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John Harper / New York Daily News:
Daily News columnist John Harper sits down with new Mets manager Mickey Callaway — PORT ST. LUCIE — It is 9:15 on a spring training morning, and the day hasn't really begun for the Mets. There are drills to be done on the back fields over the next couple of hours, and then a Grapefruit League game to play at 1 p.m.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Matt Harvey: Mets going to shock a lot of people — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The bravado is back. — Matt Harvey interrupted an otherwise sleepy final day of Mets camp by declaring the Mets are poised to make pundits look silly this upcoming season. — “Sky's the limit.
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MLB Baseball News …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
2018 Mets Scouting Report: How scouts view Mets' starting lineup, rotation and closer
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Seth Lugo shows resiliency by earning spot start in Mets rotation for injured Jason Vargas
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Amazin' Avenue
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Deven Marrero isn't from Arizona, but he's at home in the Valley. — Acquired in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, the newest Diamondbacks infielder can't wait to satisfy his Oregano's pizookie fix. And he might even squeeze in a trip to In-N-Out.
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Over the Monster
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USA Today:
MLB bold predictions: 6 scenarios for the 2018 season as Opening Day looms — Call it tanking, if you must. Or “cyclical player business,” as Commissioner Rob Manfred prefers, or “non-competitive cancer,” as agent Scott Boras says. Either way, some one-third of Major League Baseball teams are …
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley, Purple Row, MLB Daily Dish and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Alex Reimer / WEEI:
Dustin Pedroia on OMF: John Farrell wore on players last season
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MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Jeff Fletcher / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:
A look at the 2018 Angels, position by position — STARTING ROTATION — As has been well-chronicled, the injuries to the Angels' rotation in the past two years have been largely responsible for the team's losing records each of those years. This year, they began the spring with eight healthy starters …
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Halos Heaven
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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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Halos Heaven
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays journal: A parting gift for Jennings; solid showing by Eovaldi — LAKELAND — The Rays didn't have a spot for LHP Dan Jennings in their bullpen, then they couldn't find anyone else to take him in trade. — So they instead will release the veteran obtained from the White Sox last July …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Who are these new Rays, and where did they come from? — PORT CHARLOTTE — Ryan Yarbrough used to be just a kid sitting in the stands at Tropicana Field with a Scott Kazmir jersey and no more than a scant big-league dream. — That was before he transferred …
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DRaysBay
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: This was MLB's slowest-moving free-agent market in years. Was it a trend or a blip? — Chicago Tribune — There was no indication the 2017-18 offseason was going to be anything out of the ordinary. — On Nov. 2, the day after the World Series ended, the Angels gave outfielder Justin Upton …
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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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South Side Sox, MLB Baseball News … and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox's Jose Abreu is a student of the game and a student of life
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MLB Baseball News …
Brandon Patterson / Detroit Free Press:
Spring rain threatens to dampen Detroit Tigers Opening Day — It's finally spring and time to play ball, but rain could put a damper on Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers. — The week will start off sunny and breezy today as temperatures warm up into the low 50s, according to the National Weather Service in White Lake.
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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Tommy Hunter headed to disabled list with hamstring injury — CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies took another hit in the pitching department Monday when they learned that veteran reliever Tommy Hunter would be unable to open the regular season Thursday in Atlanta because of a mild hamstring strain.
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Phillies Nation
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Dusty Baker reuniting with San Francisco Giants — The San Francisco Giants are getting the band back together. — The Giants are expected to announce the hiring of former manager Dusty Baker to be a special advisor to Giants CEO Larry Baer where he will also report to executive vice president Brian Sabean.
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MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … There is a school of thought that players hitting in the top third of a lineup have different jobs than those hitting in the middle and bottom thirds. — The Diamondbacks' hitters do not agree. — A prototypical leadoff hitter would be identified …
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Mets plan to have Tim Tebow start with Class AA Binghamton — The Tim Tebow show will roll into upstate New York this spring, as the New York Mets plan to have the 29-year-old quarterback-turned-outfielder start the season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the organization's Class AA affiliate, according to the New York Post.
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NESN.com
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Albert Belle: Cleveland Indians legend arrested for DUI, indecent exposure — March 26 (UPI) — Five-time All-Star Albert Belle was arrested Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz. — The 51-year-old was taken into custody by the Salt River Police Department at 2:40 a.m. and charged with two counts …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
In Montreal, Carpenter continues to see how his throws translate to third — MONTREAL • Several hours before first pitch in baseball's return this year to Quebec and the turf of Stade Olympique, Kolten Wong and some of the others Cardinals filed out to the field, an extra pair of shoes in their hands.
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Bluebird Banter
Dan Bickley / Arizona Republic:
MLB predictions 2018 season … Our azcentral sports experts predict the Diamondbacks' fate and the 2018 season. — Diamondbacks story line: The Diamondbacks have beefed up their bullpen, possess a talented starting rotation and rebounded well from the loss of J.D. Martinez.
Associated Press:
Bartolo Colon signs another minor league deal with Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas — Bartolo Colon has signed another minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, who anticipate that the 44-year-old right-hander will start the fifth game of the season. — While there are no promises for Colon …
