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		<title>Guzman Steals Home To Keep Dominican Republic Undefeated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Badler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dominican Republic (Escogido) 3, Venezuela (Caracas) 2
	
With the game tied 2-2 in the seventh inning, Phillies center fielder Freddy Guzman stole home for what proved to be the winning run yesterday, keeping Escogido&#39;s record a perfect 3-0 in the Caribbean Series. Guzman, 29, stole three bases, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks. Braves 22-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orioles Pitcher Parker Suspended</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7509</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball suspended righthander Brian Parker of the Orioles for 50 games after a second positive test for a drug of abuse, in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.
Parker, 24, finished last season by making two appearances and notching one save at Double-A Bowie after going 4-3, 4.31 at high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martinez Homer Helps Power Dominicans In Caribbean Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Badler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Caribbean Series is underway in Venezuela, featuring the league champions from the Domincan League, Venezuelan League, Mexican Pacific League and the Puerto Rican League. The team with the best record at the end of the six-day, round-robin tournament wins the championship.
Dominican Republic (Escogido) 7, Mexico (Hermosillo) 1
	
Mets left fielder Fernando Martinez went 2-for-4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minor League Transactions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time: Jan. 25-31
	Previous installment:  Jan. 19-24
	 Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.
	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Signed: OF Doug Deeds
	Baltimore Orioles
	Signed: RHP Andy Mitchell (re-signed)
	Chicago Cubs
	Signed: 1B Chad Tracy
	Chicago White Sox
	Signed: RHP Daniel Cabrera
	Cincinnati Reds
	Signed: 2B Miguel Cairo
	Colorado Rockies
	Signed: RHP Chris Gissell, RHP Carlos Guevara, LHP Damian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB Suspends Would-Be Bonus Baby Duanel Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7485</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball announced 50-game suspensions for two minor league players, including one who had just recently had his lucrative contract voided.
Earlier this week, MLB announced that it had voided the seven-figure deal that Dominican third baseman Duanel Jones had signed with the Giants. Now, they state that Jones has been suspended for &#34;violating the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minor League Transactions</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7481</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time: Jan. 19-24
	Previous installment:  Jan. 1-18
	 A question to readers: Do you know where to find accurate player statistics (with English text) for Korea Baseball Organization or the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan? We&#39;re in the process of editing our Super Register and that&#39;s a question that comes up each year.
	Check out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB Voids Giants&#8217; Seven-Figure Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7469</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Badler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball has voided the contract of Dominican third baseman Duanel Jones, who had agreed to terms for a seven-figure deal with the Giants.
One American League international scouting director last month called Jones, a solid contact hitter with power potential, &#34;one of the better players available from this year&#39;s July 2 class.&#34; According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: Desme Retires To Become Catholic Priest</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7461</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athletics outfielder Grant Desme has retired to become a Catholic priest. A&#39;s farm director Keith Lieppman confirmed that Desme, who led the Arizona Fall League with 11 home runs en route to MVP honors, has given up the game.
Lieppman said Desme called A&#39;s general manager Billy Beane earlier in the week to inform him of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Ball Playoff Update</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7451</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Badler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The playoffs for each of the four major winter leagues are under way, with the champion of each league slated to head to the Caribbean Series in Venezuela from Feb. 2-7. Here&#39;s a quick look at each league&#39;s playoff picture.
	Dominican League
Mets outfielder Fernando Martinez went 5-for-6 with a three-run homer for Escogido in the Leones&#39; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minor League Transactions</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7444</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time: Jan. 1-18
	Previous installment: 21-31
	 Our first transactions update for 2010. Information furnished by MLB.
	Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.
	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Signed: SS Jake Wald
	Released: RHP Tony Barnette
	Atlanta Braves
	Signed: 3B Joe Thurston
	Baltimore Orioles
	Signed: C Phillip Britton, SS Andy Gonzalez, OF Jeff Salazar
	Boston Red Sox
	Signed: RHP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minor League Transactions</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7437</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time: Dec. 21-31 
	Previous installment: Dec. 11-20 
	 The transactions update you&#39;ve been clamoring for is here . . . in part. This installment takes us up through the end of 2009. We&#39;ll get caught up next week. 
	Bear in mind that these transactions updates come directly from the horse&#39;s mouth. That is, MLB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB Suspends Negron, Two Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball meted out 50-game suspensions to three players, a group including a 2000 first-round pick and a pair of Latin pitchers who spent &#39;09 as teenagers in the Dominican Summer League.
&#8226; White Sox Triple-A outfielder Miguel Negron, 27, failed his second test for a &#34;drug of abuse.&#34; Selected 20th overall by the Blue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reds Pull a Surprise, Land Aroldis Chapman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.J. Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Aroldis Chapman defected during the World Port Tournament in the Netherlands in July, the conventional wisdom was that he would eventually sign with one of the big-revenue teams like the Yankees, Angels or Red Sox.
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		<title>John Manuel&#8217;s Personal Top 20 Prospects List</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7425</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.J. Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Baseball America Prospect Handbook has been sent to the printer and will be shipped in the not too distant future. As part of the handbook, Jim Callis, Will Lingo and John Manuel rank their own personal Top 50s, the first step toward putting together Baseball America&#8217;s Top 100 Prospects list.
As a sneak peek, here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minor League Transactions</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7417</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time: Dec. 11-20
	Previous installment: Nov. 24-Dec. 10 
	Transactions reports may be sporadic during the holiday season, so we leave you with a gift.
	 Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here. 
	Arizona Diamondbacks 
	Signed: RHP Rodrigo Lopez 
	Atlanta Braves 
	Released: RHP Adam Bullard, RHP Casey Hodges, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Fail Tests For A &#8216;Drug Of Abuse&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major League Baseball recently announced 50-game suspensions for a pair of minor league players, one who just completed his 13th professional season and the other his first. Each failed his second test for a drug of abuse in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program. Both suspensions take effect on Opening Day.
&#8226; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Sano, Say The Twins</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7406</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In wrapping up the Twins&#8217; Top 30 Prospects for our Prospect Handbook&#8212;and if you&#8217;re reading something called the Prospect Blog, you really should buy the book&#8212;I had to make sure all the players&#8217; vitals were correct. Height, weight, signing scouts (that&#8217;s an important one &#8217;round here), that kind of thing.
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		<title>Minor League Transactions</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7395</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Eddy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time: Nov. 24-Dec. 10
Previous installment: Nov. 18-23

 We&#8217;re back with a special weekend edition of Minor League Transactions. The first wave of minor league free agents have found homes for 2010, while the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis gave us five trades in five days involving minor leaguers. The Rule 5 draft traditionally closes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrapping Up The Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS&#8212;Most everyone left town as soon as the Rule 5 draft ended. But many minor league personnel, and some major league clubs, stayed behind for Thursday night&#8217;s banquet that officially closes the Winter Meetings.
Baseball America&#8217;s Minor League Player of the Year is one of several annual awards presented, including Topps&#8217; organization of the year, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rule 5 Draft, Pick By Pick</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7359</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.J. Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


RULE 5 DRAFT


ROUND ONE


Pick
Selecting
            Team
Player
Original Team
The Skinny


No. 1
*Yankees
Jamie Hoffmann, of
Dodgers
Physical grinder with big league experience could stick as extra outfielder.
&#160;


No. 2
Pirates
John Raynor, of
Marlins
At least a 70 runner, Raynor fits as an extra outfielder if his defense in center is serviceable.


No. 3
**Rangers
Ben Snyder, lhp
Giants
Rangers targeted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minor League Phase</title>
		<link>http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7362</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Triple-A phase has started and the picks are actually coming a bit too quick to keep up with all of them. But some quick Triple-A&#160;picks of interest:
&#8226; Beau Vaughn, who has good blogging tools, goes to the A&#8217;s.
&#8226; The Mets took Johnny Lujan, a Puerto Rican righty with a low slot.
&#8226; There were 21 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major League Phase, Round 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a thin talent pool that&#8217;s been picked over for the Rule 5 draft so far, and everyone&#8217;s passing in the second round of the major league phase. No one drafted a player. Seventeen (17)&#160;players went in the major league phase.
Nothing exceptional in the first round, no Josh Hamiltons, no one with Joakim Sorai upside. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrapping Up Round One</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orioles farmhand Steven Johnson, a righthander and the son of ex-big leaguer Dave Johnson, goes to the Giants, while the Cardinals select lefty Ben Jukich. We had Jukich a bit higher on our board . . . 
The Phillies take Kenny Herndon from the Angels system, another righthander off their Double-A&#160;Arkansas team, joining Bobby Cassevah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lofgren To The Brew Crew</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Lofgren, one-time Futures Game starter, goes to Milwaukee, while the Cubs took righty Mike Parisi from the Cardinals. Frankly none of these picks are exciting me.
The Rays take Armando Zerpa from the Red Sox, a lefty reliever whose work we are not familiar.
Seattle takes righthander Kanekoa Texeira and his slider from the Yankees. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A&#8217;s Take Cassevah</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Athletics took sinkerballing righthander Bobby Cassevah from the Angels. Toronto followed with righty Zech Zinicola, off the Nationals farm. He&#8217;s the former Arizona State closer. Man, it&#8217;s a busy first round.
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		<title>Meet The New Met</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York selects Carlos Monasterios, the righthander in the Phillies system, a sinkerballer acquired in 2006 in the Bobby Abreu trade.
The Astros follow with Jorge Gimenez, a third baseman from the Red Sox system. He&#8217;s an offensive-minded minor league veteran.
The Padres pass.
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		<title>Tribe Takes Ambriz</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former UCLA&#160;righthander Hector Ambriz to the Indians with the fifth pick; kudos to MLB.com&#8217;s Jonathan Mayo, who was on that.
The Diamondbacks take lefty Zack Kroenke from the Yankees system.
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		<title>Rule 5 Picks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orioles take lefty Ben Snyder from the Giants and will trade him to the Rangers in the Kevin Millwood trade. The Royals follow with lefty Edgar Osuna from the Braves.
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		<title>Hoffmann Goes 1st</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nationals take Jamie Hoffmann first overall, and he&#8217;ll be traded to the Yankees for Brian Bruney. The Pirates follow with speedster John Raynor out of the Marlins system.
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		<title>Live From The Westin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS&#8212;The Rule 5&#8217;s about to be on, and our connection looks secure. If we lose our site here due to crazy Rule 5 traffic, we&#8217;ll switch to the BA&#160;Twitter feed. 
The roll call is starting, so no more datelines or rumors. We&#8217;ll just blog every pick as fast as we can.
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