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ESPN:
White Sox GM frustrated, talks roster turnover — CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Monday that this week could determine whether the Sox “turn over the entire roster” and go young. — Williams said deals are in place to go young if he wants to blow up a team …
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baseballmusings.com, MLB Rumors, South Side Sox, Bless You Boys and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
White Sox beat Tigers, pull within 3 1/2 in AL Central — CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched six innings and Carlos Quentin hit a bases-loaded double Monday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 to pull within 3 1-2 games of first in the AL Central.
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South Side Sox
Fox Sports:
Beltran suitors can't offer arbitration
Beltran suitors can't offer arbitration
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Talking Chop and Mets Merized Online
Associated Press:
Scutaro Misses Sign, Red Sox Lose to Royals in 14 — BOSTON (AP) — Marco Scutaro couldn't believe what he was seeing when Josh Reddick started sprinting home after Scutaro took a pitch inside. — The problem was: Scutaro knew right away what a gaffe he had made.
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Over the Monster, Boston Globe and The House That Dewey Built
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Scott Cullen / TSN.ca:
Red Sox reclaim top spot in MLB Power Rankings
Red Sox reclaim top spot in MLB Power Rankings
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Surviving Grady and Boston Globe
Associated Press:
Ethier's HR helps Dodgers beat Rockies 8-5 — LOS ANGELES — Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer to help Rubby De La Rosa win for the first time in six weeks and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Monday night. — Aaron Miles and recently acquired Juan Rivera …
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True Blue LA and Purple Row
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Hiroki Kuroda likes Yanks, Red Sox?
Hiroki Kuroda likes Yanks, Red Sox?
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MLB.com, Baseball Nation, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and Full Count
The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY:
Hall sticking with five-year waiting period for potential inductees — Contrary to a report in Monday's New York Post, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is not considering dropping the waiting period for players to be eligible for induction from five to three years.
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HardballTalk
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New York Post:
BOX SCORE — The Mets have had particular interest in Minor. — The Mets hope the ticking clock toward the deadline will push a suitor to yield a top prospect, and last night a person involved in discussions described the Rangers as aggressively pursuing Beltran, with the Braves and Red Sox as the two other most interested teams.
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MetsBlog.com, NY Daily News, MLB Rumors, Philly.com and ESPN
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
CarGo giving wrist more time before swinging — LOS ANGELES — Injured Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is with the team and is being allowed to run and catch fly balls during batting practice, but he will give the sore ligaments in his right wrist four or five more days to heal before increasing …
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HardballTalk
Philly.com:
Montgomery on trade possibilities: Phillies will do whatever it takes — Roy Halladay is allowed a moment of selfishness. He came here to win, and there is an expiration date on the 34-year-old's chance to capture a championship. — “Knowing I'm only here for a certain amount of years,” Halladay said, “yeah, I'd sell the farm.”
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Yadier Molina's bat paces Cardinals' 10-5 win over Astros — ST. LOUIS - Slow-footed catcher Yadier Molina was a triple shy of the cycle for the second time in three games and Kyle McClellan ended an eight-game victory drought in the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-5 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
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Viva El Birdos and The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
McDonald strikes out nine as Pirates top Braves — ATLANTA — James McDonald struck out a career-high nine in 5 1-3 scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night to keep pace in the tight NL Central race. — The Pirates are tied with St. Louis …
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baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Seattle loses 16th in a row, 10-3 to Yankees — NEW YORK - Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira each homered and drove in three runs, Freddy Garcia stifled his former team and the New York Yankees handed the snakebit Seattle Mariners their 16th straight loss with a 10-3 victory Monday night.
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Boston Herald and Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Kipnis' first career hit in ninth pushes Indians over Angels — CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis delivered his first career hit with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
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Let's Go Tribe and Yahoo! Sports