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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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Associated Press:
MLB to use pitch clock in minors' top levels — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Major League Baseball will use a pitch clock this season at the minor leagues' Triple-A and Double-A levels. — Commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement at the conclusion of baseball's owners meetings.
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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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Mark Bowman / Bowman's Blog:
Hart says he will not trade Kimbrel — Now that the Braves have traded Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Evan Gattis, some fans and media members have opined that they should now move Craig Kimbrel. Those who hold this opinion, question why a club would choose to keep the elite closer …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angelos: Orioles Not Discussing Duquette With Blue Jays
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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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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Steinbrenner: Why Yankees don't need Scherzer to be improved
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Agree To Three-Year Deal With Lance Lynn — 12:54pm: The second and third year of the contract contain incentives that could push the total value of the contract to $23.5MM, based on games started, reports Goold. — 12:16pm: The Cardinals have reached a three-year …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards, Lynn agree to 3-year deal for $22 million — Before Lance Lynn got far enough into the arbitration process and pursued a record-setting salary, the Cardinals and the strapping righthander agreed on a three-year deal. — The deal is worth $22 million, according to a source with knowledge of its structure.
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Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia:
Phillies continue to seek big haul for Hamels, taker for Howard — The Phillies open spring training camp in Clearwater five weeks from today with their first workout for pitchers and catchers. — Will Cole Hamels be there? — Five days later, position players will join the group for the first official full-squad workout.
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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Rockies owner: Troy Tulowitzki to Mets ‘not happening’ — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Charlie Monfort, co-owner of the Colorado Rockies, smiled when The Post told him of the many Mets fans who would love to see Troy Tulowitzki get traded to Citi Field. — “It's not happening,” Monfort responded.
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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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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Relief candidate also gives club starting depth
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
New Yankees hitting coach eager to work with new Bombers shortstop Didi Gregorius — Didi Gregorius, who figures to be the Yanks' shortstop in the first year of the post-Derek Jeter Era, is ‘an incredibly athletic player,’ Pentland said. — There are much bigger names on the team …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Sign Andy Dirks — 1:40pm: The Blue Jays have announced the signing of Dirks to a minor league deal. — 1:28pm: The Blue Jays and outfielder Andy Dirks are in agreement on a minor league contract with an invite to big league Spring Training, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
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Mike Harrington / Buffalo News:
Sabres notebook: Wild struggling much like last season — It was just over a year ago, on Jan. 2, 2014, that the Sabres faced a Minnesota Wild team in turmoil after 42 games. The Wild were on a six-game losing streak and it seemed coach Mike Yeo would get fired if they didn't win the game in St. Paul.
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