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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers spring training confirms expectation for losing 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
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus and Bless You Boys
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Dana Sulonen / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Opening Day: Plenty of tickets available for Thursday — 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
Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers season preview: Everything you need to know for 2018 — 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
Associated Press:
Yankees have lowest payroll ranking since 1992 — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are on track to open the season this week with baseball's seventh-highest payroll, their lowest ranking since 1992, according to projections by The Associated Press. — The Boston Red Sox will top …
Discussion:
Bleacher Report and Boston Globe
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Each year, the Nationals' characters change, but the expectations stay the same … WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — This is the year, because Bryce Harper might no longer pull on a Washington Nationals uniform after October, because Mike Rizzo might not be choosing the players …
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish and Federal Baseball
Darren Hartwell / NESN.com:
Red Sox Set To Have MLB's Highest Payroll For First Time In Nearly 30 Years
Discussion:
Over the Monster
Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:
Ohtani gets a hit, Angels beat Dodgers in Freeway exhibition — Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Enrique Hernandez, left, tags out Albert Pujols at second as Pujols tried to stretch a single into a double during the first inning of a preseason baseball game Monday, March 26, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
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Associated Press:
Pujols, Shoemaker lead Angels to 4-1 win over Dodgers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a three-run double to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 Monday night in the second game of the exhibition Freeway Series. — Pujols cleared the bases against Rich Hill during a four-run third inning.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Schrock value: Prospect's swing could take him places with Cardinals — MONTREAL • It took one tap on the shoulder to give Max Schrock the opportunity one swing took away. — All he needed was his health, and a passport. — This past weekend, Schrock was eating lunch …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
In Montreal, Carpenter continues to see how his throws translate to third
Discussion:
Bluebird Banter
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Yu Darvish likes his fit on Cubs across the board — Chicago Tribune — From an assimilation standpoint, spring training couldn't have gone any better for prized Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish. — “This team went beyond my expectations in every factor,” the free-agent signee said Monday night …
Discussion:
Chicago Tribune, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Bleacher Nation
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Players come and go, but Cubs' core appears here to stay awhile
Discussion:
Baseball Prospectus
Mark Gonzales / The Charlotte Observer:
Anthony Rizzo sets his sights on doing even more for the Cubs
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Scott Kingery's deal is similar to one his idol signed a decade ago | Extra Innings — Scott Kingery grew up idolizing Dustin Pedroia, who starred at nearby Arizona State and was an undersized second baseman just like Kingery. Kingery saw himself in Pedroia, so it was fitting …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Theo Epstein looking for new advantages as more teams utilize analytics: ‘You have to get really creative’ — Chicago Tribune — When Theo Epstein became general manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2002, he and Billy Beane of the Athletics sought market inefficiencies to get ahead of the competition.
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Three keys for Aaron Boone's success in the pressure-packed Yankees season ahead — TORONTO— Even in his off hours, Aaron Boone's subconscious is conjuring lineup configurations. — “I can't tell you, since I've had this job, how many dreams I've had,” the new Yankees manager said of his work-related reverie.
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Andrew Bucholtz / The Comeback:
Giancarlo Stanton crushes a deep home run against the Braves, and makes it all look easy
Discussion:
Over the Monster, Talking Chop, Camden Chat and FanRag Sports
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mickey Callaway's keys to success in first season as Mets manager depends on pitchers — The Mets will soon begin a new era with Mickey Callaway set to manage his first game this Thursday when the club open the season against the Cardinals at Citi Field. — Callaway, the former Indians …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Matt Harvey says the Mets will ‘shock a lot of people’ this season
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Marlins turn down $200G check from Marlins Man for season tickets: report — Marlins Man is no more in Miami. — For the first time since 1993, the orange-clad diehard fan of the now floundering baseball team will not have season tickets to Marlins games, after the team rejected his $200,000 check …
Discussion:
New York Post
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Twenty years ago, the '98 Yankees ruled baseball like no one had ever done before ... or since — Brian Cashman remembers the two cross-country flights from California back to New York very differently, but he recalls them vividly two decades later. — The second plane trip was the far …
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
The Miracle Man! 50 years ago, Gil Hodges took reins of Mets and rest is just Amazin' — The “Miracle” World Series run was still a year away, and the six seasons that preceded 1968 were a composite of futility for the Flushing baseball club. Every Mets team except one (1966) …
ESPN:
ESPN expert predictions: Who will be MLB's most valuable superstars? — We recently polled 29 ESPN experts to get their award predictions (MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year) for the upcoming season. — EDITOR'S PICKS — Will the Yankees or Indians catch the Astros in the AL?
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and NBCSports.com
Toronto Sun:
Source: Diamondbacks, Ketel Marte agree to five-year contract — PHOENIX — A person familiar with the deal says the Arizona Diamondbacks and infielder Ketel Marte have agreed to a $24 million, five-year contract. — The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the agreement had not been announced.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit
Andy McCullough / The Charlotte Observer:
Kershaw, with a World Series loss behind him and a big decision ahead, faces a season like no other — PHOENIX — The colors of the rainbow flickered across the lobby at Camelback Ranch. Green to blue to red to yellow to green again - the light filtered through an L.A. logo carved …
