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Randy Galloway / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Nolan Ryan could leave Rangers by the end of spring training, sources say — Yes, there's been a shift of power in Arlington, which may or may not be the same as a power struggle, but the end result is the same. — Either way, Jon Daniels wins and a guy named Rick George wins …
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Mark Purdy / Mercury News:
Will San Jose sue the San Francisco Giants to allow the Oakland A's to move south? — SAN JOSE — The A's attempted journey to San Jose continues at the speed of Pablo Sandoval. As he tries to steal home. While carrying Bruce Bochy on his back. — In other words, the slowness …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox' Dustin Pedroia: Baseball should pursue cheaters — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox players will hold their annual meeting with representatives of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Monday morning. If previous meetings at other camps are an indication …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Matheny has ruptured disc, might have surgery — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — VIERA, Fla. • The cause of persistent back pain and numbness for Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is more severe than initially described, he confirmed Sunday.
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Nick Cafardo / The Boston Globe:
Was there a better way for Red Sox to spend? — There are different ways to construct a baseball team, and the Red Sox chose their own interesting path for 2013. So far they have succeeded in protecting their second pick by not going after a free agent requiring compensation, instead using older …
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Kyle Lohse not completely off Rangers' radar — SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cactus League games have been played for nine days so far this year, which isn't even a quarter of the Texas Rangers' schedule in the longest spring in club history. — No one knows better than club personnel, and the media …
Bob Ryan / The Boston Globe:
WAR stat in baseball is complete nonsense — Was Mike Trout the best all-around player in baseball last year? — You kidding? Who doesn't know that? No one combined offensive and defensive skill to the extent he did. It's barely a debatable topic. — So why is there no American …
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Associated Press:
Howard HR Exits Stadium in Phils' 13-5 Win — CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Brett Cecil that cleared the back fence and went out of Bright House Field, helping a Philadelphia Phillies' split squad beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-5 Sunday.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Black looks back on 2009 Richard-Peavy trade — Padres manager nostalgic about right-hander's time in San Diego — SAN DIEGO — There was a slight twinge of nostalgia Sunday for Padres manager Bud Black each time he glanced at the mound and saw Jake Peavy digging to make a pitch.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Furcal is ‘not getting better’ — • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196 — JUPITER, Fla. • Not only was Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal unable to play Saturday, which had been his target date a few days before, he has no idea when he again will test his ailing right elbow.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Cuba Beats China 12-0 In Nearly Empty Stadium — FUKUOKA, Japan—In a nearly empty stadium that had the energy of a library, Cuba trounced China 12-0, invoking the mercy rule after the top of the seventh inning to improve to 2-0 in the first round of the World Baseball Classic.
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Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
Rockies Recap: A's 7, Rockies 2 — At Salt River Fields — SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — There's no getting around it, Jorge De La Rosa was awful in his second outing of spring. — The lefty, hoping to make a strong return in his first full season after Tommy John elbow surgery in June 2011 …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Rondon shaky; Tigers GM says club not eyeing another closer — yet — The Tigers may not have a closer issue yet, but they could be working toward one if hard-throwing 22-year-old Bruce Rondon doesn't find the strike zone. — There have been hints out of Tigers camp that longtime manager Jim Leyland …
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