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Brewers core players all under 30 — 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. — Leftover notes from the Zack Greinke trade, as compiled from discussions with major-league sources:
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Royals Review and JSOnline
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Butler moving on from Greinke trade — Royals star Billy Butler made it clear Monday that he bears Zack Greinke no ill will. But neither was he especially heartbroken, or surprised, that the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner will be plying his trade in Milwaukee in 2011.
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HardballTalk
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Blue Jays content to bide time after striking out on Greinke
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Bluebird Banter
Chris Cwik / FanGraphs Baseball:
Are the Brewers the Favorite in the Central?
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Lookout Landing, Brew Beat and Sports Illustrated
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals trade Greinke to Brewers
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Joe Posnanski and Can't Stop The Bleeding
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees official says team knew Kansas City would trade Zack Greinke …
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Baseball Prospectus, TYU, Full Count and MLB Rumors
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Brian Cashman: New York Yankees acquiring pitcher now unlikely — NEW YORK — Having finished second, or maybe third, in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, the Yankees are prepared to go into the 2011 season with a pitching rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Cash proceeding as though Andy won't return — Andy Pettitte has made retirement contemplation a way of life. This marks the fifth straight offseason in which he hasn't held a firm commitment to pitch the subsequent year, and in each of those, he has considered retirement with various degrees of seriousness.
MLB.com:
Tribe finds right-handed bat in Kearns — Outfielder returns for another go-around in Cleveland — CLEVELAND — The Indians' offseason took a familiar turn on Monday. Cleveland completed its search for a right-handed-hitting outfielder by signing free-agent Austin Kearns to a one-year contract.
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Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies sign Buckner to Minors contract
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Purple Row and MLB Rumors
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians sign Austin Kearns to one-year $1.3 million deal
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HardballTalk
Stan Hochman / Philly.com:
One nickname for Phillies' aces rises to top — IF YOU want to create a nifty nickname for a player, a team or part of a team, you have to think like a bride. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. — Well, maybe not too blue because the kids are gonna …
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HardballTalk, Crashburn Alley and baseballmusings.com
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats in mix for Pavano, maybe not for Webb — NEW YORK — The Cubs and Rangers have jumped ahead of the Nationals in the Brandon Webb sweepstakes, according to a source. No reason was given as to why the Nats fell behind in the race. — Washington was thought to be the front-runners …
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HardballTalk and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Ankiel lands one-year contract with Nationals
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The Goessling Game and The Nationals Enquirer
Dave Sheinin / Nationals Journal:
Nationals sign OF Rick Ankiel to one-year deal
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Mr. Irrelevant …
Associated Press:
Strasbug ‘on track’ in elbow rehab … WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg says his rehabilitation is “on track” and that he hopes to start throwing a few weeks before spring training. — The Washington Nationals pitcher whose sensational rookie season was cut short by reconstructive elbow surgery …
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Dave Sheinin / Nationals Journal:
Stephen Strasburg expects to start throwing before start of spring training
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Yahoo! Sports
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets' Rebuilding Could Get Boost if Playoffs Expand — It is just the Mets' luck, stuck in the division of dynasties. The Atlanta Braves tormented them from 1995 to 2005, rolling to 11 consecutive National League East titles. The Philadelphia Phillies took over in 2007, piling on the misery, and have won the last four.
mdn.mainichi.jp:
Baseball: Ichiro looks back on 10th season in majors — SEATTLE (Kyodo) — In 2010, Ichiro Suzuki extended his major league record for consecutive 200-hit seasons to 10. — The Seattle Mariners star also tied Pete Rose's career mark of 10 200-hit seasons while making his 10th All-Star Game appearance and winning his 10th Gold Glove.
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Mariners blog, Fanhouse MLB Blog, Lookout Landing and U.S.S. Mariner
Associated Press:
AP Source: Nolasco Gets $26.5M Deal With Marlins — MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Marlins may have a starting pitcher for Game 2 in their new ballpark. — Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco has agreed to a $26.5 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday.
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baseballmusings.com
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Joel Keller / Back Porch FanHouse:
Michael Schur of ‘Parks and Rec’ on Why Joe Morgan Was So Frustrating — Text SizeAAA — Right after it was announced that Joe Morgan and Jon Miller were not going to return to the booth of “ESPN Sunday Night Baseball” next season, the first person I wanted to contact was Michael Schur …
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The Big Lead
