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Melissa Segura / Sports Illustrated:
Feds expanding probe of GM Bowden … A federal investigation into the skimming of signing bonuses given to baseball prospects from Latin America is looking at Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden as far back as 1994, when he was GM of the Cincinnati Reds, according to a baseball executive familiar with the investigation.
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Chicago Tribune:
Ex-Sox official Wilder suffers major change of fortune — David Wilder was a promising baseball executive with realistic ambitions of running a team after apprenticeships with four organizations, including the Cubs and the White Sox. — As senior director of player personnel for the White Sox …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves sign Garret Anderson to one-year deal — Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — The Braves have finally added a veteran bat to their outfield, left-handed slugger Garret Anderson. — The team finalized a one-year contract worth about $2.5 million with the free agent on Sunday, according to a person familiar with negotiations.
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Braves Sign Garret Anderson — By Steve Adams [February 22 at 4:01pm CST] — 4:01pm: O'Brien's official story is up. Anderson will get about $2.5MM on a one-year deal. The official announcement will come tomorrow. — Anderson will platoon with Diaz, and be reunited …
David Lennon / Hartford Courant:
Daniel Murphy will be Mets' everyday left-fielder — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Who needs Manny Ramirez when the Mets have Daniel Murphy? That's the message Jerry Manuel delivered yesterday when he revealed that .Murphy will get the majority of playing time in leftfield this .season …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Mets enjoy being out of the spotlight — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - It is 9 a.m. at Tradition Field, the start of another ripple-free day in Mets camp. GM Omar Minaya strolls through the clubhouse without his cellphone after finishing a cardio workout. The players, with a half-hour to kill …
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jeter gets hamstrung — TAMPA - Derek Jeter experienced some soreness in his right hamstring Sunday, and while the issue is not considered serious, the upcoming World Baseball Classic presents a concern for manager Joe Girardi. — Jeter, who is known to keep injury-related issues …
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Derek Jeter has sore hammy, expects to run Monday — TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees captain Derek Jeter has a sore right hamstring and expects to resume running on Monday. — Jeter took part in all drills Sunday except a running program. — Jeter says his hamstring soreness will not impact …
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Future Shock — Yankees Top 11 Prospects — Five-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Just Missed: Brad Suttle, 3B; Kelvin De Leon, RF; Wilkins De La Rosa, LHP — Ranking Challenges: It's a very tough system to rank from top to bottom. Montero comes with positional questions …
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Cardinals' Ludwick will not play in WBC — JUPITER, Fla. — Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick told Team USA organizers he would not participate in next month's World Baseball Classic unless assured a starting position. — Since manager Davey Johnson has projected Ryan Braun …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
MATTINGLY IS TIRED OF A-ROD BASHING — PORT ST. LUCIE - Don Mattingly reached a boiling point. The Dodgers' hitting coach watches the TV, listens to the commentary and hears a steady stream of negativity toward Alex Rodriguez, and the Yankees icon can't tolerate it any more.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Rotation set for first four games — Here's the rotation for the first week: — Wednesday at Toronto: Brett Tomko — Thursday vs. Tampa: Phil Hughes — Friday at Minnesota: Ian Kennedy — Saturday vs. Minnesota: Joba Chamberlain — With exhibition games starting so early this season …
