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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Spring Game 12: Yankees at Tigers (with A-Rod surgery update and audio) — YANKEES — Pitching today: A.J. Burnett followed by Phil Hughes, Brian Bruney, Andrew Brackman and Mark Melancon. — TIGERS — Everett SS — Polanco 2B — Sheffield DH — Thames LF — Larish 1B
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Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals notebook: A-Rod's injury fuels rumors of Yankees' interest in Teahen — Alex Rodriguez's decision to undergo surgery on his hip is fueling rumors that the Yankees are interested in Mark Teahen as a temporary replacement at third base. — Royals officials, for now …
ESPN.com:
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez opts for surgery — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery on Monday and is expected to miss six to nine weeks. — Rodriguez has a torn labrum and a cyst in his right hip. The cyst was drained last Wednesday …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
A-Rod opts for surgery — Slugger to miss six to nine weeks after having procedure Monday — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez will have surgery on his torn right hip labrum, opting for a so-called “hybrid” approach that could have him playing for the Yankees about two months after the limited procedure.
Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Rodriguez to Have Hip Surgery on Monday — TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees will undergo surgery Monday in Vail, Colo., to repair part of the damage in his right hip and will miss six to nine weeks of play, his doctor and the team announced on Sunday.
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Lester lands five-year extension with Red Sox — Buzz up! — Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester, who overcame cancer to become one of the best pitchers in the American League, has agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract extension with a $13 million team option in 2014 …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Report: Extension for Lester — FORT MYERS, Fla. — According a Yahoo! Sports report by Jeff Passan, the Red Sox and Jon Lester have agreed to a five-year contract extension (pending a physical) worth $30 million with a team option for $13 million in 2014. — While Lester declined to confirm …
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Ervin Santana to open year on disabled list — TEMPE, Ariz. — Ervin Santana's elbow injury is worse than originally feared, and Manager Mike Scioscia acknowledged today that the right-hander probably won't be ready for the start of the season. — Santana, who signed a four-year …
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Ervin Santana to open season on disabled list — An MRI exam shows the 26-year-old right-hander has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his elbow, depleting a pitching rotation that was already thin on depth. — Reporting from Tempe, Ariz. — Ervin Santana has a sprained medial collateral ligament …
Marc Normandin / Baseball Prospectus:
On the Beat — Settling In — The Tigers are going through a hype-free spring training this year, and that's quite a switch from what they went through in 2008. The buzz last spring was over a Tigers' offense so powerful it was expected to score 1,000 runs. In turn, 1,000 runs were supposed to lead to possible 100 wins.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Crew releases veteran reliever Gagne — Right-hander will rehabilitate right shoulder at private facility — SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Brewers released reliever Eric Gagne on Sunday and announced the right-hander has decided to rehabilitate his right shoulder injury at a private facility in suburban Phoenix.
Marc Normandin / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q and A: Dick Pole by David Laurila — Dick Pole … David Laurila: How would you describe Dick Pole's pitching philosophy? — Dick Pole: It's probably the same as everybody else's: keep the ball down, work fast, and throw strikes. And pitch inside. It's the same as everybody's, I guess.
