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Rotoworld.com:
ST Daily: A Kingery's Ransom — Scott Kingery received a couple of guarantees on Sunday. — One was a spot on the Phillies' Opening Day roster. The other was even more noteworthy. — The team and one of its top prospects agreed to a six-year, $24 million deal Sunday …
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Kevin Acee / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres' Dinelson Lamet expected to miss ‘minimal time’ with elbow pain
Padres' Dinelson Lamet expected to miss ‘minimal time’ with elbow pain
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Bob Brookover / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Scott Kingery gets six-year, $24 million contract, plus a Phillies roster spot
Scott Kingery gets six-year, $24 million contract, plus a Phillies roster spot
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Associated Press
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Sign Scott Kingery To Long-Term Deal
Phillies Sign Scott Kingery To Long-Term Deal
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baseballmusings.com, MLB Baseball News …, The Good Phight, Phillies Nation and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Phillies prospect Scott Kingery makes team, gets long-term deal
Phillies prospect Scott Kingery makes team, gets long-term deal
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Bleacher Nation
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Injuries to Wainwright, Gregerson spark questions about pitchers sprinting — St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and pitcher Luke Gregerson during St. Louis Cardinals spring training on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Jupiter, Fla. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — • Adam Wainwright is 36 years old.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hard-throwing Hicks surprises Molina and Nationals — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • The veteran-laden Washington Nationals starting lineup, which might have been preparing for Adam Wainwright's hundreds of speed changes, surely was startled to see 21-year-old Jordan Hicks make Sunday's start.
Associated Press:
Cards pitcher Wainwright going on DL with hamstring strain — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright will start the season on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. — The Cardinals made the announcement Sunday.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer dominates in final start before season — The beginning of the Major League Baseball season brings a new round of predictions. The Detroit Free Press' Anthony Fenech and George Sipple give their prognostications for the 2018 season. Wochit — CONNECT
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Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Hardy outrighted; Avila not ready to finalize Tigers roster
Hardy outrighted; Avila not ready to finalize Tigers roster
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Bless You Boys
Associated Press:
Cueto pitches Giants past A's 5-1 in Bay Bridge game — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Considering the state of the San Francisco rotation, the Giants were hoping to see something positive from Johnny Cueto. — And Cueto delivered in his final start of spring training.
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Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' Robbie Ray fans 12 with no walks in final spring training appearance — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Saying he isn't disappointed about being passed over as Arizona's Opening Day starter, Robbie Ray dominated a minor league game in his final spring training appearance on Sunday.
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Arizona Republic:
Next Slide — Yasmany Tomas won't open the season with the Diamondbacks.
Next Slide — Yasmany Tomas won't open the season with the Diamondbacks.
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Sporting News and AZ Snake Pit
Tom Kuebel / Arizona Sports:
Diamondbacks option Yasmany Tomas to Triple-A Reno
Diamondbacks option Yasmany Tomas to Triple-A Reno
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Maeda stays aggressive as Dodgers win at Angel Stadium — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kenta Maeda finished last season pitching aggressively and effectively out of the Dodgers' bullpen. — Los Angeles hoped that might carry over in 2018. With the regular season quickly approaching, the club might get its wish.
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Dylan Hernandez / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Dodgers' futility ongoing
Todd Rosiak / JSOnline:
Camp report: Brewers blown out by White Sox in Cactus League finale — On the field: With the best record in the Cactus League already sewn up, the Brewers closed out their spring in Arizona with a 16-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch in Glendale.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Seth Lugo shows resiliency by earning spot start in Mets rotation for injured Jason Vargas — PORT ST. LUCIE — Seth Lugo knew what was happening. The Mets' versatile righthander had never gone into a spring training camp without feeling like he was fighting for his career.
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles wrap up spring training having built roster while preparing in Sarasota — Spring training has long since evolved from a schedule of casual morning workouts and afternoons spent at the golf course waiting for the season to start, but what the Orioles did over the past six weeks was as modern a spring training as they come.
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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks' 2001 World Series team: Where are they now? — Where are they now? — A look at some of the key figures from the Diamondbacks' 2001 winning World Series championship team and what they are doing now: — Infielder Jay Bell: Manager of the Trenton Thunder …
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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks: Where are they now?
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Will Joe Maddon's legacy include a second term as Cubs manager? — Sign-Up for our Newsletter … MESA, Ariz. — Manager Joe Maddon has a restaurant coming this year to the Cubs' commercial and office building on Clark next to Wrigley Field. — The plans naturally call for a baseball …
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Maury Brown / Forbes:
The Fragile Economics Between MLB, The Minors And The Minimum Wage Exemption — As the sun peers out from behind winter's cold stare, ballparks around the country will begin their annual hum. Mammoth ballparks will host the best players in Major League Baseball, while thousands of others …
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Viva El Birdos
Chelsea Janes / Chicago Tribune:
Miguel Montero on Nationals: Excited to be on team ‘that has a chance to win it all’ — The Washington Post — From the moment the Nationals signed catcher Miguel Montero in early February, he seemed likely to win a spot on their Opening Day roster. No one would say that, of course.
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Associated Press:
Greg Bird's foot inflammation makes status for Yankees' Opening Day unknown — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says it's too early to know if first baseman Greg Bird will be sidelined for Opening Day on Thursday at Toronto because of inflammation in his right foot.
Associated Press:
Hellickson, Napoli, Revere among the latest big league cuts — Washington pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, Cleveland slugger Mike Napoli and Cincinnati outfielder Ben Revere were among the latest cuts as big league teams reached a deadline to make roster decisions.