  About a year and a half ago, Baseball Prospectus revealed a suite of catching stats that formed the basis for our industry-leading valuation of catchers.  These new stats would shape how we perceived …
 
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Cristela Guerra / BostonGlobe.com:
Man who allegedly pulled fire alarm in Steelers hotel arraigned
Discussion: NESN.com and ProFootballTalk
Jon Paul Morosi / MLB.com:
Altuve, Odor have Venezuela loaded at second
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Franco needs to become next Phillies superstar
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers fans get up close to players, manager at Fest
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Former Giants ace Tim Lincecum not ready to call it quits
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees need Aaron Judge to adjust his swing, cut down on his strikeouts
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
John Harper / New York Daily News:
How to handle Jay Bruce now: As market for Mets slugger doesn't emerge, ex-GMs weigh in
Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Watch Dee Gordon speed around the Marlins Park infield - in a racecar
Chris Cotillo / MLB Daily Dish:
Braves sign Kurt Suzuki to 1-year deal
 

 
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