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Progress stalls on Cain's contract talks — The chances of the San Francisco Giants signing right-hander Matt Cain to a contract extension before Opening Day are rapidly diminishing. — Cain's representatives spoke Wednesday with Giants officials, and the two sides failed to make progress toward a deal …
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
On Baseball: San Francisco Giants Counting on Pagan and Cabrera
On Baseball: San Francisco Giants Counting on Pagan and Cabrera
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Beyond the Box Score
Chuck Stark / Kitsap Sun:
Todd Linden gets another shot with the Giants
Todd Linden gets another shot with the Giants
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McCovey Chronicles
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
NY Mets third baseman David Wright learns he has muscle tear, still expected to be ready for Opening Day — MRI reveals tear of muscle on left side of rib cage — David Wright is optimistic he'll be ready to face the Braves at Citi Field on April 5. — PORT ST. LUCIE …
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NorthJersey.com, MetsBlog.com, New York Post and New Jersey Online
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cohen has strongest Dodger bid, plans to hire Tony La Russa — PHOENIX - Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen emerged Wednesday as the strongest bidder to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers, and plans to hire Tony La Russa to a key front-office position, according to two Major League Baseball officials familiar …
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HardballTalk
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Seth Livingstone / USA Today:
MLB players, staff eager for new iPad release — PHOENIX - Opening Day is regarded as a holiday of sorts in baseball. But for many major league players and personnel, Friday's release of the new iPad is cause for celebration. — The tablet has ingrained itself into the fabric of the game …
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baseballmusings.com
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
NY Mets pitching prospect Matt Harvey impresses again in outing Wednesday — Righthander's blazing fastball on display against minor leaguers as team brass watches — NY Mets' fireballing prospect Matt Harvey reaches as high as 96 mph on radar gun Wednesday.
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New York Post and MetsBlog.com
John Schlegel / MLB.com:
Santana day to day with right shoulder bruise — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Angels right-hander Ervin Santana was struck in the upper right arm with a line drive off the bat of Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox and left Wednesday's game in the second inning. — Santana took the liner off the arm …
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Halos Heaven and Yahoo! Sports
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' Hellickson shrugs off theory he was more lucky than good — Jeremy Hellickson says he knows he'll have to make some adjustments to hitters to continue his success in the majors. — Times] — PORT CHARLOTTE — Lucky would be winning the lottery.
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Young guns impress on the hill for D-backs — Left-hander Corbin, top pick Bauer throw five scoreless innings — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The D-backs got a glimpse of their future Wednesday afternoon, and they liked what they saw. — Two of the club's top pitching prospects saw action …
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AZ Snake Pit
AJ Cassavell / MLB.com:
Kershaw dominant as Ellis, Kennedy go deep — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — By the time Clayton Kershaw took the mound Wednesday, the reigning Cy Young Award winner already had a three-run lead, and that was plenty. — The Dodgers ace posted zeroes and his offense kept bashing in a 9-1 Los Angeles victory …
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True Blue LA
David Murphy / Philly.com:
A quick look at the infield trade market. . . According to CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies are exploring the trade market for infielders. The news makes sense, because the infield play here at camp has been a whole lot of ugly. The Phillies knew they were parting with their most reliable defender …
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Phillies Nation
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Wells throws three scoreless innings in loss — MESA, Ariz. — George Kottaras hit a three-run double in the fourth and a two-run double in the fifth to lift the Brewers to a 10-2 victory on Wednesday over the Cubs in front of 11,682 at HoHoKam Park — the Cubs' highest attendance of the season.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Brew Crew Ball
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Barmes, Presley drive in four for Pirates — SARASOTA, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates put together a three-run fifth inning and two four-run frames on their way to topping the Baltimore Orioles, 11-5, on Wednesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium. — Pirates right-hander James McDonald allowed …
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Bucs Dugout