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9:40 AM ET, March 3, 2016

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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets need Wilmer Flores to handle new role as utility infielder ‘like a veteran’  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — All last spring Sandy Alderson kept repeating it like a mantra: Wilmer Flores is our shortstop.  The general manager answered every question about his infield with the line that Flores was the Mets' starting shortstop.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Michael Cuddyer's retirement didn't save Mets full $12.5 million
Associated Press:
Teixeira Plays for First Time Since Injury, Yanks Top Tigers  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mark Teixeira went 0 for 1 and walked in his first game since missing the final month last season with a right shin injury and the New York Yankees beat a Detroit Tigers split squad 10-9 Wednesday.
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Detroit Free Press:
Detroit's top pitching prospect was ‘real amped up’ in Grapefruit League opener, throws two scoreless innings
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide  —  At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.
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Meg Rowley / Baseball Prospectus:
Players Prefer Presentation  —  The Chapman Precedent  —  Aroldis Chapman received a 30-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Tuesday.  In some ways, his case is a lot like many other domestic violence cases: Witnesses gave conflicting statements; the details were alarming, but hard to parse.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Aroldis Chapman suspension delivers right message
Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Encarnacion, Blue Jays held preliminary contract talks  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays and the representatives for pending free-agent slugger Edwin Encarnacion held a preliminary meeting Wednesday.  —  It's unclear if there's a timeline for more substantive discussions toward …
John McDermott / features.wearemel.com:
The World's Greatest Batting Stance Imitator Just Wants to Go Pro  —  Can Gar Ryness turn “the least marketable skill in America” into a broadcasting career?  —  It's nearing midnight when San Diego Padres co-owner Tom Seidler turns his back on his own team.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Extend Kolten Wong  —  7:02pm: SB Nation's Chris Cotillo tweets the annual breakdown of Wong's contract.  He'll earn $1.25MM in 2016, $2.5MM in 2017, $4MM in 2018, $6.5MM in 2019 and $10.25MM in 2020.  The Cardinals hold a $12.5MM option for Wong in the 2021 season, which comes with a $1MM buyout.
Associated Press:
Baker Wins in Debut, Nationals Beat Rays' Top Young Pitcher  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Dusty Baker wound up a winner in his debut as Washington's manager when the Nationals roughed up top Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Blake Snell for a 6-2 victory Wednesday.  —  Baker last managed with Cincinnati in 2013.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson could be sidelined for weeks with strained right oblique  —  He left the game after two innings Wednesday afternoon  —  He was replaced in the field by nonroster invitee Travis Snider  —  The injury could open up opportunity for a large cast of outfielders
Discussion: Royals Review and MLB Trade Rumors
Kevin Dame / The Hardball Times:
Re-introducing Paintomatic  —  Red Sox fan: “The Red Sox just spent $217 million on David Price.  What kind of pitcher is he?”  —  Several years ago I introduced a visual called Paintomatic with the goal of answering questions like the one above.  Like my other visuals, the intention was to unlock insight that's hidden in the data.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
ESPN ‘addressing’ Curt Schilling's Hillary Clinton slam  —  ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling appeared to violate the network's guidelines when he told a radio station that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be “buried under a jail.”
Discussion: NESN.com and CBS New York
Kurt Badenhausen / Forbes:
The World's Richest Sports Team Owners 2016  —  Sports teams have long been toys of the rich and famous.  But with franchise valuations soaring thanks to sky-high TV contracts, the entry price for the exclusive owners club has risen dramatically.  Most owners made their fortunes before joining …
Associated Press:
Byung Ho Park Struggles in Debut; Twins Beat Red Sox 7-4  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — South Korean slugger Byung Ho Park struck out three times in his exhibition debut, Phil Hughes breezed through two scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday in the teams' Grapefruit League opener.
 
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