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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
A.J. Pollock To Undergo Surgery For Fractured Right Elbow — SATURDAY: There hasn't been any timeline provided on Pollock's return, but Pollock himself says he hopes to come back at some point this season, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert writes (Twitter links). Also, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale …
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Pollock emerges from ‘nightmare,’ Diamondbacks move on — PHOENIX (AP) A.J. Pollock emerged as one of baseball's best players a year ago. Now the Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder is out for the foreseeable future after fracturing his right elbow in a head-first slide at home plate in an exhibition game Friday night.
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USA Today:
Taylor Teagarden - shown in Al-Jazeera documentary - suspended for violating drug policy — Taylor Teagarden, a free agent catcher who was named in the same Al-Jazeera report that connected Peyton Manning and baseball stars Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard to anti-aging clinics, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Sign Carlos Torres — 10:49am: The Brewers have announced that they've signed Torres to a one-year big-league deal. To make room on the 40-man roster, they've moved outfielder Rymer Liriano (face) to the 60-day DL. To clear active roster space, they optioned Cravy to Triple …
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Alex Presley Will Not Make Brewers, Has 48-Hour Window To Be Added Elsewhere — Alex Presley has been told he will not make the Brewers' Opening Day roster, MLBTR has learned. There will now be a 48-hour period in which other teams can decide whether they want to add Presley to their active rosters …
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Andrew Both / Reuters:
Hard-Luck Cubs Open Season as World Series Favorites — (Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs made huge strides last year, and a series of off-season moves have raised expectations among their legion of fans that this might finally be the year they end their 107-year World Series drought.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Sign Jeremy Guthrie To Minor-League Deal — SATURDAY: The deal is complete, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets. — FRIDAY: The Padres have agreed to terms with righty Jeremy Guthrie on a minor-league deal, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of FOX Sports report (via Twitter).
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rays continue competition for final two roster spots — PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays decided Thursday they were not ready to make the final decisions on setting their 25-man roster for Sunday's opener. — With 27 healthy players left in camp, they basically have four competing for the final two spots …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Kevin Plawecki hopes to earn spot on Mets' 25-man roster — LAS VEGAS — Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki hasn't bothered finding a place to live this season. There's no point until he knows where to look. — Plawecki's suspense will end Friday, when the Mets expect to announce their 25-man roster …
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ESPN:
Introducing ... the best and worst defensive teams, plus most improved and teams that got worse — Last week, I laid out MLB's best and worst defensive players, according to Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) projections for the 2016 season, and while the defensive skill of some younger players …
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Team predictions for 2016 season — Which team is going to win the World Series in 2016? — We recently polled 31 ESPN experts for their team predictions (division winners, wild-card winners, League Championship Series winners and World Series winner) for the upcoming season.
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
LeMahieu committed to helping team despite seeing fewear at-bats — The Denver Post — Second baseman DJ LeMahieu, trying to complete a double play against the Athletics in a Cactus League game at spring training, was an all-star last year and led the Rockies in hitting with a .301 batting average.
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