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6:05 PM ET, March 1, 2016

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Baseball Prospectus:
Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects  —  The State of the System: This group is as good one-through-five as any in baseball.  From there, it gets crazy volatile, but in a fun way?  Is that a thing?  —  The Top Ten  —  Height/Weight: 6'4" 195 lbs.  —  Bats/Throws: L/L
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Aroldis Chapman Receives 30-Game Suspension  —  Newly-acquired Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been hit with a thirty-game suspension arising out of an investigation into domestic violence allegations, Billy Witz of the New York Times reports (links to Twitter).
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Troy Tulowitzki still seething over Rockie exit from Denver  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki still seethes recounting how it went down, and there are Colorado Rockies' executives he'd rather not speak with again.  —  “I'll never talk to him, never talk to those people,” Tulowitzki told USA TODAY Sports.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Troy Tulowitzki says he's done feeling bitter at the Rockies
Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Sources: Marlins reliever Carter Capps undergoes MRI on right elbow  —  The Marlins were looking at Capps as their possible closer  —  Capps has a history of elbow injuries  —  The Marlins managed to make it through spring training last season relatively unscathed in terms of serious injuries.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' Stuart Sternberg: Corporate support key for new stadium  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — Rays officials have been hard at work since getting permission six weeks ago to look on both sides of the bay for a new stadium, conducting initial research, crunching numbers, meeting with civic and business leaders …
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and DRaysBay
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Tough road back for injured Hollands  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - When his body failed him and his mind drained last summer, Mario Hollands went exploring.  The Phillies reliever left his condo on Clearwater Beach and ventured to beaches at Indian Rocks and Madeira.
Associated Press:
Farrell Back in Dugout, Red Sox Sweep Boston College Teams  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell returned to the dugout for the first time since revealing his cancer diagnosis in mid-August, and his team opened exhibition play Monday with a 6-0 win over Boston College and an 8-3 victory over Northeastern.
Discussion: Over the Monster
ESPN:
It may not be ‘tanking,’ but it'll soon be addressed at a bargaining table near you  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nobody uttered the magic word.  Nobody ever did mouth the word “tanking” in Tony Clark's visit to the spring training camp of the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.
Discussion: FanGraphs Baseball
JP Morosi / Fox Sports:
Which locations make the most sense for MLB expansion?  —  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters recently that he's interested in expanding from 30 to 32 franchises.  The sport's growing revenues support the concept, and Manfred cited the favorable schedule of 16-team leagues split into four divisions of four.
Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
ROOT Sports televising 150 Rockies games in 2016  —  Scottsdale, Ariz. — ROOT Sports will once again televise the Rockies season, beginning with a March 14 spring training game against the Seattle Mariners in Peoria.  —  All told, ROOT will televise six spring training games and 150 regular-season games.
Discussion: Purple Row
Kelley King / WDTN-TV:
Church shooting suspect court date delayed  —  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Daniel Schooler was due in court Monday after a fatal shooting in a Dayton church Sunday.  —  Dayton Municipal Court officials say the 68-year-old has not been formally charged and instead, may be arraigned Tuesday.
Discussion: WCMH-TV
WDTN-TV:
Reports: 4 injured, 2 from gunshots at Butler County high school  —  MADISON TOWNSHIP — Authorities are investigating a shooting at a Butler County high school.  —  Two students were shot and two were injured, possibly by shrapnel, according to Rodney Muterspaw, Middletown Police Chief.
Discussion: WSPA-TV
 
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Ask BA: Who Are The Best No. 31 Prospects?
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Edmonds tutors Grichuk in center field
Discussion: GammonsDaily.com
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions: Feb. 19-25
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds look to Devin Mesoraco to mold young pitchers
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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News:
Yankees' 2015 first-round pick James Kaprielian takes strength from watching late mother's long battle with cancer
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Ku Klux Klan rally in Anaheim erupts in violence; three stabbed
Discussion: KTLA
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago:
Cubs adjust to MLB rule changes to protect middle infielders
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