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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
No new Rocks' talk on Rangers' Young — With Texas' acquisition of DH-1B candidate Mike Napoli this week, the Rockies have been reconnected to trade rumors involving Rangers' all-star infielder Michael Young. Colorado, however, has not talked with Texas since the Rangers reached out during the winter meetings.
Discussion:
Texas Rangers and HardballTalk
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Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Is Michael Young the next piece of Jays' puzzle?
Is Michael Young the next piece of Jays' puzzle?
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ESPN, Sports Illustrated and Bluebird Banter
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Rockies sign Amezaga, Moeller to Minors deals
Rockies sign Amezaga, Moeller to Minors deals
Discussion:
HardballTalk and Inside the Colorado Rockies
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies sign utilityman Alfredo Amezaga to minor-league deal
Rockies sign utilityman Alfredo Amezaga to minor-league deal
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MLB Rumors
Fox Sports:
Guerrero's best bet could be Orioles — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Vladimir Guerrero could be an Oriole soon, if only because he has no choice. — Try to find another suitor.
Discussion:
MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and School of Roch
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Jeff Zrebiec / Orioles Insider:
O's have had recent conversations with Guerrero; sides not close to deal
O's have had recent conversations with Guerrero; sides not close to deal
Discussion:
HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Keith Law / ESPN:
Ranking the top prospects (Nos. 1-25) — Trout, Harper lead the way in ESPN's 4th annual rankings of top prospects — Welcome to the fourth annual edition of my rankings of the top 100 prospects in baseball. With a slew of impressive debuts from top prospects in 2010 …
Discussion:
Seattle Times, The Good Phight, ESPN, HardballTalk and River Avenue Blues
Bob Klapisch / Boston Herald:
Yankees' Brian Cashman is unplugged, but why — So what gives with Brian Cashman, the suddenly unfiltered, say-anything GM who must've gone crazy the other day, openly speculating about Derek Jeter's future in centerfield. Either that, or Cashman, in the final year of his contract …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
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Brian Costello / New York Post:
Yankees GM hints at move to center, not third, for Jeter
Yankees GM hints at move to center, not third, for Jeter
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TYU
Dave Allen / FanGraphs Baseball:
Chamberlain's Stuff as a Starter
Chamberlain's Stuff as a Starter
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Baseball Analysts, CBS New York and Sliding Into Home
Julieparise / CBS New York:
Ex-Mets Star Valentine At Work In I-95 Traffic Mess — STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS 2) — Several stranded trucks turned Interstate 95 into a virtual parking lot in parts of Connecticut Thursday morning. As CBS 2's Wendy Gillette stood in the thick of it, she ran into former Mets player and manager, Bobby Valentine.
Discussion:
HardballTalk, Mets Merized Online and Amazin' Avenue
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays switching to AstroTurf at Tropicana Field — Work is underway to replace the FieldTurf playing surface at Tropicana Field with AstroTurf's GameDay Grass 3D60H product. — According to company officials, the new turf will look and play better, and more like natural grass, than any other synthetic surface available.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and HardballTalk
Aaron Fitt / Baseball America:
2011 Preseason College Top 25 — About Our Grades — We love the 20-80 scouting scale at Baseball America; we use it to assess everything from prospects to our favorite local barbecue restaurants (the Backyard BBQ Pit consistently scores highest). So we figured it would be fun and instructive …
Discussion:
SOX & Dawgs
Kathy Lynn Gray / Boston Herald:
Ruling: Money manager cheated Mo Vaughn — An Ohio arbitrator has awarded former major-league baseball player Mo Vaughn $3.5 million in a dispute with his former money manager. — The arbitrator ruled that RKM Business Services, owned and operated by Ra Shonda Kay Marshall …
Discussion:
Halos Heaven
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Murphy sets sights on second chance — Mets vet, facing yet another position change, has opportunity to win second-base job — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Daniel Murphy again is reinventing himself. This incarnation is aiming higher than simply making the 25-man roster of the New York Mets.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Pitcher Spurns $12 Million, to Keep Self-Respect — The guaranteed contract is a fundamental principle of Major League Baseball, as much a part of the game as balls, strikes and outs. No matter how a player performs, or how his body holds up, he must be paid in full.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com, Bats, HardballTalk and Mariners blog
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Rob Neyer / ESPN:
Will Royals' many phenoms bring me back?
Will Royals' many phenoms bring me back?
Discussion:
ESPN, HardballTalk, Examiner and Royals Authority
Nhurm / Cincinnati Reds:
Final breakdown of Reds Caravan — Here is the itinerary for the 2011 Reds Caravan, presented by CincinnatiUSA.com. — Western Leg — Entire leg: Marty Brennaman, Brandon Phillips, assistant general manager Bob Miller and Reds' minor league player of the year Devin Mesoraco.
Discussion:
Better Off Red and The Reds Report