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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Mock Draft 4.0 — Bonus demands adds more confusion to wide-open draft — When team officials head to bed the night before the draft, they usually have a pretty good idea of who they're going to take in the first round. They may not know exactly who's going to fall to them …
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First-Round Recap — 1. — WASHINGTON NATIONALS STEPHEN STRASBURG, RHP — Scouting Report: In the history of the draft, no prospect has received as much predraft hype and publicity as Strasburg—and the attention is warranted. His combination of stuff, pitching savvy and command make him a once-in-a-generation phenomenon.
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Ninety Minutes & Counting . . . And I just got my makeup done here at MLB Network, so I look pretty. — As mentioned in this morning's complete first-round projection, many of the projected first-round high schoolers threw out bigger asking prices than expected.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Johnson highlights second-day success — Marlins look to continue excellent post-fourth-round Drafts — MIAMI — Success stories can emerge at any time during the First-Year Player Draft. — For proof of that, the Marlins can look no further than Josh Johnson, their standout 6-foot-7 right-hander.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins call on Oklahoma ties with lefty — Pitcher James falls to Florida with 18th pick in Draft — MIAMI — About eight years ago, Oklahoma native Chad James visited Miami for the first time. Not for a vacation, but for baseball. — The 18-year-old now finds himself on the brink …
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
A missed mark — Even now, as Mark Teixeira continues to pound away at opposing pitchers at a frantic rate, the impact of his arrival in the American League East has yet to be felt. For the Red Sox, after all, Teixeira was not as much about the present as he was about the future.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Yankees' Troubles at Fenway Continue
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Jeremy Olshan / New York Post:YANKEES FAN PUT GREEN MONSTER IN FENWAY
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Philly.com:
Lidge goes on disabled list — Righthander Brad Lidge was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right knee, retroactive to June 7, the Phillies said today. — To take his spot on the 25-man roster, the Phillies selected the contract of catcher Paul Bako from double-A Reading.
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
And The Rockies Select . . . Matzek! — Colorado has two picks and has been silent, no one seems to know what was happening here. — Now we do. The Rockies take Tyler Matzek, the lefthander out of Capo Valley High in Califorina, and no one thought that was happening.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Yanks leading in AL East, All-Star votes — Teixeira drives past Youkilis; Jeter remains in lead at short — The votes, following Mark Teixeira's other numbers, are beginning to mushroom for the New York Yankees first baseman. — First base in the American League is considered the most loaded …
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Associated Press:
Toronto Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch set to have Tommy John surgery — ARLINGTON, Texas — Toronto Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch will have Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season, a major blow to a team trying to keep pace in the competitive AL East.
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Red Sox Surprise With Fuentes — The Red Sox went to Reymond Fuentes, surprising basically all of us. He's a lefthanded hitter from Puerto Rico and the top player on the island. Fuentes' mother is Carlos Beltran's cousin, and he has some tools similar to those of Beltran.
Associated Press:
Suspended Manny Ramirez visits with Los Angeles Dodgers teammates — LOS ANGELES — Manny Ramirez visited his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates before their game against San Diego on Tuesday night, popping into the clubhouse before a home game for the first time since his suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
10,000!!!!! Dodgers record milestone victory — Buoyed by four home runs, the Brooklyn-Los Angeles Trolley Dodgers/Robins/Atlantics, etc., won their 10,000th game as a major league franchise tonight. — Andre Ethier homered in the first and third innings, giving him five homers …
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Game 56: Phillies at Mets — (UPDATED 2.0) The injury-depleted Mets will at least have Johan Santana to rely on tonight when they begin a grueling stretch with a three-game series against the NL East rival Phillies at Citi Field. — Santana has won each of his past three starts …
Larry LaRue / Mariners Insider:
Mr. Morrow will be starting again soon - for the Rainiers — The back-and forth career of Seattle right-hander Brandon Morrow - he's a starter, no a reliever, no a starter - is about to take another turn. — It will land him, probably by the end of this week, in the starting rotation of the Tacoma Rainiers.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Morton to start Wednesday for Bucs — Recently acquired right-hander takes Karstens' spot — ATLANTA — Though Pirates manager John Russell reiterated earlier on Tuesday that Jeff Karstens will make his scheduled start on Wednesday, the Pirates have now decided to hand the ball to recently acquired right-hander Charlie Morton.
