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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Leaner Lynn turns heads at Cards camp — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — JUPITER, Fla. • Cardinals righthander Lance Lynn, who was challenged and helped by the club to improve his fitness level during the offseason, arrived at the team's complex Friday …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright, Garcia focus on present
Wainwright, Garcia focus on present
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Mariners reiterate no extension imminent for Felix — Club insists reports of long-term deal with ace are not founded — SEATTLE — Despite the flood of national reports on Thursday saying Felix Hernandez and the Mariners had agreed to a seven-year, $175 million contract …
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M's taking big risk with Felix deal
M's taking big risk with Felix deal
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw have mutual interest in pact, GM says
Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw have mutual interest in pact, GM says
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Mark Prior in the present tense — Former big league ace has found virtue in quest to return to the Majors — The sun is hot on top of a hill in San Diego and the house is white, so white that it looks perfect. A late-model 1990s sedan stops in the middle of the quiet street …
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
After tough season, NY Mets first baseman Ike Davis is more fleet of foot — That is quite a difference from 2012, when as Davis puts it, ‘I sucked at everything.’ — Still recovering from major ankle injury in 2011, Ike Davis is showing spring in his step.
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Wheeler & Harvey providing the early heat — PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler followed Matt Harvey yesterday in a short bullpen session, perhaps a sign of things to come for the Mets' Future Aces. — Manager Terry Collins set it up so Wheeler lockers next to Harvey to soak up advice on the path to the majors.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks discuss contract extension with Cano — NEW YORK — Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said on Friday that the Yankees have spoken with second baseman Robinson Cano about a contract extension. — “There's been a conversation or two,” Steinbrenner told reporters in Tampa …
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards sign Freese to one-year deal — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — JUPITER, Fla. • The Cardinals and 2011 World Series MVP David Freese have agreed to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration, an official confirmed.
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Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
Friday morning Orioles observations: Saunders, Jurrjens, arbitration … Now that former Orioles left-hander Joe Saunders has reportedly agreed to terms with the Mariners on a one-year deal, we know who is not going to be in Sarasota when spring training opens next week.
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
THE HGH COMMENT: CURT SCHILLING EXPLAINS INCIDENT, WHY HE'S TALKING ABOUT IT — FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Major League Baseball called Curt Schilling on Thursday night, he admitted to offering misleading statements ... 4 1/2 years ago. — But as for this week's claim that a member …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Diamondbacks To Extend Aaron Hill — The Diamondbacks officially announced that they've extended second baseman Aaron Hill through 2016. The deal is valued at $35MM, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, who first reported the agreement (on Twitter). The Legacy Agency represents Hill.
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Boras to open Miami gym for clients — How fed up is Scott Boras, one of baseball's most powerful agents, with the accessibility of performance-enhancing drugs in South Florida? — So fed up that Boras intends to open a private multi-million dollar sports fitness center for his clients who train in South Florida by next year.
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Associated Press:
Shoppach, Mariners finalize $1.5M, 1-year deal — SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners have finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract with catcher Kelly Shoppach, providing a needed backup to expected starter Jesus Montero. — Seattle announced the deal Thursday.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Mariners Agree To Terms With Joe Saunders
Mariners Agree To Terms With Joe Saunders
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