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7:05 PM ET, January 30, 2025

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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Top 100 MLB prospects for 2025, ranked by Kiley McDaniel  —  It's time to rank the top prospects in Major League Baseball for the upcoming season, some of whom will be in the majors in 2025 and others who will rise through the minors in the years ahead.  —  Many of the top prospects …
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Keith Law / New York Times:
MLB 2025 farm system rankings: Keith Law ranks all 30 teams, Mariners are new No. 1  —  As part of my top-10 MLB prospect rankings, I've also ranked all 30 major-league teams' farm systems here, with a brief explanation of why they're in this order — although I think you'll get an even clearer picture …
Keith Law / New York Times:
MLB prospects who just missed Keith Law's top 100 ranking: Caissie, Saggese and more
Keith Law / New York Times:
Top 100 MLB prospects 2025: Keith Law's rankings, with Roman Anthony at No. 1
New York Times:
Reds, White Sox couldn't find common ground on Luis Robert Jr. trade, plus more MLB notes  —  The Cincinnati Reds were the busiest team in baseball the past two days, reaching an agreement with free-agent outfielder Austin Hays, signing veteran left-hander Wade Miley to a minor-league deal and trading for lefty reliever Taylor Rogers.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Blue Jays reach deal with free agent Max Scherzer  —  Right-hander Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a one-year, $15.5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Thursday, uniting the future Hall of Famer with a Toronto team trying to salvage the winter after missing on high-profile free-agent pursuits.
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Has a frontrunner emerged to sign Scherzer?  —  For hire: Future Hall of Fame starting pitcher with a track record of excellence, a competitive fire the likes of which few have ever matched and a wealth of postseason experience.  —  On paper, Max Scherzer looks like a player who would help …
Will Sammon / New York Times:
Mets notes: What would their lineup look like without Pete Alonso?  —  New York Mets owner Steve Cohen shared over the weekend that it might be difficult to fit free agent Pete Alonso into the payroll as the club continues “to bring in players.”  —  So, beyond revealing an exhaustion …
Associated Press:
MLB average salary rose 2.9% to record $4.66M last season  —  NEW YORK — The rate of increase for Major League Baseball's average salary slowed to 2.9% last year to a record $4.66 million, according to the annual report of the players' association.  —  The average of $4,655,366 …
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Temple Now:
Tragic news to share  —  It is with deep sadness that we write to share news of the death of first-year student Tyler Sabapathy.  Over the weekend, Tyler sustained critical injuries and ultimately passed away this afternoon.  —  The loss of a promising 18-year-old man like Tyler is both tragic and traumatic.
Associated Press:
14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club  —  Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided …
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers grade for Tommy Kahnle signing: Reliever a good fit, but big injury risk  —  The Detroit Tigers signed Tommy Kahnle in free agency.  —  Here's how Evan Petzold, the Tigers beat writer for the Detroit Free Press, evaluates the deal between the Tigers and Kahnle in the 2024-25 MLB offseason …
Dennis Lin / New York Times:
Brother of late Padres owner responds to widow's lawsuit in court filing  —  Matt Seidler filed a response to the lawsuit brought by the widow of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, denying allegations that he and his brother acted in bad faith, while alleging that their accuser …
Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Astros GM Dana Brown details “fracture” in relationship with ex-reliever Ryan Pressly  —  HOUSTON — The deterioration of Ryan Pressly's relationship with Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown became public on Tuesday morning, two days after Pressly accepted a trade to the Chicago Cubs.
Associated Press:
Rangers make network to produce, distribute game broadcasts  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have created a new company to oversee production and distribution of their game broadcasts.  —  The MLB team on Monday unveiled the Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment Company.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers announce Rangers Sports Network, with major cable deals expected soon
 
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