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Cole: MLB's service-time problem blatant, 'tired'
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:44
TAMPA, Fla. -- Add Yankees ace Gerrit Cole to the growing list of major leaguers who have sounded off on the way some MLB teams think internally about players in the wake of former Mariners president Kevin Mather's inflammatory comments about service-time manipulation and free agency.Speaking Tuesday afternoon after finishing pitchers and catchers workouts, Cole urged every player in the…
Story focused on new-look Rockies, not contract
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:47
DENVER -- Trevor Story's priority list this season includes being a more vocal leader, taking his base stealing to another level, crushing early count fastballs and honing his footwork in the field.Not near the top of the list: Fretting about his long-term future with the Colorado Rockies. That's outside his base path.The hard-swinging, smooth-fielding shortstop is in the last year…
Walker switches number choice due to Mr. Met
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 14:51
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Taijuan Walker is taking a back seat on his new team -- to Mr. Met.A day after the Mets finalized his $23 million, three-year contract, Walker said he was aced out of his preferred jersey number by the rotund mascot with the baseball-shaped head."I was 44 growing up, and I finally got it with the…
Mariners GM 'embarrassed' by exec's comments
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:03
Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto and manager Scott Servais are doing damage control with players who were directly mentioned or referenced by former team president and CEO Kevin Mather in an online video that led to his resignation.The message over the past two days to those affected has been: You have every right to be upset."We are very open…
Sources: Giants, LHP Kazmir strike minors deal
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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:40
The San Francisco Giants and veteran left-hander Scott Kazmir have reached agreement on a minor league deal with an invitation to big league camp, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney.Kazmir, 37, is attempting to make his first appearance in a major league game since 2016, with sources saying the lefty's fastball velocity reached 92-93 mph in his most recent bullpen session.Kazmir…
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