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6:20 PM ET, March 27, 2007

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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Tests signal return a go for Karstens  —  Read Mark Feinsand's Blogging the Bombers  —  TAMPA - Tests yesterday revealed no damage to Jeff Karstens' elbow, as an MRI and CT scan showed his arm to be in sound shape.  Joe Torre called it "outstanding news," though the team has no exact timetable for his return.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Pettitte's back holds up in session while Iggy impresses Phils & self  —  Read Mark Feinsand's Blogging the Bombers  —  TAMPA - Andy Pettitte threw 25 important pitches in the bullpen yesterday, but it was the 87 tosses made by Kei Igawa that may have most calmed the Yankees' fears.
Peter Abraham / The Journal News:
Igawa looks like a bargain for Yankees
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers acquire Dessens for Clark  —  Veteran right-hander to fill long relief role for Milwaukee  —  PHOENIX — The Brewers eased their outfield logjam and added a bullpen arm on Monday, trading Brady Clark, their Opening Day center fielder in each of the previous two seasons, to the Dodgers for right-handed veteran Elmer Dessens.
Discussion: The Brewer Chronicles
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Notes: Yost continues to sit tight on team's bench
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Getting some relief  —  Deal clears up outfield logjam and addresses bullpen concern
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball and Brewers Bar
Jeff / Lookout Landing:
Brandon Morrow  —  I guess it's my turn to weigh in on this.  —  I have to admit, I've been going back and forth on the issue - at first I liked it, but that's because my first impressions are always shortsighted, and the more I thought about it, the more I started to side with the "send him to the minors" camp.
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John McGrath / News, Sports, Entertainment:
Morrow's bid for majors can touch a heart  —  PEORIA, Ariz. - For a kid who doesn't talk much, Brandon Morrow has pumped up the volume of a Seattle Mariners spring-training camp that convened with all the intrigue of a boilerplate keynote speech.  —  Morrow, the Mariners' 2006 first-round draft choice …
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner
Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres to release Todd Walker, save $3 million  —  The Padres said they will release utility infielder Todd Walker on Tuesday, which will save the club close to $3 million in salary unless it loses a grievance to the players' union.  —  An arbitration panel last month set Walker's salary at $3.95 million …
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres decide Walker must go
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Zambrano mulls his '08 workplace  —  If he and Cubs part, Mets a possibility—as are the White Sox  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — With six days left to reach a contract extension before Opening Day, Carlos Zambrano is discussing the possibility of wearing a New York Mets uniform next year.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Throwing us a curve  —  Matsuzaka has little command and less comment  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Dice-K Dissection.  Prepare yourself, Red Sox fans.  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched five innings of no-hit baseball in a 5-0 spring training loss to the Cincinnati Reds yesterday, but that's not the story.
Discussion: Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Matsuzaka tosses five no-hit innings
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Papelbon moves up: Closer seeks new arm slot  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Jonathan Papelbon [stats] is back in the one-and-done business, and yesterday it looked like he had not missed much while he was gone.  —  In his first one-inning stint since he and the Red Sox [team stats] …
Discussion: The Joy of Sox
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:   Hansen's spring keeps getting worse
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Decision time for Rangers rotation  —  Wright, Loe likely to make team; question involves their roles  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - All that's left is the decision.  —  The Rangers have watched Jamey Wright and Kameron Loe pitch all spring.
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: Rangers pleased with Wright
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
Neil DeMause / Village Voice:
Take Me Out to the Mall Game  —  Hey, look what you're paying for!  A Voice guide to the new Mets and Yankees stadiums.  —  Time is running out for Shea and Yankee stadiums: By Opening Day, the skeletons of CitiField and the new Yankee Stadium (no corporate name yet, though …
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Sanchez could miss most of season  —  Surgery likely for Mets reliever to repair fracture in shoulder  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The bad news traveled neither far nor fast.  Even hours after the Mets publicly acknowledged that Duaner Sanchez's repaired shoulder requires additional surgical repair, some teammates were unaware.
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Amy K. Nelson / ESPN:   Sanchez likely to have surgery on shoulder again
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
There's just a passion about the numbers in baseball … I learned a new number recently.  I now know how many yards Dan Marino, the record holder, threw for in his NFL career.  I'm told by football stat guys that it's an "awkward" number, but before the other day, I wouldn't have come within 10,000 yards of the correct number.
Discussion: Baseball Musings
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Kerry presses baseball to hold off on DirecTV deal  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry urged Major League Baseball on Tuesday to hold off on a deal to put the sport's "Extra Innings" package of out-of-market games exclusively on DirecTV Group Inc. A top baseball official declined to agree, with opening day less than a week away.
MLB.com:
Brewers acquire catcher Maxim St. Pierre from Kansas City  —  Send pitcher Ben Hendrickson to the Royals  —  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers today acquired C Maxim St. Pierre from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RHP Ben Hendrickson.  The announcement was made by Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Melvin.
Discussion: Brewers Bar
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Emil Brown fed up with criticism  —  Royals outfielder sick and tired of people calling him an "adventure" in the outfield.  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. |  Emil Brown glanced at the lineup card Sunday morning in the Royals' clubhouse, turned and observed to anyone within listening distance:
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Ticket Woes Mar Run-Up To Opener  —  Some Nats Fans Await Arrival of Season Passes  —  One week before the Washington Nationals open their third season in the District — their first full year under the new ownership group headed by Theodore Lerner — some of the club's most ardent fans …
Mike Digiovanna / L.A. Times:
Albany D.A. to provide customer lists  —  Matthews is expected to be named in steroid and human growth hormone case, and Angels outfielder may be called to testify.  —  TEMPE, ARIZ. — Major League Baseball should get a better handle on the scope of a state and federal investigation …
Discussion: The FanHouse - Mlb
Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:
Under The Knife  —  Hard Eight  —  It's crazier than you can imagine at the UTK home office.  As the season draws closer, there's always those last second surprises, the trades of guys like Brady Clark or Jorge Julio, based as much on roster crunch as talent.
 
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
No indications that deals are imminent for Buehrle, Dye, Iguchi
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Howell, Jackson fighting for No. 5 slot
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mota's teammates willing to forgive and forget
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