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Heyman On Rangers, Phillies, Draft

The latest from Jon Heyman of SI.com (all links go to Twitter):

• Other than the Indians, the Rangers were the only team that told Grady Sizemore he’d play center field, according to Heyman. The outfielder re-signed in Cleveland today for a base salary of $5MM with up to $4MM in incentives.
• The Phillies were a “strong option” for Sizemore, but they wanted him in left field, Heyman reports.
• Heyman has future slot recommendations for amateur draft picks. MLB recommends a bonus of $7.2MM for the first overall pick and the recommendations decrease to $6.2MM, $5.2MM, $4.2MM, $3.5MM and $3.2MM for picks #2-6. The final selection of the first round will have a recommended bonus of $1.6MM. Given the penalties for teams that surpass MLB's recommended bonuses, Stephen Strasburg's $15.1MM deal will probably remain a record for a while.
• MLBTR has details on, analysis of and reaction to the CBA.

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