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5:25 PM ET, March 22, 2012

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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Mets' Pelfrey pitching with sprained ankle  —  Mets on Twitter  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Just one more reason it's been a spring training to forget for Mike Pelfrey: He has battled a high ankle sprain for most of camp.  —  The beleaguered Mets right-hander is refusing to use it as an excuse …
Discussion: Kranepool Society and MetsBlog.com
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
NY Mets' Johan Santana is turning heads in camp as ace looks to Opening Day  —  Impresses Terry Collins and Cardinals by going six innings  —  Johan Santana wows skipper with six-inning outing on Wednesday and feels he'll start season for Mets April 5.  —  JUPITER, Fla. …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:   Bay's willingness to play center opens options
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers partake in Ping-Pong to unwind  —  Much as on the mound, Kershaw dominates on the table  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — In the middle of the Dodgers' clubhouse at Camelback Ranch-Glendale is a Ping-Pong table.  —  Since a Ping-Pong table helped thaw Cold War relations with China 40 years ago …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Baseball America:
2012 Organization Talent Rankings  —  Baseball America's annual organization talent rankings evaluate the overall value of each system's prospect-eligible players (no more than 130 at-bats, 50 innings or 30 relief appearances in the major leagues, without regard to service time).
Mark Zuckerman / Nats Insider:
Nats pessimistic Morse will start season  —  Michael Morse has appeared in only three games this spring, all as DH.  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Michael Morse's chances of recovering from a lat injury in time for Opening Day appear to be dwindling after the Nationals left fielder recently underwent …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Chipper Jones To Retire Following 2012 Season  —  Chipper Jones' 19th season in the Major Leagues will also be the final one of his career.  The Braves announced that their 39-year-old third baseman will retire following the 2012 campaign.  —  Larry Wayne ‘Chipper’ Jones has been a fixture …
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
SI predicts the Mets will finish last in the NL East  —  In this week's Sports Illustrated, the Mets are projected to finish last in the NL East with 75 wins.  —  Matthew Cerrone: Wow!  I don't know, I just don't see the NL East this way.  I'm not suggesting the Mets are the favorites …
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
What Should the Yankees Do With Michael Pineda?  —  There probably hasn't been a bigger story in any camp this spring than Michael Pineda's missing velocity.  After throwing 94-97 in Seattle last year, he's been 89-93 so far this spring, though he did pump a few 94 MPH fastballs in his most recent start on Tuesday.
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers' Feliz not worried about stiff shoulder  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Asked on a scale of 1 to 10 how concerned he is about his stiff shoulder, Neftali Feliz smiled.  —  “Uno,” Feliz said Thursday.  —  The Texas Rangers right-hander came out after three innings in Tueday's game …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Dejan Kovacevic / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates welcome additional wild card  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — When Major League Baseball added another wild-card team to its playoff format earlier this month, it surely was greeted with a shrug by most Pittsburghers.  —  The words “Pirates” and “playoffs” don't easily mesh anymore.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
All signs pointing to roster spot for Conrad  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It is becoming increasingly difficult to envision the Brewers' Opening Day roster without Brooks Conrad, the utility man fighting for a job as a non-roster invitee.  —  Brewers manager Ron Roenicke made clear no decisions are cemented …
Discussion: Brew Beat and Al's Ramblings
Casey Musarra / Philly.com:
Victorino: ‘I will lead the league in triples’  —  With Opening Day just around the corner, media and fans across the country have been busy making their predictions for the 2012 baseball season.  In the latest MLB Fan Cave video (watch it below), some of baseball's biggest stars have made their own prognostications.
Evan Drellich / MLB.com:
Hughes completes five against Rays  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Right-hander Phil Hughes let up two runs over five innings in Wednesday afternoon's 5-2 Yankees victory over the Rays, as his bid to be New York's fifth starter continued.  —  With the game tied at 2 entering the top of the ninth inning …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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