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12:50 PM ET, June 7, 2010

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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Parra strikes out four Cardinals in one inning  —  ST. LOUIS — Brewers left-hander Manny Parra joined an exclusive group when he struck out four batters in a single inning on Sunday against the Cardinals.  —  Parra already had recorded the first two outs of the fourth via strikeout …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Coffey to DL, more moves coming  —  ST. LOUIS — The Brewers placed reliever Todd Coffey on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a bruised right thumb, but will wait until Tuesday to make a corresponding roster move.  More likely, there will be corresponding roster moves.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:   Brewers' scouting efforts go high-tech
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.
Discussion: Purple Row
Keith Law / ESPN:
MLB mock draft 4.0  —  The final mock draft is predictable at No. 1, but deviates greatly from there  —  This is the final complete first-round projection I'll do for the 2010 draft's first round, but I will update this over the course of the day on Monday as I get more information.
Conor Glassey / Baseball America:
Final Top 50 Before The Draft  —  Here is a final update on our Top 50 overall prospects before the draft.  This isn't a ranking of where we think players will go, but how they line up based on talent.  The First round is picks 1-32 and the supplemental first is 33-50.  What do you think?
Corey Seidman / Phillies Nation:
Time to Release Raul  —  Raul Ibanez is killing the Phillies.  I know, I know, there are a number of Phillies that are “killing the Phillies” right now: Jayson Werth, Chase Utley, the shortstop du jour, Greg Dobbs, etc.  —  But the difference is that the aforementioned players …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Crashburn Alley
NY Daily News:
MLB commissioner's office looking into Oliver Perez's medical records after Mets place pitcher on DL  —  The commissioner's office is still receiving medical records from the Mets for its review of the team's decision to place ineffective pitcher Oliver Perez on the 15-day DL …
Discussion: Fanhouse MLB Blog and Mets Fever
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper: Extensive process led to Nationals' decision to draft him  —  On Monday night, the Washington Nationals are going to make one of the most scrutinized draft choices in baseball history.  They'll select Bryce Harper, the 17-year-old power-hitting prodigy, with the overall first pick.
Adarowski / Beyond the Box Score:
All-Offense, All-Defense, Speedsters, and More: The Many Paths to 60 WAR  —  Scott Rolen is among the group of players hovering between 60 and 70 career WAR.  While he has always swung a hot bat, his defense is what helped get him there.  —  Browse more photos »
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Ubaldo's scoreless stretch ends at 33  —  PHOENIX — Ubaldo Jimenez's scoreless-innings streak reached 33 before D-backs outfielder Conor Jackson belted a two-run homer off the Rockies ace with no outs in the eighth on Sunday.  The stretch set a Colorado franchise mark and stands as the longest in the Majors this season.
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Catching up to Mike Cameron  —  CF makes impact despite injury  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  BALTIMORE - Before yesterday's series finale against the Orioles, Mike Cameron was asked what he hoped to bring to the lineup.  —  “Sexiness and color,” he said with a gleaming grin.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
News and notes from Baltimore: Cameron back in the lineup
Discussion: Surviving Grady
TSN.ca:
WHITE SOX COME FROM BEHIND TO KNOCK OFF INDIANS  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Carlos Quentin broke a tie game with a two-run single in the seventh, and the White Sox held on for an 8-7 comeback victory over the Indians to salvage the three-game series.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Let's Go Tribe!
 
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Doug Fister to the disabled list, Luke French called up from Class AAA
Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:
Florida Marlins: Michael Stanton not in Sunday's lineup for Double-A Jacksonville
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton of Texas Rangers gets cortisone injection for right knee
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