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Top 100 MLB Prospects 2018 — Baseball America's Top 100 MLB Prospects is the natural demarcation between one season to another. — Countless conversations with scouts, coaches and team officials as well as many road trips over the past year lead to this list.
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Keith Law's 2018 top 100 prospects: Nos. 100-51 — If you're not going for it in today's MLB environment, you're — well, let's not use the T-word and just go with “developing.” Teams that build from their farm system, through the draft, the international market and trades of veterans for prospects …
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Five Reds among Baseball America's Top 100 prospects — Five prospects currently in the Cincinnati Reds' system - Nick Senzel (7), Hunter Greene (29), Taylor Trammell (48), Tyler Mahle (90) and Jesse Winker (98) - are on Baseball America's Top 100 overall prospect list, released Monday.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees boast six prospects in Baseball America's top-100 ranking — The Yankees' farm system is still loaded. — The Bombers have six prospects in Baseball America's top-100 rankings, which were released Monday. — They included Gleyber Torres (No. 6), Estevan Florial (No. 38) …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Three Detroit Tigers ranked among Baseball America's Top 100 prospects — The Tigers drafted Florida pitcher Alex Faedo with the 18th pick in June's draft. We break down the numbers behind his dominating performance in the College World Series. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox place 5 on Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list — Chicago Tribune — The future continues to look bright for the White Sox. — Baseball America released its Top 100 MLB Prospects list Monday, and five Sox players were on it, led by outfielder Eloy Jimenez at No. 4 and pitcher Michael Kopech at No. 11.
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Brian Cashman prepared to go with rookies at third and second if necessary
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Andrew McCutchen / The Players' Tribune:
Thank You, Pittsburgh — I forgot to say goodbye. — It's always funny, how you picture something happening in your head, versus how it happens in real life. In my head, I pictured myself savoring every moment of my last game as a Pirate: This is my last time making that drive to the ballpark …
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Efficiency is the goal for Cashman, Epstein and Friedman — When Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has an idea for a trade, one of his staffers related the other day, he will wait days before raising the concept with the other team. In the interim, he and his staff will deliberate …
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Brett Bodner / New York Daily News:
Mets fan hopes to get 500,000 retweets to take prom photos at Citi Field — A Mets fan could soon have her prom photos taken at Citi Field. — Callie Quinn, who does not yet have a date to this year's prom, reached out to the Mets on Twitter to ask if the team would let her take photos …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Claim Buddy Boshers — The Astros have claimed left-handed reliever Buddy Boshers off waivers from the Twins, per a team announcement from Houston. Boshers was designated for assignment by the Twins in order to clear a roster spot for Addison Reed. Boshers pushes Houston's 40-man roster up to a count of 39.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
La Russa says reliever Leone ‘very useful’ when healthy — New Cardinals right-handed reliever Dominic Leone has had success at two previous stops in his career, Seattle and Toronto. — “The one place he didn't pitch very well was Arizona,” said John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president …
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs officially sign left-hander Brian Duensing to 2-year contract — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs on Monday made official the signing of left-handed pitcher Brian Duensing to a two-year contract. — The Tribune reported last week that Duensing, 34, will receive $7 million through 2019.
