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Associated Press:
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Jerry Stephenson dies — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jerry Stephenson, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the 1967 World Series, has died. He was 66. — Family spokesman Steve Brener said Monday that Stephenson died Sunday at his home in Anaheim of cancer.
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Associated Press:
Dice-K goes 8 scoreless as Red Sox top Indians 4-1 — CLEVELAND - Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] pitched eight shutout innings and pushed his scoreless streak to 15 in Cleveland, leading the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to a 4-1 win over the Indians on Monday night.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox tab Vitek with first pick in Draft — CLEVELAND — The Red Sox went for an intriguing bat with the 20th overall pick in Monday night's First-Year Player Draft, grabbing Ball State second baseman Kolbrin Vitek. — While Vitek is widely regarded for his offense, it is unclear if second base will be the position he winds up at.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox use first-round pick on Kolbrin Vitek — With their first-round draft pick, the Red Sox selected second baseman/outfielder Kolbrin Vitek out of Ball State University. Vitek hit .361 with 17 homers and 16 steals en route to winning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year honors.
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
National Draft Harper, but Not as a Catcher — SECAUCUS, N. J. — The Major League Baseball draft is beginning to follow a script, and not just because it is now televised in prime time. — The Washington Nationals picked first Monday for the second consecutive year.
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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Mock Draft: Draft Day — Version 4.0 still finds little to be certain of — It's the morning of the draft, and we don't know for certain anything more than we knew heading into the weekend. JC of Southern Nevada catcher Bryce Harper will go No. 1 overall to the Nationals.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Final Mock Draft: Mock Away — 1. Washington Nationals: Move along, nothing to see here. — Pick: Bryce Harper, C/OF, College of Southern Nevada — 2. Pittsburgh Pirates: The needle seems to have move a bit towards James Taillon over Manny Machado. The Pirates think Taillon is the better talent …
JSOnline:
Brewers release Suppan — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — No longer willing to carry Jeff Suppan on their pitching staff merely on the basis of his salary, the Brewers finally decided to part ways with the veteran right-hander by releasing him Monday.
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Keith Law / MLB:
2010 MLB mock draft: The final mock draft — The final mock draft is predictable at No. 1, but deviates greatly from there
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Yankees End First Round With Stunner, Cito Culver — Once again, this wasn't a consensus first-rounder. Need more proof? Cito Culver ranked No. 168 on our board, but Culver had athleticism, plus tools to play shortstop and good infield actions, and the Yankees popped him at No. 32.
Fox Sports:
Diamondbacks have problems everywhere — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — “Organizational advocacy” isn't working out so hot for the Diamondbacks.
Associated Press:
Carlos Silva goes to 8-0 as Cubs finally beat Pirates — PITTSBURGH— Carlos Silva extended the best start by a Cubs pitcher in 43 years by allowing one run over seven innings, Ryan Theriot scored four times and Chicago beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Monday.
MLB:
Sources: Pittsburgh Pirates set sights on prep RHP Jameson Taillon … The Pittsburgh Pirates are targeting high school pitcher Jameson Taillon with the second pick in Monday night's Major League Baseball entry draft, sources have told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
