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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Agree To Terms With Manny Machado — 6:23pm: Machado's deal will contain limited no-trade protection, Passan tweets. The contract should be formally announced Thursday or Friday, he adds. — 12:58pm: There are some key elements of the deal still to be worked out, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link).
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
Bryce Harper is the biggest story at Phillies camp, but he's not a Phillie or in camp — The Washington Post — On the night before the Philadelphia Phillies' first full-squad workout of spring training, as he was still batting around in his head what his message to the assembled players would be, Gabe Kapler's phone kept buzzing.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees never even made Manny Machado an offer. They just weren't a fit — TAMPA — Manny Machado could not have landed any further away from the Yankees. After meeting with the Bombers this winter as part of his tour of potential suitors, the All-Star shortstop agreed to a record deal with the Padres.
ESPN:
Manny Machado, San Diego Padres reach 10-year, $300 million deal — Manny Machado has agreed to the biggest free-agent contract in American sports history — a 10-year, $300 million deal with the San Diego Padres, league sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and baseballmusings.com
Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
South Florida's Machado, Padres agree to $300M, 10-year deal, reports say
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
The pros and cons of suitors for Bryce Harper, Manny Machado
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Associated Press:
Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe has died at 92 — SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, has died.
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J.P. Hoornstra / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:
Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92 — Don Newcombe, who helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win the 1955 World Series and remained a regular presence at Dodger Stadium as a special advisor in recent years, died on Tuesday. He was 92. — Newcombe passed away after a long illness, according to a statement released by the Dodgers.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carlos Martinez removed from throwing program due to weakness in shoulder — JUPITER, Fla. • Some of the same concerns that hounded Carlos Martinez throughout this past season and left the righthanded pitcher “afraid,” in his words, to throw at full strength have resurfaced and halted his spring training.
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Alex Reimer / WEEI:
Pitchers' opposition to pitch clock is selfish and short-sighted — Red Sox pitchers can say they love their fans, but their opposition to the pitch clock shows their words are nothing more than lip service. It is selfish behavior to expect people to wait 25.2 seconds between pitches …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
'How many minutes is it literally saving? Five minutes, maybe? I'm not a fan of it' — The pitch clock is coming to spring training, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said that the Cactus League and Grapefruit League rollout is for players and umpires to get acclimated for possible implementation this season.
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Steve Simmons / Toronto Sun:
Question in Dunedin is who and where are Jays outfielders? — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Somewhere in between the constant smiling of manager Charlie Montoyo and the unbridled optimism surrounding just about everything Vladimir Guerrero Jr. does, an important piece of reality gets lost in all this Blue Jays excitement.
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Steve Simmons / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays' Pillar missing Gibbons but appreciates Montoyo — DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kevin Pillar's favourite athletes — Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant, Cal Ripken — were all one-team wonders. — Now, knowing he's not exactly in the Hall of Fame company of his favourites, he would like to emulate …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds sign utility player Derek Dietrich to minor league deal — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - With Alex Blandino recovering from knee surgery, the Reds added some insurance to their infield depth Tuesday and signed Derek Dietrich to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Terry Francona: Versatile players ‘can save roster’ for Indians — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona believes versatile players ‘can save a roster’ that is thin on depth. — CLEVELAND — It has long been said that for athletes, “The best ability is availability,” …
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Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Royals OF Brett Phillips: I need to go back to who I was — The Royals front office saw possibilities in outfielder Brett Phillips when they acquired him from Milwaukee in the Mike Moustakas trade, but for now decision-makers and fans find themselves waiting for Phillips to exhale.
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Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Royals hoping to make fans remember September with their early play in 2019
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Ben Reiter / Sports Illustrated:
Trevor Bauer Is More Concerned With Being Right Than Being Liked — He's the ultimate self-made star: an average (if that) athlete who leveraged a sharp baseball intellect and obsession with data into a Cy Young candidacy. He knows a whole lot more than the rest of us.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge is ‘100 percent’ healthy and out for blood, bad news for Yankees' opponents — TAMPA — Aaron Judge began the spring with a few swings in the cage, a few bunts and line drives. Then the Yankees' slugger hammered a few balls over the fence to the cheers of fans who had filled …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone is giddy to start spring, but there's a target on his back with championship expectations — TAMPA — Aaron Boone's excitement had him tweeting “let's go!” early Tuesday morning. The Yankee manager was just happy to finally have his entire squad in one place ready to get to work.
Daily Record:
Mets' Michael Conforto hoping to carry strong 2018 finish into this season — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - As Michael Conforto worked to return as fast as he could from shoulder surgery last year, Adrian Gonzalez provided what proved to be sage advice. — “He told me make sure you're ready.
