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With so much attention given to breaking down prospects piece by piece, looking at their strengths and weaknesses with great detail, we present Scouting Notebook here at Scout.com. Using the valuable input of professional scouts, we take an advanced look at ‘07 and ‘08 draft prospects’ Bobby Bramhall, Michael Taylor, and Jeremy Bleich.
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Time Warner Inc. finalized an agreement Monday to sell the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media Corp. after more than a year of negotiations. The deal, which values the team at $450 million, was submitted to Major League Baseball for its approval process, two people familiar with the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity because [...]

A Marine who lost a finger on his left hand while serving in Iraq has agreed to terms with the San Diego Padres, the team said Monday. Right-hander Cooper Brannan will report to minor league spring training March 1. The 22-year-old injured his left hand during a second tour of duty Iraq. Team spokesman George [...]

Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 season.
Baltimore moved quickly to fill his spot in the starting rotation, agreeing Monday with free agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a $3 million, one-year contract, according to a baseball official who spoke on condition of [...]

Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 season. Baltimore moved quickly to fill his spot in the starting rotation, agreeing Monday with free agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a $3 million, one-year contract, according to a baseball official who spoke on condition [...]

The Orioles, moving quickly in response to the loss of right-hander Kris Benson, have reached agreement with free-agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a one-year, $3.1 million contract, FOXSports.com has learned.
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Time Warner Inc. reached a deal to sell the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media Corp. after more than a year of negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The agreement, which must still be approved by Major League Baseball owners, would involve Time Warner transferring the Braves, a group of craft magazines and $1 billion [...]

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - With one former New York Mets pitcher to miss the upcoming season, the Baltimore Orioles are turning to another ex-Met to plug the hole in the start rotation.
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Dice-K arrived at spring training.
And so did crowds of reporters, photographers and television crews who flocked to Florida to chronicle the $103 million Japanese ace’s landing. That didn’t count the handful of puzzled passers-by who wondered what all the fuss was about Monday at Tampa International Airport.
It’s all about Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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Washington pitcher John Patterson and Florida reliever Kevin Gregg argued their salary cases in front of arbitration panels Monday. Patterson, eligible for arbitration for the first time, asked arbitrators Elliott Shriftman, Dan Brent and Stephen Goldberg for a raise from $450,000 to $1.85 million. The Nationals offered $850,000, less than half.
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