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Good morning baseball fans!
The draft is unfortunately over. Is it too early to start planning for next year? Over 1200 players have officially been selected. And hey, you never know, there could be a Mike Piazza, Jarrod Dyson or Kevin Siegrist hiding somewhere at number 1199.
Find our full recap of the first day of the draft here.
What’s going on in baseball today?
- A lot (a lot!) of good players were drafted on Monday and they deserve you page view. Check out the draft tracker to see where they all went and our Q&As with a good chunk of the first round to get inside their heads.
- Check out the latest news in the American League East.
- The Cardinals have released Jhonny Peralta.
- And just like that...the Red Sox are interested in signing Peralta. Silver lining?
- The Brewers have officially DFA’ed Neftali Feliz, and yes we’re surprised it took this long too.
- The Rangers have acquired Joely Rodriguez.
- Phillies’ Cesar Hernandez to miss 6 weeks with an oblique injury.
- Yasiel Puig has been suspended 1 game for obscene gesture. Or, if you’ve never seen that “obscene gesture” before, maybe just sit in the stands of a baseball game?
- Want to stay up to date with your team’s newest start? Here’s how to follow every top draft pick on social media.
- The Cubs are selling old World Series ivy for $200 a leaf since we’re all still suckers and want to be apart of it all. Also, I’m selling a pen Derek Jeter touched one, let me know your best offer.
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Important Links:
2017 MLB Pre-July Trade Tracker
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Today in baseball: On June 15th, 1999, Brewers' pitcher Jim Abbott, born without a right hand, gets his first hit in his 11-year career.