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By Bill Colson
By Tom Verducci
TONY LA RUSSA ST. LOUIS'S NEW MANAGER TALKS ABOUT CHANGING LEAGUES AND CHANGES IN THE GAME
By Tim Kurkjian; Tony La Russa
BASEBALL '96
10 FEARLESS PREDICTIONS
By Hank Hersch
LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE MAJOR LEAGUES ARE BEING TRANSFORMED BY A FLOOD OF IMPACT PLAYERS FROM LATIN COUNTRIES
By Hank Hersch
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE BELOVED IN CLEVELAND, ADORED IN PUERTO RICO, CARLOS BAERGA HAS BECOME A LEADER OF LATINS
By Ed Hinton
IN THE BEGINNING SINCE ITS ARRIVAL IN A CUBAN PORT 130 YEARS AGO, BASEBALL HAS SPAWNED GENERATIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN TALENT
By David Sabino
STAR GAZING THE HOUSTON ASTROS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON VENEZUELA AND FOUND A HOTBED OF TALENT
By Mark Bechtel
LETHAL WEAPON PITCHERS KNOW A BAT IS A DANGEROUS TOOL IN THE HANDS OF SEATTLE'S RELENTLESS EDGAR MARTINEZ
By Kelli Anderson
DREAM ON BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY ALLOW PROS TO PLAY IN THE OLYMPICS, SO WHY NOT BASEBALL? HERE'S WHY
By E.M. Swift
DREAM TEAM/UNITED STATES
By Mark Bechtel
DREAM TEAM/CUBA
By Mark Bechtel
DREAM TEAM/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
By Mark Bechtel
DREAM TEAM/PUERTO RICO
By Mark Bechtel
DREAM TEAM/VENEZUELA
By Mark Bechtel
THEY STAND ALONE WITH BASEBALL PLAGUED BY A PITCHING SHORTAGE, ATLANTA'S STARTING ROTATION IS THE ENVY OF ALL OTHER TEAMS, WHICH STRUGGLE TO BUILD A STAFF
By Tom Verducci
THE MOVES CHART: WHO WENT WHERE THE DEFINITIVE COMPENDIUM OF MAJOR OFF-SEASON PLAYER MOVEMENT (PLAYERS ARE LISTED IN ORDER OF IMPACT ON THEIR TEAMS; KEY IS ON PAGE 71)
Scouting Reports
THE MASTER LIST HOW THEY RANK
RICO BROGNA
By Kelly Whiteside
1 ATLANTA BRAVES
By Kelly Whiteside
2 NEW YORK METS
By Kelly Whiteside
3 FLORIDA MARLINS
By Kelly Whiteside
4 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
By Kelly Whiteside
5 MONTREAL EXPOS
By Kelly Whiteside
REGGIE SANDERS
By Hank Hersch
1 HOUSTON ASTROS
By Hank Hersch
2 CINCINNATI REDS
By Hank Hersch
3 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
By Hank Hersch
4 CHICAGO CUBS
By Hank Hersch
5 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
By Hank Hersch
ERIC KARROS
By Kelli Anderson
1 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
By Tim Kurkjian
2 COLORADO ROCKIES
By Tim Kurkjian
3 SAN DIEGO PADRES
By Tim Kurkjian
4 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
By Tim Kurkjian
SHARP SHOOTER ARMED WITH A 101-MPH FASTBALL, TROY PERCIVAL HAS BECOME ONE OF BASEBALL'S MOST DOMINANT RELIEVERS
By MICHAEL GRANT JAFFE
1 BALTIMORE ORIOLES
By Christian Stone
2 NEW YORK YANKEES
By Christian Stone
3 BOSTON RED SOX
By Christian Stone
4 TORONTO BLUE JAYS
By Christian Stone
5 DETROIT TIGERS
By Christian Stone
2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
By Marty Burns
3 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
By Marty Burns
4 MINNESOTA TWINS
By Mark McClusky
5 MILWAUKEE BREWERS
By Mark McClusky
1 CLEVELAND INDIANS
By Mark McClusky
1 CALIFORNIA ANGELS
By Marty Burns
2 SEATTLE MARINERS
By Kostya Kennedy
3 TEXAS RANGERS
By Kostya Kennedy
4 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
By Kostya Kennedy
BAD BEHAVIOR AS BASEBALL TRIES HARD TO POLISH ITS IMAGE AND BRING BACK THE FANS, A KEY PROBLEM REMAINS: TOO MANY OF THE PLAYERS ARE STILL ACTING LIKE ...WELL, LIKE JERKS
By Steve Rushin
FREE BIRD WHEN ORIOLES OWNER PETER ANGELOS TALKS, ALL THE OWNERS LISTEN--THEY JUST DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY HEAR
By Johnette Howard
THE WAY IT OUGHTA BE? PEEKING AHEAD TO THE 21ST CENTURY, THE AUTHOR ENCOUNTERS A VERY DIFFERENT GAME
By Tom Verducci
Middle Relievers
THE GREAT MIDDLE CLASS MIDDLE RELIEVERS DESERVE A LOT MORE CREDIT-- AND A GOOD STAT TO PROVE THEIR WORTH
By Tim Kurkjian RESEARCH BY David Sabino
Departments
Al Central
CHUCK KNOBLAUCH
By Lars Anderson
Al West
GARRET ANDERSON
By Kelli Anderson
