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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals add power pitchers Helsley, Cabrera to roster, protecting them from Rule 5 draft — The decisions the Cardinals ended up making before Tuesday's deadline to set their roster had less to do with the roles a handful of prospects could play for them in the coming season than it did assuring …
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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — The Detroit Tigers wasted no time in protecting one of the big pieces of their future. — On Monday afternoon - more than 24 hours before the 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft - the Tigers added right-hander Franklin Perez to the 40-man roster.
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Bluebird Banter
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Deadline To Set 40-Man Rosters Before Rule 5 Draft Is Tonight — The deadline for Major League teams to set their 40-man rosters in advance of next month's Rule 5 Draft is tonight at 8pm ET. As such, baseball fans should expect to see a flurry of activity over the next 11 hours.
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Royals Review, Denver Post and Al's Ramblings
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals shuffle minor-leaguers on 40-man roster to protect four prospects — ST. LOUIS • To make room on the 40-man roster for four talents the Cardinals did not want to lose in the Rule 5 draft, the Cardinals first had to risk losing two minor-league pitchers who they protected a year ago.
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Twinkie Town, Halos Heaven, Athletics Nation and The Crawfish Boxes
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds add Jimmy Herget to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 Draft deadline
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Red Reporter and River Avenue Blues
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Players Added To The 40-Man Roster
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The Good Phight, Bluebird Banter, Sox On 35th and Talking Chop
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Acquire Tanner Anderson, Add Four To 40-Man — The Athletics announced today that they have acquired righty Tanner Anderson from the Pirates. The Oakland organization has also added four players to its 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft: outfielders Luis Barrera …
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MLB Baseball News …, Birds Watcher and Bucs Dugout
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Acquire Nick Anderson, Designate Derek Dietrich — The Marlins announced tonight that they have acquired righty Nick Anderson from the Twins in exchange for infielder Brian Schales. To create roster space, the Marlins designated Derek Dietrich for assignment.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Designate Colin Rea, Cory Spangenberg, Allen Cordoba — The Padres have designated righty Colin Rea for assignment along with infielders Cory Spangenberg and Allen Cordoba, the club announced. San Diego also designated Christian Villanueva, whose contract rights will be sold to a Japanese club.
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East Village Times and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Rays DFA C.J. Cron after career-high 30 homers — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have designated C.J. Cron for assignment after the slugger hit 30 home runs with an .816 OPS last season. — Cron batted .253, slugged .493 and drove in 74 runs in his first season with Tampa Bay …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Mariners In Talks On Significant Potential Trade — 4:57pm: A deal is “not thought to be close” right now, Rosenthal adds on Twitter, though the fact that players have been asked about their no-trade clauses still seems to indicate it's a serious possibility.
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Bleacher Report, MLB Daily Dish and Gaslamp Ball
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ESPN:
Indians' Leonys Martin cleared to return following bacterial infection — Cleveland Indians outfielder Leonys Martin was given full clearance to resume baseball activity and will have no restrictions on strength and conditioning as he prepares for spring training, the team announced Tuesday.
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Associated Press
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Designate Erik Goeddel, Release Tom Koehler — The Dodgers announced today that they have designated three players: righty Erik Goeddel, lefty Zac Rosscup, and infielder/outfielder Tim Locastro. Meanwhile, the club released right-hander Tom Koehler, who signed with the club …
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True Blue LA
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reactions: Future National Baseball Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre announces retirement — Adrian Beltre hit .286 with 477 home runs of his 3,166 hits and 1,707 RBIs in 21 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers.
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Dallas Morning News and MLB Baseball News …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Adrian Beltre Retires
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MLB Baseball News … and Lone Star Ball
Arizona Republic:
MLB top free agents … After losing a pair of players last year in the Rule 5 draft - one of whom, right-hander Brad Keller, went on to turn in a strong rookie season with the Kansas City Royals - the Diamondbacks were more aggressive with their 40-man roster additions on Tuesday, selecting the contracts of five prospects.
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kyle Muller working to join Braves' pitching barrage — They don't check your I.D. in the big leagues. — Kyle Muller is vying to become the next youthful starter to grace the Braves' ensemble. Mike Soroka, Touki Toussaint, Kolby Allard, Kyle Wright and Bryse Wilson, among others, already have tasted the majors.
Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Yankees acquire James Paxton from Mariners — Yankees announced that the club has acquired starter — James Paxton from the Mariners in exchange for three prospects: pitcher — Justus Sheffield, outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams, and pitcher Erik Swanson.
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A Sea Of Blue, River Avenue Blues and Call to the Pen
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