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3:20 PM ET, February 23, 2012

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Dejan Kovacevic / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates president Coonelly charged with DUI  —  Pirates president Frank Coonelly has been charged with four counts related to drunken driving in Ross, the Tribune-Review has learned.  —  Ross Township police arrested Coonelly, 51, of Sewickley on Dec. 22 and charged him with drunken driving …
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Associated Press:
Pirates president Coonelly faces four DUI charges  —  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly faces four drunken driving-related charges after an incident on Dec. 22 in suburban Pittsburgh.  —  Police in Ross Township, Pa., charged Coonelly, 51 …
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Source: Oswalt willing to join team midseason … After waiting until spring training and failing to land a job to his satisfaction, free agent pitcher Roy Oswalt has told major league clubs that he might pull a Roger Clemens and return midseason, according to a baseball source.  —  Oswalt
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Bobby Jenks details surgery nightmare  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  FORT MYERS — Now we know why Bobby Jenks isn't going to pitch anytime soon, if at all this year: He's been living a nightmare.  —  This morning at JetBlue [JBLU] Park …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
The harrowing tale of Bobby Jenks
Discussion: HardballTalk and Baseball Nation
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Ruben Tejada remains in Panama despite Terry Collins' desire to have Jose Reyes' replacement in NY Mets camp  —  Tejada is delayed in Panama while trying to obtain visa  —  Terry Collins understands the process Ruben Tejada (l.) is going through to obtain his visa, but the manager wants the shortstop in camp.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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Mike Kerwick / NorthJersey.com:
Mets' sluggers can see the writing on the wall
Discussion: Bats and MetsBlog.com
Fox Sports:
Marlins' salary plan may anger union  —  The minimum salary in the new collective-bargaining agreement increased from $414,000 to $480,000, giving even the lowest-paid players a handsome wage.  —  Baseball's economic system, however, allows clubs to otherwise determine the salaries of players …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Molina, Cardinals restart contract talks  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • The agent for Gold Glove-winning catcher Yadier Molina met with the Cardinals and has re-engaged the club in talks the past two days about a contract extension, sources confirmed to The Post-Dispatch.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Danny Valentine / St. Petersburg Times:
Drug charges send former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes to jail again  —  TAMPA — Former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes was arrested early Thursday after he tried to eat a plastic bag of marijuana and had marijuana blunt tucked behind his ear, police said.  —  The 27-year-old Tampa man was pulled …
Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
The First Argument of Spring  —  This is a story about spring, baseball and the first wonderful and crazy argument of the new year.  Baseball, I think, is the best argument game we have going.  Sure, in other sports you can argue Tiger vs. Jack, or Sampras vs. Federer, or Montana vs. Unitas, or whatever.
Discussion: THE BOOK
Josh Leventhal / Baseball America:
Selig Calls International Draft ‘Inevitable’  —  MLB pushed through significant changes to its draft in the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, and commissioner Bud Selig says the changes aren't done.  —  While discussing the state of the game in an interview with Baseball America on Tuesday …
Discussion: NESN.com
Jason McIntyre / The Big Lead:
Evan Longoria is Not the Only Tampa Ray Dating a Playboy Playmate: Reid Brignac is Dating Lauren Anderson  —  Evan Longoria and Playboy Playmate Jaime Edmondson took their relationship public last week - to Animal Kingdom! - and then the media asked the All-Star about it.
Discussion: Rays Index
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies' Dexter Fowler gains power in offseason but not at expense of speed  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Don't look.  Just listen.  The ball sounds louder coming off Dexter Fowler's bat.  It goes farther too.  —  The Rockies center fielder — and arguably the most important player to their lineup …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Tight back delays Kershaw's first bullpen  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw missed his first bullpen session of Spring Training on Wednesday as a precautionary measure due to mild back tightness.  —  Kershaw, who signed a two-year, $19 million contract earlier this month …
Discussion: True Blue LA and HardballTalk
Keith Law / ESPN:
Future 50: Buxton No. 1  —  The prep center fielder tops Insider's first MLB draft board for 2012  —  The college baseball season kicked off last Friday and high schools are underway across the southern U.S., making this a good time for my first ranking of the top 50 prospects for the 2012 Rule 4 draft.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Boston Globe:
Who owns JetBluePark.com?  Not the Red Sox.  —  If you go to JetBluePark.com, you won't get information about the new home of Red Sox spring training.  Instead you'll be redirected to the New York Yankees website.  That's because Eric Engelman, a Cubs fan from Fort Myers, Fla. …
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Kemp calls his shot: 50 homers, 50 steals in 2012  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. - Fifty-fifty, is what Matt Kemp said.  —  Fifty-fifty.  —  Like Broadway Joe calling Super Bowl III.  —  Like Newt Gingrich calling for a moon colony.  —  You know, somewhere between unlikely and if the moon were a planet, that's the planet he'd be from.
Discussion: HardballTalk
 
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MLB.com:
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Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and 6-4-2
Phil Mackey / 1500 ESPN SportsWire:
SportsWire Twins Notebook: After ‘downward spiral,’ Sean Burroughs is one to watch
Discussion: HardballTalk
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers made run at veteran Renteria
Discussion: Al's Ramblings and Brew Beat
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Brewers Sign Jay Gibbons
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Evan Grant / Rangers Blog:
See Rangers' righty Yu Darvish throw left-handed in practice
Discussion: HardballTalk
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Valentine keeping close tabs on Iglesias
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays unveil promotions for home games
Zack Meisel / MLB.com:
Piniella joins YES Network team
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Blue Jays sign right-hander VandenHurk
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Howard impressive in BP
Discussion: Phillies Nation
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