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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Ronald Acuna Jr. has flashed the talent to soon become NL's top player — Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. are the rookies of the year and while you can argue the merits of the other candidates, I think the voters made the right selections. In the end, the votes weren't close …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani wins AL Rookie of the Year; Ronald Acuna takes NL honor — Shohei Ohtani was rewarded for a Ruthian season at the plate — and on the mound. — Baseball's best two-way player since the Babe at the dawn of the live-ball era a century ago, Ohtani was an overwhelming pick …
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
Shohei Ohtani was a phenomenon; Miguel Andujar was simply phenomenal for the Yankees — I didn't have a vote for AL Rookie of the Year this year, but if I did I would have cast it for Miguel Andujar. — It would have been easy to fall victim to the hype machine, or to be seduced …
Daily Record:
Miguel Andujar or Shohei Ohtani? AL Rookie of the Year will be decided Monday — NEW YORK - If there's one more victory the Yankees can achieve for the 2018 season, Miguel Andujar will be the one to deliver it. — MLB's Rookie of the Year awards will be announced Monday night …
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Sarah Langs / ESPN:
Taking a look at the AL Rookie of the Year finalists — The Rookie of the Year winners will be announced Monday, and the American League has a particularly unique race among the three finalists. It features two players from the same team, Yankees Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andújar …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Greinke's trade value; Canó's future in Seattle; Yanks seeking background info on Machado — He's 35, placing him far outside baseball's circle of trust. His average fastball velocity each of the past two seasons was below 91 mph, a decrease of nearly 2 mph from 2016.
Associated Press:
Molina, Realmuto homer to lead MLB All-Stars over Japan 7-3 — TOKYO — Yadier Molina had three hits, including a three-run homer, and J.T. Realmuto also went deep to lead the MLB All-Stars over Japan 7-3 on Sunday for their first win of the six-game exhibition series after a pair of defeats.
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ESPN:
Mariners deny ex-employee's claims of racism toward Latino players — The Seattle Mariners on Monday denied claims of racial discrimination made on social media by Lorena Martin, their former director of high performance. — The team said in a statement that Martin was fired last month, on Oct. 10.
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Katherine Acquavella / CBSSports.com:
MLB hot stove: James Paxton reportedly drawing trade interest from Astros — The Astros have some rotation gaps they need to fill this offseason — The 2018 Houston Astros had one of the game's best rotations, but now with Lance McCullers out for 2019 and Dallas Keuchel and Charlie Morton …
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Craig Edwards / FanGraphs Baseball:
Post-2018 Farm System Rankings — Today, I've published a pair of posts in which I attempt to estimate the present-day value of prospects, both in terms of WAR and dollars. With that work complete, the logical next step is to turn away from the value of specific prospects and towards farm systems as a whole.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Brodie Van Wagenen earns high praise as he moves from agent to NY Mets general manager — Brodie Van Wagenen on the GM Meetings — CARLSBAD, Calif — As Ryan Zimmerman hosted his various offseason charity functions throughout the years, the Washington Nationals' first baseman …
Mark W. Sanchez / New York Post:
Yankees killer makes pitch to join pinstripes: They have a ‘lure’ … Dallas to New York? — Dallas Keuchel, the same left-hander who stymied the Yankees in the 2015 wild-card game and who has a career 2.22 ERA against the Bombers, made his pitch to suit up with the pinstripes and snip off his most recognizable feature.
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Mark Fischer / Sacramento Bee:
Dallas Keuchel says he would shave signature beard to sign with Yankees
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Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA:
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. wins NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year — Ronald Acuña Jr. has been named National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year, marking the eighth time a Braves player has been honored. Previous winners were Alvin Dark in 1948 …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 11/12/18 — The latest minor league transactions from around baseball... - The Brewers announced (Twitter link) the signing of left-hander Angel Perdomo to a minor league deal with an invitation to their big league Spring Training camp.
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