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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Stephen Strasburg Price Tag — By Ben Nicholson-Smith [March 21 at 12:35pm CST] — ESPN.com's Peter Gammons heard from some club officials that top amateur pitcher Stephen Strasburg and his agent, Scott Boras, could demand $50MM over six years if he's selected first overall by the Nationals in the June draft.
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Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
I Had A Feeling This Would Get Nutty — Stephen Strasburg struck out 15 of the 25 batters he faced last night, and his season line now stands at 34 1/3 IP, 7 BB, 74 K. That's a 19.4 K/9. But you probably already know he's just too good for NCAA hitters right now.
Chicago Tribune:
Corey Koskie makes it official: He's retired — Dizziness forces him to leave Chicago Cubs — PHOENIX — Corey Koskie ended his comeback bid Saturday, deciding the risk of suffering another concussion wasn't worth it. — The 35-year-old veteran, who received a minor-league invitation …
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pitching surplus gives Braves trade bait — Josh Anderson, Prado also could be moved — Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — A surplus of pitching is starting to bubble up in Braves camp. — Javier Vazquez and Jorge Campillo are back from the World Baseball Classic, and Tom Glavine pitched his first spring training game Saturday.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Depth has Wren ready to deal — Braves GM expects trade market to heat up as season nears — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — With the arrival of March's final full week, there's a sense that it's time for the rumor mill to start churning. Players are asking who might be traded and general managers …
MLB:
MLBPA files grievance to recoup donations — The MLB Players' Association has filed a grievance on behalf of players who have a provision in their contracts under which they agree to make a donation through his club to a charitable organization, MLBPA chief operating officer Gene Orza told ESPN's Karl Ravech.
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Busting the Bank: Top Seats at New Yankee Stadium Will Run as High as $2,625 — Attending games during the inaugural season at the new Yankee Stadium will be decidedly elitist as the club today released single game prices for tickets that go on sale Tuesday.
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Bombers Beat:
Hughes among six Yankees cuts — The Yankees made six roster moves prior to today's game: — Phil Hughes, Steven Jackson and Anthony Claggett were optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Humberto Sanchez was optioned to Double-A Trenton. — Additionally, Jason Johnson …
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John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
Vets Giambi, Johnson are happy ex-Yankees — (03-21) 17:21 PDT — Two old-timers are back in the Bay Area, their hair down and their spirits up. The scruffy look is OK again now that they're ex-Yankees and in a more relaxed setting. One won 34 games in two years in the Bronx.
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Pudge, Astros make deal official — Rodriguez expects to be in uniform vs. Nationals on Sunday — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — For the majority of his career, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez has worn uniform No. 7. — But with the Houston Astros? — “No chance,” he said with a laugh. “I know that number is untouchable.”
John Branch / New York Times:
A Patch of Green: Yankees Sod for Sale — BRIDGETON, N.J. — Just when it seemed that all the sports-licensing ideas had been exhausted — coffins with team logos, unveiled a few years ago, could have reasonably been the presumed end — along comes something that has been growing in plain sight all along.
Bombers Beat:
Mariano: Yankees have ‘no excuses’ — Yawn. Up, down, another 12 pitches for Mariano Rivera and another breezy scoreless inning. At least this time Rivera allowed a hit, as Gerald Laird stroked a ground single to right field. Other than that, Rivera said that all is well and there have been no problems so far.
