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2:00 AM ET, March 22, 2008

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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.
Discussion: Oriole Post
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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 …
Discussion: Hardball and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Rick Morrissey / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs too remiss about so-so starters
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.
Discussion: The Bronx Block and Bronx Liaison
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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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Girardi: No lefty in pen would be all right
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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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets vulnerable to lefthanded pitching
Discussion: Kranepool Society and MetsBlog.com
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Schneider to play Saturday
Discussion: Mets Fever
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.
Discussion: MetsBlog.com
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Santana goes six scoreless vs. O's
Discussion: Chicago Mets Fan and Hot Foot
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
IT'S TIME TO REGISTER  —  RELIEVER MAKING AMAZIN' IMPRESSION
Discussion: NJ.com, Purple Row and MetsBlog.com
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: The Transaction Guy and MLB Rumors
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
Discussion: Providence Journal
 
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