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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter out for 2013; future uncertain — The Cardinals do not expect Chris Carpenter to pitch for the team in 2013 because of medical issues related to last year's shoulder trouble, and general manager John Mozeliak said he doubts that Carpenter will pitch for the team again.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Chris Carpenter Likely To Miss 2013 Season — Cardinals GM John Mozeliak announced that Chris Carpenter can't continue to throw and will likely miss the 2013 season (Twitter links via Danny Knobler of CBS Sports and B.J. Rains of FOX Sports Midwest). The 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner …
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NESN.com and MLB Daily Dish
Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards' Carpenter unlikely to pitch this season — Right-hander continues to experience weakness, numbness in pitching shoulder — ST. LOUIS — General manager John Mozeliak took the phone call last Friday, shortly after Chris Carpenter finished throwing off a mound at Busch Stadium.
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Mark My Word
Paul White / USA Today:
Chris Carpenter's career may be over — Chris Carpenter, the longtime ace of the St. Louis Cardinals and a central figure to their two World Series championships this century, will not pitch in 2013 due to enduring shoulder numbness, putting his career in doubt.
Fox Sports:
Familiar name emerges in drug probe — One year later, we have the sequel: Major League Baseball vs. Ryan Braun, Part II. — Days before the start of spring training, MLB drug sleuths have a fresh opportunity to pursue allegations of performance-enhancing drug use against Braun.
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Drew Silva / HardballTalk:
Ryan Braun's name discovered in the Biogenesis records — From Jeff Passan and Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports: … Braun was cleared of that 2011 positive test due to what was perceived to be an error in the handling of his urine sample. His name is not listed next to any specific PED transactions …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braun: ‘Nothing to hide’ in link to Miami clinic — MILWAUKEE — Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun said he had “nothing to hide” Tuesday after being drawn into the controversy surrounding the defunct South Florida clinic that allegedly supplied performance-enhancing drugs to several Major League players.
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Brew Crew Ball
Keith Law / ESPN:
Top 100 prospects of 2013 — With Harper and Trout gone, we have some new names at the top — Welcome to the 2013 ESPN Insider ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. — This is the sixth year I have done these rankings for ESPN, with Mike Trout topping the list the previous two years.
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Associated Press:
MLB asks Miami New Times for records in PED case — Nelson Cruz was one of several players named in the report alleged to have been provided PEDs. — MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball officials have asked the Miami New Times for records the alternative newspaper obtained for a story …
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Let's Go Tribe
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Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Turning Up The Heat — Alex Rodriguez was implicated in a report …
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NY Daily News, MLB Daily Dish, WasWatching.com, The LoHud Yankees Blog and Pinstriped Bible
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Luhnow confident in process despite critics — HOUSTON — Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has heard the critics who have chastised the club for dealing away most of its established Major League players in the last year, while slashing payroll and stockpiling talent for what suddenly has become a very good Minor League system.
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MLB Rumors
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Rays Designate Brignac, Johnson For Assignment — 4:31pm: The Rays also designated Elliot Johnson for assignment, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports (Twitter links). Johnson, 28, appeared in 123 games for the Rays in 2012. He posted a .242/.304/.350 batting line with six home runs in 331 plate appearances.
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HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Nolan Arenado, Kyle Parker, Tyler Anderson, Yorvit Torrealba among Rockies' non-roster invitees — The Rockies continue to show interest in pitcher Derek Lowe on a minor-league deal. He's understandably willing to wait. So for now, the veteran right-hander is not on the list …
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Purple Row
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Wright makes Mets' best pitch to free-agent CF Bourn — PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright is all-in on the Mets. That includes being a front-line recruiter for Sandy Alderson & Co. — Wright told The Post yesterday he has spoken with and exchanged texts with free-agent center fielder Michael Bourn …
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Mets Merized Online, Metsblog, Amazin' Avenue, HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
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Jorge Castillo / New Jersey Online:
Sandy Alderson says Mets engaged in ‘ongoing discussion’ with Michael Bourn
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