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Michael McCarthy / Sporting News:
Sources: Alex Rodriguez to work with both ESPN and Fox — ESPN is expected to announce a deal, possibly as early as today, for Alex Rodriguez of Fox Sports to join the cast of “Sunday Night Baseball,” sources tell Sporting News. — During the regular season, A-Rod would work …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, NBCSports.com, Bleed Cubbie Blue, FanRag Sports, Halos Heaven, NESN.com and FenwayNation
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Fox Sports:
A-Rod again replaces Boone, joins ESPN Sunday Night Baseball — BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Alex Rodriguez is taking over for Aaron Boone again, this time moving into the ESPN booth for Sunday Night Baseball. — ESPN announced Tuesday that A-Rod was joining its crew as an analyst.
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox announce spring training broadcast schedule — Chicago Tribune — Chicago White Sox fans will have the opportunity to watch 19 of the team's spring training games. — The Sox on Tuesday announced their 2018 spring training broadcast schedule, and six games will be televised from Arizona …
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Gaslamp Ball
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Five questions facing the White Sox with spring training approaching — Chicago Tribune — White Sox players and management will gather in Chicago this weekend for SoxFest and will face plenty of questions about the 2018 season and beyond. — Here's a look at some issues facing the Sox with spring training less than a month away:
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South Side Sox
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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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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NBCSports.com and Baseball Prospectus
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Since 1990, Braves have fielded more top prospects than any other team — Dynamic Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was named by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect in the sport ahead of the 2018 season. — He is not the first Braves hot-shot to land atop the list of future stars.
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NBC Sports / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
ESPN's Keith Law has released his annual top-100 prospects list.
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Bleacher Nation and Talking Chop
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Klement's out as sponsor of Milwaukee Brewers' Famous Racing Sausages … The fan-favorite Famous Racing Sausages will have to sprint on at Miller Park without Klement's. — The 25-year sponsorship link is being broken heading into the 2018 Brewers' season, Klement Sausage Co. Chief Executive …
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Brew Crew Ball
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' Long, Senzel make MLB Pipeline top 10s by position — Nick Senzel is ranked as the Minor Leagues' second-best third baseman, according to MLB Pipeline, and Shed Long is the sixth-best second baseman in the minors. — The 22-year-old Senzel was rated Tuesday behind …
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DRaysBay
Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Chipper Jones, Jim Thome and who else should make up Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018? — In the past 12 months, Vladimir Guerrero didn't hit any more home runs, Trevor Hoffman didn't earn any more saves and Edgar Martinez didn't win any more batting titles.
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Gaslamp Ball and Pinstripe Alley
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Baseball America drops Phillies prospect Mickey Moniak from top 100 list — The Phillies have five players on Baseball America's annual list of top 100 major-league prospects, but the name that is missing is the most glaring. Mickey Moniak, whom the Phillies drafted first overall in 2016 …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Baseball America
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sign utilityman Alexi Amarista to minor-league deal — Add another entrant to the Detroit Tigers' utilityman competition. — The Tigers have signed Alexi Amarista to a minor-league deal, according to multiple persons with knowledge of the situation.
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
