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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis — The 2024 MLB Draft is here. Day 1 included the first 74 selections, covering Rounds 1 and 2, Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, two Prospect Promotion Incentive picks, plus two compensation picks. The Guardians got things going with the No. 1 overall pick.
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Mock draft: MLB Pipeline's final predictions — As Saturday turned into Sunday, the Guardians still weren't divulging how close they were to making a decision about the No. 1 overall pick and they may not finalize their plans until shortly before the Draft begins at 7 p.m. ET in Fort Worth, Texas, live on MLB Network and ESPN.
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Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2024 MLB Mock Draft Final Version: Draft Day Projections & Dart Throws — It's draft day! — Here are some last-minute tweaks after some additional reporting this afternoon. Note the most significant change from our most recent MLB mock draft on Friday is all the way down at pick No. 39 …
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Keith Law / New York Times:
Final 2024 MLB Mock Draft: Unsettled at the top as Cleveland keeps pick choice quiet — This is my final mock draft for the 2024 MLB Draft. It is a projection of the top-30 picks for tonight's first round — that is, a prediction, not who I would take, but who I think each of the 30 teams …
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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 …
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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB draft prospects with famous bloodlines carry weight of monster expectations — ARLINGTON, Texas — They were on the field, and even on the stage, during World Series celebrations. — They were at All-Star Games and running around the field during Home Run Derbies.
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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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ESPN:
Athletics slug 8 HRs vs. Phillies, most by team since 1999 — PHILADELPHIA — The Oakland Athletics smashed eight home runs in Sunday's 18-3 rout of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the most homers in a game by any one MLB team in 25 years. — Lawrence Butler accounted for three …
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Sean O'Leary / Sports Illustrated:
Baltimore Orioles Nab Hard Throwing Pitcher In Mock Draft — The Orioles look to bolster their pitching staff in MLB Pipeline's mock draft. — The Baltimore Orioles have been looking to boost their pitching staff as much as they can. That included trading for ace Corbin Burnes …
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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.
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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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Associated Press:
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson tops pre-arbitration bonus pool — NEW YORK — Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson is projected to receive the largest amount from this season's $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool based on his regular-season statistics. — Henderson is on track to get $1,325,021 …
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