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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Eight men out — The Yankees reassigned the following players to minor-league camp after the game: — OF Todd Linden — 1B-OF Shelley Duncan — OF John Rodriguez — INF Doug Bernier — INF Justin Leone — C P.J. Pilittere — C Chris Stewart — RHP Dave Robertson
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees' Bullpen Has an Opening — ORLANDO, Fla. — Three long-relief candidates took turns facing the Atlanta Braves here Saturday, guiding the Yankees to a 6-4 victory at Champion Stadium. But the pitcher who may win the final spot in the bullpen could be Jonathan Albaladejo, who was not on the trip.
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Pinstripe Alley
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter injures pinky, listed as day-to-day — Girardi expects captain to play against Pirates on Sunday — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Derek Jeter was removed in the fourth inning of the Yankees' 6-4 Grapefruit League victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday with a bruised left pinky knuckle.
Tim Bontemps / New York Post:
BERNIE: I WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED WITH WIN-NOW YANKS — Bernie Williams didn't make an immediate impact at the major league level. It took him until 1995, his third full season in the majors, to hit .300 for the season, and he didn't eclipse 20 home runs until the following season.
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Bronx Baseball Daily, NY Daily News, A DIE HARD YANKEES FAN, Mike Silva's … and Sliding Into Home
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks acquire righty Nolte from Twins — In exchange for pitcher, Jones lands back on his feet with Minnesota — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees acquired Minor League right-hander Charles Nolte from the Twins on Saturday in a swap for right-hander Jason Jones.
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Madden: Pena coming fast at shortstop for Yanks — Whether Derek Jeter realizes it or not, Joe Girardi's proposed move to bat him leadoff may well be a prelude to a much more dramatic switch in the not-so-distant future. — Jeter's decreased range at shortstop, especially to his left …
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Fantasy rankings predict playoff reality — Players' statistical data used to forecast overall team success — The 2009 Major League Baseball season begins on April 5 with Braves at Phillies, and just for fun, let's skip ahead 162 games here and take a look at the Division Series matchups following …
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Bernard Madoff's New York Mets season tickets soon could be on market — NEW YORK — The prime Citi Field seats of Bernard Madoff's company could soon be available. — The New York Mets season tickets, just behind home plate, will likely be resold by the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
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The 'Ropolitans
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels pound Mariners for 20 more hits — Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar each get four hits in the team's 16-9 victory over Seattle. — Reporting from Tempe, Ariz. — Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar each had four hits on Saturday to lead the Angels to a 16-9 exhibition victory over the Seattle Mariners in Tempe Diablo Stadium.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
A-Rod going to Tampa after camp ends — Progress, rehabilitation continue after right hip surgery — TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez continues to make progress in his rehab from right hip surgery and will return to the Yankees' Spring Training complex after the rest of the team has broken camp …
Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Teixeira's (mis)quote stirs up Angels fans — TEMPE, Ariz. — A quote attributed to Mark Teixeira created quite a stir on an Angels fan message board today, with many threads ripping the Yankees first baseman for supposedly telling WFAN radio in New York that he “did not like how the Angels …
Mark Feinsand / Blogging the Bombers:
Scouting the 2009 Yankees — I chatted with a major-league scout the other day to find out what he thought about the 2009 Yankees. I know people get tired of hearing what the writers, sports talkies or talking heads think about the players, so I figured I would pass along what a big-league scout sees …
