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Sean McAdam / Providence Journal:
Papelbon sticking to his guns over contract — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jonathan Papelbon may be young, but he knows how the business of baseball works. — He knows that, with a little more than two years of major-league service time, he has no contractual leverage with the Red Sox.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Scenes lacked direction — Buchholz and Hansen are all over the lot — While the fans watched the action, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz kept his sun-shielded eyes on the fans at City of Palms Park. (Brita Meng Outzen/Associated Press) — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Even though the trophy …
Jeff Goldberg / Hartford Courant:
Rookie Finds His Mentor — FORT MYERS, Fla. - Clay Buchholz, 23, is the second-youngest player on the Red Sox's 40-man roster. Tim Wakefield, 41, is the second-oldest. — In his first major league spring training with the Red Sox, Buchholz has anchored himself to the veteran knuckleballer …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Sources: Schoeneweis, Sosa being shopped — VERO BEACH, Fla. - Mets GM Omar Minaya has let teams know that relievers Scott Schoeneweis and Jorge Sosa can be obtained in trades, according to sources briefed on the players' availability. Schoeneweis has two years and $7.2 million left on his original three-year deal.
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Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Mets shopping Schoeneweis and Sosa — As you may have already ready in today's Daily News, the Mets have started to shop Scott Schoeneweis and Jorge Sosa. Schoeneweis will make $7.2 million through 2009, while Sosa is owed $2 million this season in his final year before free agency.
Tim Marchman / New York Sun:
Risks of Injury Highlight Mets' Lack of Depth — A skeptic, keeping an eye on early returns, might point out that no matter how impressive they are in theory, this year's Mets are old, injury-prone, and thin, and that teams fitting this description are rarely impressive in practice.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Live blogging the Yankees-Astros game — You're looking live at Osceoloa County Stadium in strip-mall strewn Kissimmee, Fla. — It'll be Mike Mussina against Wandy Rodriguez. We're about to get underway. I have some work to do but I'll throw in some updates from time to time.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Pettitte Shakes Off the Rust and Gets Back to Business for the Yankees
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Notebook: Ponson reappears; reassignments loom — JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals will lend former pitcher Sidney Ponson a place and a mound to throw for scouts Thursday at lunchtime. — Ponson, who made 13 starts for the Cardinals in 2006, is said to have slimmed down to 245 pounds and cranked up his fastball to 91 mph.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Concern for reliever Johnson — Lefthanded reliever Tyler Johnson will have an MRI taken of his left shoulder today to determine if there is an injury. Johnson stopped throwing during his warm-up for Saturday's game because of tightness and soreness in the shoulder.
Faran Fagen / MLB.com:
Notes: McPherson to return on Monday — Newly acquired slugger hopes to fill vacancy at third base — JUPITER, Fla. — Dallas McPherson, out since Thursday with a strained right side, will be available to play Monday against the Boston Red Sox. — Manger Fredi Gonzalez said McPherson …
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
McClellan opens eyes in spring debut — Cards, scouts, fans alike marvel at Missouri native's progress — JUPITER, Fla. — First, Kyle McClellan caught the eyes of the prospect hounds with a big year in relief in 2007. Then McClellan drew the notice of Cardinals coaches …
Jim Salisbury / philly.com:
Cole Hamels is out of line — CLEARWATER, Fla. - Cry no tears for Cole Hamels. — This isn't Ryan Howard all over again. — Not even close. — Hamels is bent out of shape over having his contract renewed yesterday. Howard was in a similar mood after having his deal renewed a year ago.
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Sports Illustrated:
Roberts trade talks heat up — Orioles second baseman could go to Cubs with Payton — The Cubs and Orioles have resumed trade talks involving second baseman Brian Roberts, and one person familiar with the talks indicated discussions were starting to get serious.
Rich Lederer / Baseball Analysts:
Prospecting in Long Beach — The first two weekends of the college baseball season brought three-ranked teams into Long Beach to play the Dirtbags. I was able to see a number of pro prospects, most of whom will be eligible for the draft this June. — The newly implemented uniform start date pushed …
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Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
ELEVEN MEN OUT — NO-NAMES TAKE FIELD AS METS' INFIRMARY FILLS — VERO BEACH, Fla. - The bumps, bruises and strains keep piling up so fast that the Mets are already resorting to black humor. — Bullpen coach Guy Conti took one look at the lineup of nobodies the injury-ravaged Amazin's brought …
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