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The reason why the Royals have considered trading Yordano Ventura — Recently, inside the Kansas City Royals' clubhouse, Yordano Ventura was talking about how he planned on hitting Jose Bautista with a pitch the next time he faced him. The people around Ventura rolled their eyes …
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After brawl, Orioles livid at Yordano Ventura: ‘A circuit board off balance’ — Baltimore Orioles All-Star third baseman Manny Machado likely assured himself a multi-game suspension when he charged the mound and landed a punch on Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura, who a moment earlier drilled Machado in the back with a pitch.
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Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
On the Yordano Ventura problem, and a grown-up team without time for this — A year ago, Ventura showed signs that he was beyond these spats of immaturity — His major weakness seems to be an inability to handle failure — He's a talented starting pitcher on a team in need of starting pitching …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Acquire Kelly Johnson — 4:38pm: The Braves sent about $450K to the Mets in the trade as well, tweets the New York Post's Ken Davidoff. That will help offset the remaining $1.268MM on Johnson's 2016 contract. The Braves, then, are saving about $818K in the trade.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Votto's blast negates Cardinals' rally — Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta doubles off Cincinnati starter John Lamb in the fourth inning Tuesday. Peralta doubled twice and drove in two runs in his first game off the disabled list. (AP Photo) — CINCINNATI
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Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
What Are Baseball Managers Actually Doing? — The skipper's role has never had less to do with actual baseball strategy as field managers have largely transformed into middle managers — On May 19, with his team starving for offense, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons decided to shake things up.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Release Alex Guerrero — The Dodgers announced that they have released infielder/outfielder Alex Guerrero, who was designated for assignment back on May 31. — The move brings to an end what will go down as a disappointing tenure for Guerrero, who signed a four-year …
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Scouts Get Defensive Projecting Future Roles — When scouting amateur catchers, bring in the man who wrote the book on catchers. — The Rockies were able to do that this spring, including at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Durham, N.C., in late May.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Will the rising Blue Jays end up buyers at the trade deadline? — Will Toronto go all in? A big position change in St. Louis. Will the Twins stay the course? That and much more in Ken Rosenthal's latest notes. — Toronto is coming together at the right time to make another run in the American League.
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ESPN:
Rangers get creative to keep Jurickson Profar's hot bat in lineup — ARLINGTON, Texas — Jurickson Profar had never taken a ground ball at first base at any level of baseball until Monday afternoon. — Well, he's starting at first base Tuesday night against the Houston Astros.
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Associated Press:
Inciarte, Teheran Lead Braves to 4-2 Win Against Padres — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 8, 2016, 6:49 P.M. E.D.T. — SAN DIEGO — Ender Inciarte finished a home run shy of the cycle and scored twice, Julio Teheran pitched eight innings and had an RBI single, and the Atlanta Braves beat …
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Gaslamp Ball and Talking Chop
Barry Jackson / Sports Buzz:
Jose Fernandez's historic return and the interesting looming decision for Marlins; Canes, Dolphins — WEDNESDAY BUZZ COLUMN — Pitchers returning from Tommy John surgery this century, on average, experienced a slight drop in fastball velocity and declines in several other tangible measures.
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