Marco Gonzales' Third Start

Like the rest of his teammates, Marco Gonzales isn’t sure where Opening Day will be in two weeks for the Mariners. But as the club’s likely Opening Day starter, Gonzales did like where he was at Wednesday in Seattle’s 4-2 Cactus League victory against the split-squad Padres, a game shortened to seven innings by rain.

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Adrian Morejon Turns 21, Gifts Padres With Strong Outing

Lots of people have fun on their 21st birthday. Few have as much fun as Adrian Morejon did on Thursday afternoon in Tempe.

San Diego Official Site

Padres To Give Jurickson Profar Reps Exclusively At Second Base

Over six seasons in the big leagues, Jurickson Profar has spent time at all four positions in the infield, and he's dabbled in the outfield, too. But the 26-year-old switch-hitter is in Padres camp as a second baseman exclusively, manager Jayce Tingler said.

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Wil Myers Reports, Takes Trade Speculation In Stride

By now, it's a ritual of Padres camp.

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Cardinals Present John Gant With Contract, Lock-In Young Players On Roster

One of the things the Cardinals have said over and over again this offseason is how the answers to many of their questions for 2020 can be found somewhere on their roster and how that could lead to few surprises this winter.
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Right-hander John Gant was the only player the Cardinals needed to make a decision on ahead of Monday night’s non-tender deadline, and, as expected, they tendered a contract to Gant for 2020.
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Athletics Traded Jurickson Profar To Padres

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Mike Trout's 45th Puts Him In Same Breath As Ken Griffey

Mike Trout moved into a tie for the Major League lead in homers with an absolute blast into the third deck in left-center field at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday.

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The Team-By-Team Draft Cost Of Signined Dallas Keuchel Or Craig Kimbrel

We don’t know exactly why Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel didn’t sign with teams during the winter and early spring like the other prominent free agents did. It’s possible that early posturing around large contract demands pushed some teams away and caused them to explore other options.

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Jurickson Profar's Late Homer Helps Ensure Athletics Win; Stephen Piscotty Extends On-Base Streak To 21 Games

Jurickson Profar’s rough start to the season seemed like it might be leading the A's toward a feeling of buyer’s remorse after trading for him in the offseason. But over these past few weeks, the second baseman is starting to perform more like the player Oakland was expecting to get.

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Stephen Piscotty's Walk-Off Home Run In 13th Keeps Party Going

It’s been one big party for the A’s at the Coliseum over the past two nights.

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Athletics Placed Nick Martini On The Injured List

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Asdrubal Cabrera Confident He Can Make Transition To Third

Veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera is being asked to become a full-time third baseman for the first time in his career, and the player he is replacing was one of the best ever at the position.

Texas Official Site

Jurickson Profar Excited To Rock Green & Gold

No longer is Jurickson Profar a top young prospect -- he was once considered the best in baseball -- but the A's are hoping to get his best years out of him.

Oakland Official Site

Each Team's Best Prospects In The Last 15 Years

MLB Pipeline's new Top 100 Prospects list will be unveiled to the world on Saturday night on MLB Network and MLB.com with an hour-long special at 8 p.m. ET. It will be the 16th time MLB.com has assembled a preseason Top Prospects list, and the 10th time it has been revealed on the Network.

St. Louis Official Site

Athletics Signed Jurickson Profar For One-Year/$3.6M To Avoid Arbitration

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Rangers Traded Jurickson Profar To Athletics

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Athletics, Rangers Discussing Jurickson Profar

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Should The Cardinals Look To Move On From Kolten Wong & Michael Wacha?

Morning, everyone. How are you today? It’s Monday, which even in our modern don’t-really-care-about-Garfield world tends to suck for most people. I hope the beginning of your week isn’t too bad.

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Marco Gonzales Caps Season Strong In Loss To Rangers

Marco Gonzales wanted to finish the season in strong fashion, so consider it mission accomplished for the young Mariners lefty.

Seattle Official Site

Now Healthy, Jurickson Profar Thriving In Versatile Role

Rangers utility infielder Jurickson Profar is being listed as one of five players "to watch" for the Silver Slugger Award among American League shortstops.

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