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Prospect ranking season is here. Top 10 lists will be arriving shortly and in preparation for that, we present an intro series looking at some of the players who deserve mentioning but probably will not be appearing on their teams’ Top 10 lists. The series is back for a second year. Tampa Bay Rays The Graduate: Jeff [...]
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Victor Zambrano's mother kidnapped in Venezuela. Jim Duquette on the phone now trying to trade her for Scott Kazmir's mother

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Mom of former major leaguer Zambrano kidnapped

The mother of former major leaguer Victor Zambrano has been kidnapped.

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