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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Ensberg added to 40-man roster — The Yankees tonight added Morgan Ensberg to the 40-man roster. He will make $1.75 million. — He has no options, so this mean that Ensberg is going to make the team. Now that he knows his status, Ensberg said his next move would be to get a new number.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Ensberg nets spot with Yanks for now — New York adds veteran to 40-man roster after Friday's game — TAMPA, Fla. — Morgan Ensberg is a product of Southern California's beaches, and his greatest successes took place on baseball fields in Houston. But there was always something …
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Ensberg added to 40-man — The Yankees added Morgan Ensberg to their 40-man roster. Since he has no minor league options remaining, this essentially means he is a slam dunk to make the team. He will make $1.75 million. — For all you diehard Yankee fans, you will be interested …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Trade talks starting to wear on Roberts — Second baseman says uncertainty tough to handle; he hopes for resolution before Opening Day — JUPITER, Fla. - He was supposed to have been somewhere in Arizona today, wearing a Chicago Cubs jersey, playing second base and batting leadoff for a team with legitimate World Series aspirations.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' DeRosa sick of trade talks — Makes a stand, says he should play — TUCSON, Ariz. - Opening Day is only nine days away, but Mark DeRosa still doesn't know if he will be in the starting lineup. — It all depends on whether general manager Jim Hendry acquires Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang will start Opening Day for Yanks — Right-hander coming off back-to-back 19-win seasons — TAMPA, Fla. — One year ago, Chien-Ming Wang got his hopes up to pitch on Opening Day before suffering both an injury and ultimate disappointment, forced to watch from a Tampa apartment as his team went north without him.
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ESPN.com:
Wang gets Yanks' Opening Day nod — TAMPA, Fla, — The New York Yankees on Friday chose Chien-Ming Wang to start on Opening Day at home against the Toronto Blue Jays. — Wang has won 19 games each of the past two seasons. The right-hander lost out on his chance to start last season's opener …
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Associated Press
Lisa Kennelly / NJ.com:
One catcher back, one catcher down — Brian Schneider went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and a sac fly in a Triple-A game today and will play tomorrow. — Catcher Robinson Cancel, however, had an MRI on his left knee today which revealed a small tear. He will have to go to New York …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets make all the Wright moves vs. Nats — Third baseman gets three hits, including first home run — METS 8, NATIONALS 2 — Mets at the plate David Wright singled in each of his first two at-bats against Matt Chico and hit his first home run of the exhibition season against Chris Schroeder in the fifth.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Pierre disappointed in starting status — Manager Torre meets with outfielder to discuss matter — TUCSON, Ariz. — Juan Pierre was back in the starting lineup in left field on Friday, one day after coming off the bench as a pinch-hitter, then meeting with manager Joe Torre after the game.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers' Millwood aces every test — egrant@dallasnews.com — TUCSON, Ariz. - A sore hamstring and unfortunate scheduling reduced Kevin Millwood's spring résumé to a single, solitary start. — He made the most of it. — Facing National League West champion Arizona …
Associated Press:
Yankees' ticket prices skyrocket for new stadium — NEW YORK — Those $250 box seats at Yankee Stadium will seem inexpensive in 2009. — The New York Yankees will charge $500 to $2,500 for seats near home plate in the first five-to-eight rows of their new ballpark.
Associated Press:
Recurring shoulder pain worries Bucs' Sanchez — Former batting champion concerned about shoulder — BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Second baseman Freddy Sanchez felt pain Friday in his surgically repaired right shoulder, a major setback that may force him to begin a second consecutive season on the Pittsburgh Pirates' disabled list.
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Baseball Musings
Jim Street / MLB.com:
Mariners not interested in Bonds — CEO leaves no doubt about club's position on slugger — PEORIA, Ariz. — Scratch the notion of Barry Bonds ever playing for the Mariners. — “No, absolutely not,” Mariners chief executive officer Howard Lincoln said Friday morning when asked …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Happy landing in Tokyo for exhausted Sox — Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (left) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport March 21, 2008. The Boston Red Sox flew into Tokyo on Friday, arriving just after midnight. — TOKYO — There was no daylight to tell the Red Sox what time it was when they touched …
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
First class all the way — Sox trip hardly typical
First class all the way — Sox trip hardly typical
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Providence Journal