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4:05 PM ET, January 29, 2013

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Tim Elfrink / Miami New Times:
A Miami Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports Biggest Names  —  Open the neat spreadsheet and scroll past the listing of local developers, prominent attorneys, and personal trainers.  You'll find a lengthy list of nicknames: Mostro, Al Capone, El Cacique, Samurai, Yukon, Mohamad, Felix Cat, and D.R.
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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Several big leaguers on Miami clinic's PED notes  —  A-Rod, Gio deny connection; Cruz, Melky, Colon, Grandal also in newspaper's report  —  Alex Rodriguez, whose name a newspaper said appeared 16 times in notes, denied any connection to the Miami clinic.  (AP)
Jay Schreiber / New York Times:
Report Links Rodriguez and Others to Clinic and P.E.D.'s
Discussion: HardballTalk and ESPN
Evan Drellich / MLB.com:
Atchison doesn't foresee a return to Boston  —  BOSTON — Free-agent reliever Scott Atchison, who was in the Red Sox bullpen from 2010-12, threw his first full-fledged bullpen of the winter on Monday, and this week he expects to announce what team he'll be pitching for in '13.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Mets sign RHP Scott Atchison to minors deal  —  The Mets announced they have signed RHP Scott Atchison to a Minor League contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training.  —  Atchison, 36, made 42 relief appearances for the Red Sox in 2012 and went 2-1 with a 1.58 ERA, allowing just two home runs in 51 1/3 innings.
Discussion: Boston Globe
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Angels add Coello on Minor League deal
Discussion: Halos Heaven and MLB Daily Dish
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Despite Mets' secret visit, Bourn deal a long shot  —  It remains a long shot — a bunch of moons aligning just right — but the Mets have not given up on being Bourn winners.  —  To that end, general manager Sandy Alderson and assistant GM John Ricco travelled to Houston last week …
Scott Ferguson / TSN.ca:
QUESTIONS REMAIN AS JAYS NEAR SPRING TRAINING  —  It's just a couple of weeks now until the start of spring training.  It's hard to believe that a year ago, the Blue Jays went 24-7 on the Grapefruit Circuit and were being touted as a top-notch playoff contender, only to have that dissolve …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Fox Sports:
Will Verlander pitch in the Classic?  —  Though Andy Pettitte has been known to change his mind, he will not participate in the World Baseball Classic, according to major league sources.  The news is not exactly a surprise, considering that Pettitte is 40 and preparing for perhaps his farewell season with the New York Yankees.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and CBSSports.com
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Inside the Phillies: Cole Hamels shrugs off report about sore shoulder  —  The bad news about Cole Hamels' left shoulder was news to him.  —  “I don't even know what it was about,” the Phillies' pitcher said Monday night in his first interview since a report surfaced earlier this month …
Bernie Pleskoff / MLB.com:
Gritty Grossman might develop some power  —  This is a wonderful time to be a prospect in the Houston Astros organization.  —  The club continues to be in transition.  The impetus for the change began with new ownership.  Houston's division, uniforms, front-office staff and the culture of the organization is in transition.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
So What's Manuel's Lineup?  —  So, if everybody is healthy, what do you think Charlie Manuel's Opening Day lineup will be?  —  That's a big if, obviously.  Chase Utley hasn't played in a single Grapefruit League game since 2010 and Delmon Young could miss the first couple weeks of the season because of an injured ankle.
Discussion: HardballTalk and Crashburn Alley
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Derek Jeter on field for first time since breaking ankle  —  From the start, Derek Jeter maintained he'd be ready for Opening Day 2013.  —  That steady march continued Monday morning.  —  For the first time since surgery on his broken left ankle in October, the 38-year-old shortstop worked out on the field.
Discussion: HardballTalk
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