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Jim Callis / MLB.com:
Latest mock: Entering the final stretch, who will go No. 1 in the '24 Draft? — The only certainty about the Guardians and the No. 1 overall pick is that it will go down to the wire. There are strategic and financial advantages for not making a decision or revealing it until the Draft begins …
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2024 MLB mock draft 3.0: Kiley McDaniel predicts the first round — The 2024 MLB draft starts Sunday, so let's project how the first round could play out this weekend with my mock draft 3.0. — The intrigue starts right at the top this year, as the Cleveland Guardians have a difficult decision …
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Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2024 MLB Mock Draft 6.0: New Predictions For First 39 Picks — By Happy draft weekend to all who celebrate! — It's been a long time coming, but in just a few days we'll finally see who the Guardians tab as the organization's first ever No. 1 overall pick.
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Eric Longenhagen / FanGraphs Baseball:
2024 Mock Draft 1.0 — Mock Draft 2.0: The Day Of - Day One Draft Chat - Day One Recap - Day Two Roundup — Clubs have begun their pre-draft meetings, with some teams already about a week into theirs, while the last team to start them (Milwaukee, as far as I know) begins today.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
2024 MLB draft: Major league comps for Condon, Bazzana, more — The 2024 MLB draft starts Sunday, and that means your team could be selecting its next superstar. Since baseball draft prospects often are not household names when picked, we asked around the league to find major league comparisons …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Dodgers' Dustin May out for '24 after esophageal surgery — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after undergoing surgery to repair an esophageal tear earlier this week, sources told ESPN. — May, 26, has not pitched …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Release Whit Merrifield — The Phillies announced Friday that they've released veteran infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield and recalled fellow infielder/outfielder Weston Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. — Merrifield signed a one-year, $8MM contract with the Phillies in free agency this past offseason.
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Yankees could consider Marlins' Jazz Chisholm Jr. as possible MLB trade deadline option — The Yankees have discussed Jazz Chisholm Jr., the Marlins' talented outfielder-turned-infielder. The extent of the interest is unknown, but Chisholm likely would play mostly infield, a Yankees need.
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Pamela Bustios / Billboard:
New York Mets' Jose Iglesias, a.k.a. Candelita, Achieves First No. 1 on a Billboard Chart With ‘OMG’ — The song also marks Candelita's first visit to any chart. — New York Mets' infielder Jose Iglesias - recording under the moniker Candelita - is just getting started on a chart winning streak …
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Jim Bowden / New York Times:
Where all 30 teams stand on MLB trade deadline moves heading into the All-Star break — There are only 20 days until the trade deadline, so as the sport heads into the All-Star break, let's look at where every team stands. — How is each team approaching the deadline? What needs are they focused on filling?
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers move veteran Kenta Maeda to bullpen for ‘foreseeable future’ — Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda, the second-highest paid player on the roster, has been banished to the bullpen without a timetable for his return to the starting rotation.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Blue Jays put Kevin Kiermaier on revocable waivers in telling trade-deadline sign — The Blue Jays placed Kevin Kiermaier on revocable waivers, The Post has learned. — Toronto almost certainly was seeing if a team would put in a claim on the veteran center fielder and remove …
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