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Mock Draft — The Devil Rays will make Vanderbilt lefthander David Price the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 draft, which begins today at 2 p.m. Eastern. That's no surprise, as other clubs have said for weeks that they would have been surprised if Tampa Bay had gone in a different direction.
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Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
MLB Amateur Draft: Pirates pick 4th, but they may have limited options — Rose Palmisano, The Orange County Register — Josh Vitters, a third baseman for Anaheim (Calif.) Cypress High School tops the Pirates' wish list. — The Pirates face a bunch of questions concerning …
Ken Daley / MLB.com:
Notes: Robertson lands on DL — After shaky start, 'tired arm' puts left-hander on the shelf — ARLINGTON — Less than 90 minutes after insisting his health was sound, Tigers left-hander Nate Robertson emerged Wednesday from a closed-door meeting with manager Jim Leyland with the news …
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Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Miner to DL, Bazardo and Lopez to join Tigers Thursday in Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas — Another pitcher on the DL. Zach Miner has tendinitis in his right elbow, and while it's not considered serious, he can't pitch for the next few days. — Rather than go short in the bullpen, the Tigers put Miner on the disabled list.
Ken Daley / MLB.com:
Notes: Gambler close to return — Lefty Rogers optimistic after tossing simulated game — ARLINGTON — Left-hander Kenny Rogers felt good while pitching a two-inning simulated game on Tuesday, leaving both the pitcher and his manager optimistic he will rejoin the Tigers' rotation before the end of June.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Now, Mets are hurting for wins and players — Chavez injures hamstring as depleted Mets drop three in a row for first time this season — The Mets could handle losing players as long as they won games. But now that the defeats are starting to stack up as rapidly as the body count …
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Lauren Kobylarz / MLB.com:
Notes: Easley sits with tendinitis — Alou's recovery progressing slowly, but Green nearing return — NEW YORK — Tendinitis under the right knee of Damion Easley right knee was still bothering the Mets second baseman on Wednesday night, so manager Willie Randolph kept Easley out of the lineup.
Bill Konigsberg / Associated Press:
Rollins' homer rallies Phillies by Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — This time, Jimmy Rollins let his bat do the talking. — Rollins hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Aaron Heilman in the seventh inning, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies and Mets nemesis Adam Eaton to a 4-2 victory over New York on Wednesday night.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Still Mulling Whom to Get With 6th Pick — With baseball's amateur draft beginning at 2 p.m. this afternoon, the Washington Nationals' crush to debate each and every pick is nearly over. Yesterday, the top baseball operations officials — General Manager Jim Bowden, vice president …
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Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Premium Nats Tickets to Rise — At $400, New Stadium's Top Seats Among Priciest — Tickets for the top seats at the Washington Nationals' new stadium will cost as much as $400 per game, among the highest prices in Major League Baseball, the team announced yesterday.
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Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
Sox can't get started: Spark is missing as skid hits 4 — OAKLAND, Calif. - It took more than two months, but there may finally be a reason for Red Sox [team stats] fans to start fidgeting. — Although their lead in the AL East remained the largest in baseball at nine games …
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Ring up No. 500 — Hoffman raises his own career saves record to landmark level — The bells just keep ringing and ringing and ringing. — At this point, only a fool would predict when they will stop. — Trevor Hoffman fastened another save onto his all-time record last night, raising the total to a tidy 500.
Dan Lamothe / Red Sox Monster:
Video: Heckling the wild and crazy Julian Tavarez — It is well documented that not only is Julian Tavarez not the biggest student of the game, he's a bit... hmm... crazy? — It is interesting, then, that out of all the players on the Red Sox, the hecklers who shot this video below decided to pick Tavarez as their target.
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MLB.com:
Giambi asked to cooperate with Mitchell investigation — After carefully reviewing information from the meeting between Major League Baseball officials and Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees and all other relevant information, Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today …
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Notes: La Russa criticizes Harang — Cards skipper upset with pitcher after Bennett injured — ST. LOUIS — No harm intended. — On Tuesday, Reds starting pitcher Aaron Harang beaned Cardinals catcher Gary Bennett in the back of the helmet in the second inning.
