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Scott Ostler / San Francisco Chronicle:
Oakland in talks with MLB to get expansion team, if city extends A's lease — There is a glimmer of hope for Oakland's future as a home for a major-league baseball team, and for the development of the Coliseum site. — Although the Athletics intend to leave town forever …
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NBC Sports Bay Area …, Yahoo Sports, Mercury News and Ballpark Digest
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
Sacramento emerging as front-runner to host Oakland A's from 2025-27 — Sacramento is the front-runner to host the A's from 2025-27 before they move to Las Vegas, a person briefed on the team's search process told The Athletic on Friday. — Salt Lake City and a return to the Oakland Coliseum …
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Mercury News, MLB Trade Rumors, ClutchPoints and Athletics Nation
Tim Keown / ESPN:
Athletics discuss potential lease extension with local government — The Oakland Athletics, still seeking a temporary home as they await their move to Las Vegas, met with officials from the city of Oakland and Alameda County on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extending their lease …
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NBC Sports Bay Area …, Front Office Sports and Field of Schemes
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB commissioner confident Oakland A's will move to Las Vegas on schedule — TAMPA, Fla. — Commissioner Rob Manfred does not appear worried about the Oakland A's plan to move to Las Vegas. — “The reality of the situation is that whenever you're leaving a market where you've been for decades …
Dan Szymborski / FanGraphs Baseball:
ZiPS 2024 Top 100 Prospects — Cubs VP of Scouting Dan Kantrovitz on the Amateur Draft and His Evolving Role — How's My Driving? — A Visual Scouting Primer: Pitching, Part One — Blake Butera Is Understandably Bullish on Tampa Bay's Prospect Pipeline — 2024 Top 100 Prospects
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Athletics Nation, Red Reporter, Battery Power, Bleacher Nation, Lone Star Ball and Covering the Corner
Associated Press:
Phillies' Alec Bohm to earn $4M after winning arbitration case — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alec Bohm beat the Philadelphia Phillies in salary arbitration Friday, clinching the players' first winning record since 2019. — The third baseman and first baseman was given a $4 million salary rather …
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Associated Press, Phillies Nation, MLB Trade Rumors and Battery Power
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Rob Manfred says he will step down as MLB commissioner in 2029 — TAMPA, Fla. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters Thursday that this will be his final term in office and he will retire when it expires in January 2029. — Manfred, 65, replaced Bud Selig …
Stephen J. Nesbitt / The Athletic:
MLB players dressing down Nike, Fanatics over new uniforms that look ‘like a replica’ — The top story of spring training so far has nothing to do with the seams and stitches on a baseball. Instead, the talk of spring is all about the seams and stitches of the new jersey that Major League Baseball's …
Miami Herald:
A team that sought Luzardo, Marlins shortstop search, and why Gordon deal pleased Chisholm — The Marlins have been willing to listen to proposals for pitcher Jesus Luzardo all offseason, and sources say the Baltimore Orioles displayed the most interest. — The Orioles ultimately were unwilling to meet the Marlins asking price.
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The Athletic, MLB Trade Rumors, ClutchPoints and Royals Review
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Orioles eyeing pitching market after Kyle Bradish, John Means injuries — The Orioles are looking at the starter market with young star Kyle Bradish shelved to start the year with a UCL injury (which has been known about for weeks but just came to public light now) and John Means a month behind schedule.
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MLB Trade Rumors, FanGraphs Baseball, ClutchPoints, New Jersey Online, Bleacher Nation, Camden Chat and Baltimore Sun
Associated Press:
Padres shift Xander Bogaerts to 2B, tab Ha-Seong Kim as SS — PEORIA, Ariz. — Xander Bogaerts is moving to second base to clear the way for 2023 Gold Glove utilityman Ha-Seong Kim to take over as the San Diego Padres' shortstop. — This move comes one year after the Padres signed Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million contract.
FanGraphs Baseball:
2024 Top 100 Prospects — ZiPS 2024 Top 100 Prospects - Updating the 2024 Draft Rankings — The Seven College Baseball Teams You Need to Know — Picks to Click: Who We Expect to Make the 2025 Top 100 — Names To Know: Notable Prospects Who Missed the Top 100
