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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.
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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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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Associated Press:
Williamson's First Career Home Run Leads Giants Past BoSox — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 9, 2016, 1:57 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN FRANCISCO — One moment, Mac Williamson hit the go-ahead homer for his first career long ball as tens of thousands cheered him. The next, he misjudged the wind …
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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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Associated Press:
Walker Dominant With 11 Ks, Seattle Beats Cleveland 5-0 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 9, 2016, 1:01 A.M. E.D.T. — SEATTLE — Taijuan Walker returned to his early season form throwing eight innings and tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts, and Chris Iannetta provided the offense …
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Tampa Bay Times:
New blood hopes to change Rays' fortunes in draft — PHOENIX — The importance of the annual draft is obvious looking around the Chase Field visitors' clubhouse, as only seven of the current 25 active players were selected and signed by the Rays, and two of those are replacing injured players acquired from elsewhere.
MLB.com:
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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Associated Press:
Parmelee, Beltran Power Yankees to 12-6 Win Over Angels — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 8, 2016, 10:48 P.M. E.D.T. — NEW YORK — Chris Parmelee homered twice in his first start for the Yankees, Carlos Beltran added two more big hits to his huge series and New York's bats broke loose late …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
ACL surgery could end Hamilton's time with Rangers — Outfielder undergoes operation Wednesday in Houston — Club was told last month reconstruction was possibility — Crowded outfield could force Rangers' hand in off-season — ARLINGTON — Josh Hamilton underwent an ACL reconstruction …
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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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