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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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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.
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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Baseball America
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.
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Starting pitchers Yankees GM Brian Cashman could make a play for at the July trade deadline — To appreciate the depth of the Yankees' farm system, consider that last July they traded four players who at the time were on Baseball America's list of Top 100 prospects.
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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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Baseball America
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Brian Cashman prepared to go with rookies at third and second if necessary
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Pinstripe Alley
Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
AP source: Cubs having active talks with free-agent starter Yu Darvish — A person with direct knowledge of the discussions says the Chicago Cubs are having active talks with free-agent pitcher Yu Darvish. — The 31-year-old Darvish is one of the top remaining players available in a slow-moving market this winter.
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MLB Daily Dish and Baseball Prospectus
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New York Times:
AP Source: Cubs Having Active Talks With RHP Yu Darvish — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are having active talks with free agent Yu Darvish, hoping to add the right-hander to their rotation as they try for a second championship in three seasons. — The 31-year-old Darvish …
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Bleacher Nation, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
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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CBS Pittsburgh, Pirates Breakdown, KNBR-AM, MLB Trade Rumors and baseballmusings.com
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 …
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ESPN:
Giants, Austin Jackson agree to two-year, $6 million deal — Center fielder Austin Jackson has agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. — The deal includes bonuses based on playing time and other escalators …
Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Will the Orioles make a move before FanFest? — Much has been written in this space over the past few months about a slow-moving free-agent market, so without regurgitating the conspiracy theories about why so many players still remain unsigned less than three weeks before pitchers …
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Camden Chat
