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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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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Johan Santana making a comeback — and the Yankees are interested — Johan Santana's comeback began Tuesday night, pitching two scoreless innings in the Venezuelan Winter League, and the Yankees were among the teams in attendance. — It was the left-hander's first game on a mound since …
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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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Mark Bowman / Bowman's Blog:
Braves are still talking to clubs about Gattis — With the start of Spring Training a little less than a month away, the Braves are still talking to a few clubs that had shown interest in Evan Gattis during the early portion of this offseason. — As USA Today's Bob Nightengale first reported …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Relief candidate also gives club starting depth — 2014 MLB.com Top Prospects: Mike Kickham has the stuff to get the job done in either a starter or relief role — SEATTLE — The Mariners have acquired left-hander Mike Kickham from the Cubs for Minor League pitcher Lars Huijer, the club announced Wednesday.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Mike Kickham — The Mariners have acquired lefty Mike Kickham from the Cubs in exchange for 21-year-old right-hander Lars Huijer, Seattle announced. — Kickham, 26, was designated for assignment when the Cubs made their signing of Chris Denorfia official.
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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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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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Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Switch-hitting infielder, 19, to showcase highly touted skills Nov. 12 — Yoan Moncada, a switch-hitting infielder, has established residency in Guatemala and has a showcase tentatively scheduled for Nov. 12. — Scouts believe Yoan Moncada could be the best teenage prospect to come from Cuba in years.
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John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays want grass in the Rogers Centre: An inside look at the difficult growth process it requires — Imagine: Sitting before you is a scale model of the Rogers Centre, roughly the size of a round roasting pan. Your challenge: to put a real baseball field in the stadium …
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