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Phil Wood:
After roster move, are Nats talking with Indians? — The Nationals have designated pitcher Shairon Martis for assignment to open a roster spot for Jerry Hairston Jr. The next Nat to be handed that bit of news will most likely be Alberto Gonzalez, who has competition for the backup infield gig …
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The Nationals Enquirer:
Grady Come Home? — (This image of Grady Sizemore's rookie card is via Rake Blog) — Maybe Mike Rizzo isn't done afterall? MASN's Phil Wood wrote Monday night he's hearing the Nationals are still busy with trade talks, and may have talked to the Indians about a trade involving Fausto Carmona and Grady Sizemore.
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Nationals Inquisition and baseballmusings.com
Jeff Passan / ThePostGame:
Sabermetrician In Exile — In the middle of the night, when his mind was racing again, Voros McCracken decided to share his discovery with the world. Before the celebrity and the job and the diagnosis and the drugs and the wristwatch, he had the idea. Had he realized it would forever change …
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ESPN, HardballTalk, Getting Blanked and Where Have You Gone …
Dave Krieger / Denver Post:
Rockies hitting coach Lansford takes quick aim at 2010 disappointments — Carney Lansford considers Don Baylor a friend, but that won't stop him from undoing pretty much everything Baylor did with Rockies hitters last year. — In fact, he's already started.
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Inside the Colorado Rockies
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Quote: Terry Collins on smaller groups in PSL — It's going to be an organized camp. I really believe in running Spring Training by the clock, more than anything else. So, guys are on the field, get their work in, then get off the field so they can get ready for tomorrow.
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baseballmusings.com and Mets Merized Online
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Terry Collins Q&A: about David Wright, K's and Lineup
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Lester is ‘preparing for the World Series’ — Jon Lester was in town today, making two appearances on behalf of People's United Bank. I caught up with him this evening and we sat down for a few minutes. — The big lefty is a heck of a pitcher, obviously.
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HardballTalk and FenwayNationWorld
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Brian Cashman is dropping some moderate-sized bombs this morning — espnW's Amanda Rykoff is at WFAN's Breakfast with a Champion event in New York this morning, and Yankees GM Brian Cashman is talking to the media. She's live-tweeting it, and it you can check out her feed …
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baseballmusings.com, BronxBanterBlog.com, River Avenue Blues and It's About The Money
Bailey Stephens / MLB.com:
Top 50 Prospects to be unveiled tonight — MLB Network to air countdown, with MLB.com streaming show live — In 2010, Braves outfielder Jason Heyward topped the charts before erupting onto the Major League scene out of Spring Training. A year before, Rays left-hander David Price led …
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NotGraphs Baseball
Paul Francis Sullivan / Hardball Times:
The telegram to Pie Traynor and the lost Pirates pennant of 1938 — “KNOW YOUR CLUB NEEDS PLAYERS STOP HAVE ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYERS RIGHT HERE IN PITTSBURGH STOP JOSH GIBSON CATCHER FIRST BASE B. LEONARD AND RAY BROWN PITCHER OF HOMESTEAD GRAYS AND S. PAIGE PITCHER COOL PAPA BELL …
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SULLY BASEBALL
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
D'Backs Acquire Armando Galarraga — The D'Backs acquired Armando Galarraga from the Tigers for Kevin Eichhorn and Ryan Robowski, the teams announced. The D'Backs appear to be assuming responsibility for Galarraga's $2.3MM salary, though they can avoid paying the entire amount by releasing the right-hander.
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Bucs Dugout
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs pick up Galarraga from Tigers
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Baseball Prospectus, Bless You Boys, AZ Snakepit, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish, MLB Rumors and Yahoo! Sports
Bill Conlin / Philly.com:
Phillies manager Manuel has a lot of lineup options to ponder — “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, have your pencils and scorecards ready and I will give you the starting lineup for today's Opening Day game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros . . . “For your Phillies, leading off and playing . . .
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ESPN
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
JOE STRAUSS — Boy, this must be the fourth Round 2 regarding Brendan since the P-D came under fire for disclosing that the Cardinals were determined to move him. Guess it's more entertaining than the Blues' meltdown. — The question has become almost rhetorical.
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Adding one means losing one — When the Yankees make their Andruw Jones signing official, they will have to make an accompanying move to open a spot on the 40-man. Most of the players on the roster are there for an obvious reason. They're either premier young players or have an obvious role …
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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre …
