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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Paying Strasburg is a nice start, but Nats need to do more — Locking up Stephen Strasburg makes sense for the Washington Nationals, but they need to show some financial flexibility and make moves during the season if they are going to reach their potential.
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NESN.com, Full Count and MLB Trade Rumors
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Nationals announce $175M, 7-year deal with Strasburg — WASHINGTON (AP) A day after Stephen Strasburg deflected questions about a new contract, the Washington Nationals announced that they had, indeed, agreed to a seven-year deal with the right-hander that starts next season.
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Yahoo Sports, Pinstripe Alley, Bless You Boys, Beyond the Box Score and baseballmusings.com
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Trade Central: Angels Get Arm In Braves' Chacin — THE DEAL — The Angels' rotation has been decimated this season, most recently with the news that ace Garrett Richards likely would need Tommy John surgery, and with a UCL injury for Andrew Heaney. Additionally, lefthander C.J. Wilson and Tyler Skaggs face long-term absences.
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Talking Chop
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Jhoulys Chacin — The Angels have acquired righty Jhoulys Chacin from the Braves, as first reported by David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter). Lefty Adam McCreery is going to Atlanta in the deal. — Chacin is owed $1.1MM on the minor league deal he signed with Atlanta this winter.
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Talking Chop, FanGraphs Baseball and Halos Heaven
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Designate Craig Breslow, Select Dustin McGowan — The Marlins have designated southpaw Craig Breslow for assignment, as MLB.com's Joe Frisaro first reported on Twitter. His roster spot will go to right-hander Dustin McGowan, whose contract was selected from Triple-A.
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Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Carpenter Homers Twice as Cardinals Rout Angels, 8-1 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 11, 2016, 1:39 A.M. E.D.T. — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Carpenter homered twice, including a leadoff shot on the fifth pitch of the game, and the St. Louis Cardinals had nine extra-base hits Tuesday night in an 8-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels.
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Viva El Birdos and ESPN
Associated Press:
Brewers Win Rematch Against Marlins' Conley, 10-2 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 10, 2016, 11:00 P.M. E.D.T. — MIAMI — Jonathan Villar got two hits, stole two bases and scored twice, and the Milwaukee Brewers won their rematch Tuesday night against Adam Conley, beating the Miami Marlins 10-2.
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Fish Stripes and Brew Crew Ball
Reuben Fischer-Baum / FiveThirtyEight:
The Best MLB Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo — One hundred and 10 years ago, the Chicago Cubs ended the regular season with a 116-36 record. That .763 winning percentage is the best in modern baseball history by a comfortable margin, but the Cubs went on to drop the World Series to the White Sox in six games.
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Viva El Birdos and DRaysBay
Associated Press:
Ortiz Rests, Red Sox Bats Stay Hot in 13-5 Win Over A's — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 10, 2016, 10:45 P.M. E.D.T. — BOSTON — Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez and Travis Shaw each homered and the Boston Red Sox continued their strong hitting with a 13-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
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Over the Monster
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals' Raul Mondesi Jr. Receives 50-Game PED Suspension — 3:57pm: Quinn points out (links to Twitter) that Mondesi Jr. is the first player to receive a reduced suspension — a possibility that was added to the latest drug agreement. Had he tested positive for a stronger substance …
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MLB Daily Dish, MiLB News and Yahoo Sports
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Under the Microscope: A Molecular Analysis of Burger Products — Hamburgers are a classic American food. Its origins are murky, but some speculate that the first burger was served in the late 1880s by Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas, in the form of fried ground beef patties with mustard and onion sandwiched between bread.
Associated Press:
Jones Breaks Out of Slump to Lift Orioles Over Twins, 5-3 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 10, 2016, 11:30 P.M. E.D.T. — MINNEAPOLIS — Adam Jones broke out of a long slump in a big way, delivering the go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning after a towering homer in the fifth to lead …
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Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Chapman Gets 1st Yankees Save as NY Overcomes Cain's 3 HRs — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 11, 2016, 12:09 A.M. E.D.T. — NEW YORK — When Aroldis Chapman takes the mound at his new home, the Yankee Stadium scoreboard spells his name in animated flames. — “Mucho fuego,” he said, meaning “there's a lot of fire.”
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Baseball Prospectus and Royals Review
