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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Mock Draft 5.1: Moniak Remains On Top — Here's an updated mock in a year where everything is still very fluid, just four hours before commissioner Rob Manfred announces the first pick. Mickey Moniak jumped to the top of our mock on May 27 and he remains there on draft day. — 1. PHILLIES: Mickey Moniak, of
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Keith Law's final MLB Mock Draft (4.0) — I've talked to so many people, but with the teams at the top all fairly insistent that they haven't decided who they're taking — including the Phillies with the first pick — I could keep changing this all night. It's the middle of the night as I type this, and I'm calling it.
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Unpredictability Is The Hallmark Of 2016 Draft — Trying to sum up the last week of the leadup to the 2016 MLB Draft—which starts tonight on MLB Network at 6 p.m.—has led scouts and industry executives to fall back to two standards. — First, many scouts love comps—comparisons.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Designate Mat Latos For Assignment — The White Sox have designated right-hander Mat Latos for assignment, according to Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago (Twitter link). Hayes tweets that Latos' roster spot will go to 2013 second-round pick Tyler Danish — a 21-year-old right-hander with a 4.42 ERA …
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Nationals knock out Shields early, rout White Sox — CHICAGO — James Shields' White Sox debut was a less-than-auspicious one, as the Nationals knocked him out in the third inning during an 11-4 victory Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Meanwhile, Max Scherzer was sharp over seven scoreless innings …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Acquire Chris Coghlan — The Cubs have brought back veteran infielder/outfielder Chris Coghlan in a trade with the Athletics, per an announcement from Oakland. Young utilityman Arismendy Alcantara will go back in return. — Chicago had shipped Coghlan to the A's over the winter in exchange for pitcher Aaron Brooks.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
2016 MLB Draft Results — First Round — The 2016 MLB Draft is underway, and we'll track the first-round picks as they come in — starting with the first 23 picks (worst-to-first, and excepting teams that sacrificed picks to sign qualifying offer-declining free agents).
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Announces Suspensions For Yordano Ventura, Manny Machado — Major League Baseball has announced suspensions of Royals starter Yordano Ventura and Orioles infielder Manny Machado. The former gets a nine-game ban, meaning he'll likely miss only a single outing, while the latter will sit for four contests.
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Sam Mellinger / Kansas City Star:
On the Yordano Ventura problem, and a grown-up team without time for this
On the Yordano Ventura problem, and a grown-up team without time for this
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Injury Notes: Beltre, Darvish, Velasquez — A few injury situations from around the game that warrant monitoring... - Adrian Beltre was pulled from the Rangers game tonight in the seventh inning after grabbing his left hamstring while attempting to run out a ground-ball.
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Fielder Homers, Rangers Top Astros; Correa Hurt — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 9, 2016, 5:26 P.M. E.D.T. — ARLINGTON, Texas — Prince Fielder homered for the first time since briefly getting benched, Jurickson Profar got two more hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-3 Thursday.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Activate Robinson Chirinos, Designate Phil Klein For Assignment — The Rangers announced today that they've activated catcher Robinson Chirinos from the 60-day disabled list and designated right-hander Phil Klein for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.
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J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
In the 2016 Draft, It's All About The Money — Some high school players are going to get very rich before Thursday night is over. — In a draft with no one who has separated themselves from the pack and seemingly every team has money to spend, it's a great year to be a high school prospect …
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Heyman: 30 name players who could be traded — When the Padres were talking about a James Shields trade with the White Sox, they threw out a few more names. Actually, more than a few. “They're offering everybody,” is the way one club official with a different team that's recently dealt with the Padres put it.
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