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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Hal Steinbrenner won't rule out Max Scherzer to Yankees — Club sources said that the payroll, which they project at $206 million, is not going to be increased by much. The Yankees are still open to adding starting rotation depth. — Maybe it's just his DNA talking …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Steinbrenner: Yanks might not be done making moves — MLB.com Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch breaks down the club's recent coaching hires, including hitting coaches Jeff Pentland and Alan Cockrell — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner said on Wednesday …
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Steinbrenner: Why Yankees don't need Scherzer to be improved — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Hal Steinbrenner didn't speak like an owner expecting to add another big piece to his club in 2015. But he very much sounded like a man expecting to add wins to a franchise facing its worst two-year stretch in a generation.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Club looking to add depth with Chirinos the clear-cut No. 1 — 9/27/14: Robinson Chirinos drills a two-run home run to left-center off Jeff Samardzija to increase the Rangers' lead to three runs — ARLINGTON — Robinson Chirinos said he is training to start 150 games at catcher this season.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Mike Kickham
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Jim Mone / Fox Sports:
Sources: MLB owners seeking measures to speed up pace of games — Baseball has discussed forcing managers to make replay challenges more quickly as a way to speed up the pace of games. — Baseball owners are negotiating pace-of-game changes with the players union, but the initial adjustments …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Mets should go all-in for Nats' Desmond & other moves that need to happen soon — FOX Sports — Nationals' Ian Desmond (left), Braves' Craig Kimbrel (center) and Orioles GM Dan Duquette should all be on the move, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal. — Some quick thoughts on Wednesday's flurry of news.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angelos: Orioles Not Discussing Duquette With Blue Jays
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Commissioner's Message Makes Perfect Sense — ORLANDO—The American Baseball Coaches Association's 71st annual convention unfolded like most others have in the 21st century. — Coaches at all levels—high school and college—took in the trade show, held conference meetings …
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Paul Dixon / The National Pastime Museum:
How Baseball has changed the English language — As we wait for those magic words of February, “pitchers and catchers report today,” we can reflect that the influence of baseball on the English language is stunning, strong, and at what appears to be an all-time real and metaphoric high.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Trout stacks up to legends after three seasons in Majors — Angels reporter Alden Gonzalez explains how Mike Trout can improve on his 2014 MVP season, including limiting the amount of strikeouts — A star with the first crack of the bat, Ken Griffey Jr. — one of Mike Trout's early heroes …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Braves talking to three teams about Evan Gattis trade — The Atlanta Braves are engaged with three teams in trade talks for catcher/outfielder Evan Gattis, according to a baseball official with direct knowledge of the negotiations. — And one of those teams appears to be the Houston Astros …
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Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Ray Rice grievance settles — On Thursday, a hearing was scheduled to commence between the Ravens and running back Ray Rice regarding whether the team owes him more than $3.5 million for cutting him hours after the notorious in-elevator video surfaced on September 8.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals, A's Swap Tyler Clippard, Yunel Escobar — Yunel Escobar's tenure with the Athletics lasted all of five days, as he has now been traded to the Nationals in exchange for right-hander Tyler Clippard, the Nats announced on Wednesday. — Escobar, of course, had only just been acquired …
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Grant Brisbee / SBNation.com:
The win-now and win-later windows around baseball — Wondering how every team expects to do this season, and how they should plan accordingly? Here's the answer in one graph. — Welcome back to the exploration of baseball windows, in which we look for the teams that are built to win now …
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Associated Press:
Santana starts comeback attempt with 2 IP — CARACAS, Venezuela — Johan Santana retired six straight batters on Tuesday night in the Venezuelan Winter League, the first outing for the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner since he tore an Achilles tendon last June.
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