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Baseball America:
Top 100 Prospects: 1-20 — From Matt Wieters to Gordon Beckham — See also: John Manuel and Jim Callis chat about the Top 100 at 1 p.m. ET. — This is Baseball America's 20th annual Top 100 Prospects list, our definitive annual list of the absolute best young talent in the game …
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Top 100 Prospects: No. 41-60 — The Nos. 41-60 prospects on our 2009 Top 100 Prospects list.
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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: SANTANA, GIRARDI, CHURCH — 1. I wrote this column about Mets ace Johan Santana in the Post today. Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen told me that over the final two months of last season into this spring training camp that Santana has taken on Oliver Perez as a “special project.”
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MLB.com:
Boston Red Sox 2009 regular season game times to move from 7:05 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. — BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox today announced that start times for 2009 regular season games played at Fenway Park previously scheduled for 7:05 p.m. will be moved to 7:10 p.m. This time change …
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David Lefort / Boston Globe:
Tomorrow's lineups and pitchers — The Red Sox play their first games of the spring season tomorrow, opening with a 1:05 p.m. contest against Boston College at City of Palms Park and capping the day with a 7:05 p.m. game against the Twins at nearby Hammond Stadium. — Below are the probable lineups and scheduled pitchers.
Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
MLB investigators to meet with A-Rod this week — TAMPA, Fla. - Major League Baseball's investigations team intends to meet with Alex Rodriguez between tomorrow and Friday to discuss his recent confessions of illegal performance-enhancing drug use, a person familiar with the situation told Newsday.
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The Yankee Scrolls, Sliding Into Home, It is about the money, stupid, New Jersey Online and Newsday
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Mark Feinsand / Blogging the Bombers:
Edwar sits with sore shoulder — A few notes as the Yankees prepare for their final day of workouts before the exhibition schedule kicks off.... Edwar Ramirez was diagnosed with “mild bursitis” in his right shoulder, which will keep him from throwing at all for a minimum of three days.
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Roderick Boone / On the Yankees beat:Ramirez injury update and Wednesday's traveling roster
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George A. King III / New York Post:
MO'S FEELING STRONG - ON AND OFF THE FIELD — TAMPA - Mariano Rivera was amped about his right shoulder. And that was prior to winning two titles in manager Joe Girardi's First Annual World Championship of Pool. — “It's feeling strong and now I am building muscle,” Rivera said of the shoulder …
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Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Ron Kittle, former Chicago White Sox slugger, says he fears for safety of steroids whistle-blower Jose Canseco — 'I wonder who's going to be the first one to shoot him' — Former White Sox slugger Ron Kittle says he fears for the safety of steroids whistle-blower Jose Canseco.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Anderson, Braves complete deal — Outfielder passes physical, set to join team in spring camp — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Garret Anderson has officially joined the Braves. There won't be any future announcements to contradict this fact. — After Anderson underwent a successful physical …
Dallas Morning News:
Monday's Texas Rangers notebook: Young hitting cleanup? — Young hitting cleanup? — Eyes where opened early Monday when the lineups were posted for the first intrasquad game of the spring. Michael Young was batting fourth for the team managed by third base coach Dave Anderson.
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
The Yankees Stick It to Their Ticketholders — Eleven years ago, I banded together with four of my friends and bought a Yankees partial season-ticket package which gave us a pair of tickets to 15 games of our choice. We were instantly rewarded with the opportunity to frequent a once-in-a-generation ballclub, the 1998 Yankees.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
South Sider to the end? — GLENDALE, Ariz. — It's not a topic Paul Konerko dwells on — maybe because, in the back of his mind, he doesn't like how the end game could play out. — After earning 10-and-5 status last year — 10 major-league seasons and at least five with the same club …
Mike Chappell / Indianapolis Star:
End of an era? — Irsay will make last-ditch effort to retain Harrison — Marvin Harrison's 13-year, record-setting run in Indianapolis appears all but over — but not before a last-minute negotiating attempt today by Jim Irsay. — The Colts owner insisted late Monday that Tom Condon …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals' Brendan Ryan sidelined by sore wrist — JUPITER, FLA. — Cardinals infielder Brendan Ryan expects to miss the club's Grapefruit League opener and to be sidelined several days with a swollen tendon in his right wrist. Ryan, who is vying for either of the open jobs …
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Nats Ownership Encouraging Investigation Of Bowden — Washington Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden said on Monday that he has done nothing wrong. The federal investigators looking into Bowden still aren't so sure, a Major League Baseball source said. The Nationals, meantime …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Marmol takes pass on pitching for Dominican in World Baseball Classic — MESA, Ariz. — After a sleepless Sunday night, Carlos Marmol decided it was better for his career and his team to concentrate on closing for the Cubs than to represent his country in the World Baseball Classic.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Jon Heyman: Ramirez, Dodgers closer, but deal still not imminent … PORT ST. LUCIE — Both Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers have done some compromising in recent days, according to people familiar with the negotiations, as the two sides seem to now understand that they aren't going to get exactly what they want in a potential deal.
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