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Jack Curry / New York Times:
Alex Rodriguez May Miss W.B.C. With Injury — JUPITER, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez has an injured hip and may not play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, according to a person in baseball who has spoken to Rodriguez. — Rodriguez is expected to fly to Colorado on Wednesday …
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Arthur Staple / Newsday:
A-Rod: I wish the Yankees had Jose Reyes — Even when Alex Rodriguez is trying to stay positive, things seem to turn out wrong. — A-Rod paid Mets shortstop Jose Reyes a high compliment today after the Dominican Republic's first exhibition game before the World Baseball Classic …
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod: I want Reyes on Yankees — Alex Rodriguez told reporters in Jupiter today that he wished Jose Reyes played for the Yankees. Uh-oh. — He later then sent word through a team PR man that his comments shouldn't be taken as a shot at Derek Jeter. But of course it'll still be seen that way.
MLB.com:
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez to visit hip specialist — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will fly to Vail, Colo., on Wednesday, and will be examined and evaluated by Dr. Marc Phillipon, a hip specialist at Steadman-Hawkins Clinic. — After experiencing right hip tightness …
Enrique Rojas / ESPN:
Source: Manny, Dodgers agree — ORLANDO, Florida — Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers finally reached common ground in their negotiations, according to a source close to the talks. — Ramirez — After multiple failed attempts, Ramirez and the Dodgers agreed to a two-year, $45 million deal on Tuesday.
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Drew Silva / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers, Manny Getting Closer — 11:08pm: Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times says the Dodgers and Manny have “agreed on the general parameters of a contract,” the terms Heyman mentioned. — 10:22pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman confirms that Manny is headed to L.A. to meet with McCourt.
Tony Jackson / Inside the Dodgers:
Dodgers don't HAVE a deal with Manny, but are VERY CLOSE to one — How close depends on whom you talk to, and I am not even close to being at liberty to tell you whom I have been talking to, but basically, here's the deal: — Manny IS on his way to Los Angeles tonight, just as Enrique Rojas reported on ESPN.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Talking pitching with Phil Hughes — We interrupt news on A-Rod with some baseball: — If you watched the game today, you may have noticed that Phil Hughes had a nice, tight curveball. It looked different than the curve he used to throw and I asked him about it.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Straw: ‘Hell yeah,’ I would've used 'roids — PORT ST. LUCIE - Darryl Strawberry would have taken steroids had they been widely available in the 1980s, the former Mets great said Tuesday. — “Hell, yeah, I would have used it. Are you kidding me?” Strawberry said in Mets camp, as he kicked off a week as a guest instructor.
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Matthew Artus / NJ.com:
Pelfrey's Chances on Beating the Verducci Effect — With various Mets exiting for their World Baseball Classic rosters, one of the storylines left to follow this Spring Training for the Mets is what Mike Pelfrey can do for an encore. After a rough start, Pelfrey settled down and filled gaping holes left …
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Joel Sherman / Mets Blog:
3 UP: THE METS' HANDLING OF JOHAN — If you are a regular reader of Hardball (thank you), then you know that yesterday I recommended that the Mets not obsess on having Johan Santana start Opening Day; that the key item was to have him for 30-plus starts, not prioritize one start in early April against the Reds.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
D-Train gets outing back on track — Tigers lefty happy with effort against Team Venezuela — LAKELAND, Fla. — Dontrelle Willis stood on the mound at Joker Marchant Stadium on Tuesday afternoon with a potential mess on his hands. He left with something very positive on which to build.
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Agent: Phillies made offer to Ohman — The Phillies made an offer to free agent lefty reliever Will Ohman, and are engaged in ongoing negotiations with the pitcher, Ohman's agent tells the Inquirer. — We reported last month that Ohman and the Phillies had communicated …
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Joe Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays outfield candidate Matt Joyce suffers setback in calf injury — PORT CHARLOTTE — OF Matt Joyce said his recovery from a strained right calf took a “step back” Tuesday, with the frustrating and puzzling injury leaving his Rays debut up in the air.
