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Good morning everyone! Hope you're all managing to stay cool in the extreme heat. Here are some stories from around baseball to get your day started:
- The New York Times came out with a piece about how Jerry Dipoto has turned around the Mariners.
- Mike Scioscia's job at the helm of the Angels is reportedly safe for 2017.
- Former Mariners farmhand Patrick Kivlehan made his MLB debut for the Padres yesterday.
- Neil Weinberg investigates Brad Miller's sharp rise in ISO.
- The Astros will promote Cuban prospect Yulieski Gurriel.
- Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman have been cleared of any PED allegations.
- The Rangers have come to agreement on a deal with Carlos Gomez.
- The American League Cy Young Award race is wide open, writes Jeff Sullivan.
- Rob Manfred is aiming to implement a pitch clock in the major leagues soon.
- August Fagerstrom wonders what would happen if you put the best defensive players in baseball on one team.