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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's agree in principle to deal with Trachsel … Having learned earlier today that starting pitcher Kris Benson will likely have surgery for a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the Orioles have moved fast to fill the hole in the rotation, agreeing in principle to a deal …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Orioles sign Trachsel to fill Benson's spot — The Orioles, moving quickly in response to the loss of right-hander Kris Benson, have reached agreement with free-agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a one-year, $3.1 million contract, FOXSports.com has learned.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Benson out for season with rotator cuff tear — In a sharp blow to the Orioles' 2007 hopes, right-hander Kris Benson will miss the entire season due to a partially torn rotator cuff, FOXSports.com has learned. — Benson, 32, will require surgery to repair his injury …
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Benson tears rotator cuff; likely to miss season — BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will almost certainly miss the 2007 season. — A recent MRI exam revealed a partial tear, Benson's agent, Gregg Clifton said Monday.
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Associated Press:
Benson likely out for season with rotator cuff tear — BALTIMORE — Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 season. — Baltimore moved quickly to fill his spot in the starting rotation, agreeing Monday …
Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Major shakeup in rotation for O's — Reports: Benson downed by shoulder injury, Trachsel to sign — FORT LAUDERDALE — The Orioles lost one arm and gained another Monday, just two days before pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to their Spring Training complex.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Acta wants to hear Schneider — New manager wants veteran catcher to become vocal presence — VIERA, Fla. — Catcher Brian Schneider has played for the Nationals/Expos since the 2000 season. For most of that time, he has been the team's everyday catcher and representative when it came to union matters.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats ready to get to work — New ownership excited to watch maturation of young team — VIERA, Fla. — With pitchers and catchers reporting today, it will mark the third season of the Washington Nationals and the first full year that the team will be run by the Lerner Group.
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Deal to sell Braves finally done; now goes to MLB for OK — Time Warner agreed on terms of a sale of the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media and sent the deal to Major League Baseball for approval Monday, team president Terry McGuirk told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Jim Baumbach / Newsday:
Exit Sandman? It's possible — Without extension he wants, Rivera says he'd walk after season — TAMPA, Fla. — Mariano Rivera said Monday he would not hesitate to leave the Yankees as a free agent next winter if they don't show him the "respect" he thinks he deserves.
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Murray Chass / New York Times:
It's Cashman's Team, for Better or Worse — There were times in George Steinbrenner's ownership of the Yankees when he would not allow his general manager to attend the annual meetings of major league general managers. Other teams, Steinbrenner was convinced, wanted to steal the ideas …
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Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
Rockies sign righty Herges — Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd set out this off-season to add depth to the pitching staff. — He hasn't stopped, even with the pitchers and catchers scheduled for their first workout on Friday. — Veteran right-hander Matt Herges is the latest reliever to enter the Rockies spring bullpen battle.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS — PETERSON: METS HAVE RIGHT INGREDIENTS FOR ROTATION — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The sun was shining brilliantly yesterday on the row of bullpen mounds head groundskeeper Tommy Bowes and his crew have groomed to perfection here at the Mets spring training complex.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox sign veteran Perez — In another move designed to solve left-handed pitchers, the White Sox signed infielder Eduardo Perez to a minor-league contract Monday. — Perez, 37, has a .265 lifetime batting average and a .501 slugging percentage against left-handed pitchers.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wells tries to get back in circulation — JUPITER, FLA. — The map that brought Kip Wells to the Cardinals runs from his upper right leg to above his right chest and finally to his right arm. — The incisions indicate how a surgeon in St. Louis last March addressed a major artery …
Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Volstad will live big-league dream at home — Chris Volstad is thrilled to be heading to spring training, but he's still not ready to give up his room at home. — P ALM BEACH GARDENS — The Volstad brothers have shared the same bedroom all of their lives.
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Red Sox's rotation filled with several potential aces … What team has the best rotation in baseball? That used to be an easy question. For the better part of 10 years, the Braves were the simple answer, but it's not an easy question now. There are six or seven good rotations …
Boston Globe:
It's Truck Day — Today marks the unofficial start of spring training for the Red Sox: It's Truck Day at Fenway Park! The Sox equipment truck left from Fenway Park in Boston today, bound for the team's spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla. Here, Michael Patti struggles to put the spring training banner on the van.
