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2:40 PM ET, March 7, 2013

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Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
This patchwork Bombers squad may get bad reviews  —  TAMPA — Here is all you need to know about the state of these 2013 Yankees:  —  Remember the team captain?  The guy who turns 39 in June and faces over a century of data that players his age shouldn't be patrolling shortstop anymore?
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MLB Daily Dish
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Fox Sports:
Age finally catching up to Yankees?
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Teixeira out eight to 10 weeks with wrist strain
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yankees To Consider Corner Infielders
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Happy Crawford says of Boston: 'They love it when you're miserable'  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers are telling Carl Crawford to be patient.  He's saying that playing on opening day remains his goal.  —  “I want to be there bad,” Crawford said Thursday morning, after a workday that was limited to 50 swings off a tee.
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Rivera To Retire After 2013 Season  —  12:03pm: The Yankees have a 10am EDT press conference scheduled Saturday at which Rivera is set to announce that he'll retire following the 2013 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports (Twitter links).  —  11:03am: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera …
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
In any inning, or weather, Coke focuses on own game  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — If there was ever a good day for Phil Coke to say he will focus only on what he can control, Wednesday was it.  —  On a day with gusty winds and a cloudless sky, where every fly ball at Joker Marchant Stadium became an adventure …
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Leyland clarifies statement on Porcello
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
T.R. Sullivan / Postcards From Elysian Fields:
Last Call from the Desert...Kyle Lohse, Derek Lowe, Lance Berkman  —  Wrapping up after the Rangers 3-2 win over the Cubs: … David Murphy on the uncertainty surrounding CEO Nolan Ryan.  —  A Rangers source on free agent pitcher Kyle Lohse: “We are not going to sign Kyle Lohse.
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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers Blog:
Source: Texas Rangers close to deal with Derek Lowe
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Cards SS Furcal to have Tommy John surgery  —  JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal will have major surgery on his right elbow next week.  —  The team did not say in its statement Thursday how long the three-time All-Star will be out.
MLB.com:
DAVID WRIGHT  —  Mets and Team USA star David Wright is stepping into the Chatting Cage to answer your questions.  —  Want to know what Team USA's chances are in the World Baseball Classic?  Or how David thinks the Mets will fare in 2013?  Join the Chatting Cage, presented by Edward Jones, Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Discussion: Metsblog
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Roy Halladay's velocity  —  Lost in the hoopla about Roy Halladay's pitch that got away against the Nationals yesterday was his actual performance.  The veteran righty struck out two, walked one and allowed two hits in four scoreless innings against the Phillies' National League East Rivals.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Prospect Westmoreland announces retirement  —  Ryan Westmoreland works out with other Minor Leaguers in 2011 about a year after undergoing brain surgery.  (AP)  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ryan Westmoreland, a former top prospect for the Red Sox, announced his retirement from baseball on Wednesday …
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Brian MacPherson / blogs.providencejournal.com:
Ryan Westmoreland announces retirement from baseball
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Scorpion sting sends Brewers GM Doug Melvin to hospital  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Phoenix - Brewers general manager Doug Melvin got a scare Wednesday night when he was stung by a small scorpion in his condominium and spent three hours in a local hospital.
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
NY Mets could have moved Jon Niese instead of R.A. Dickey; Yankees' Hal Steinbrenner speaks  —  Here's a good New York baseball debate for you: Would you have rather traded Jon Niese, instead of R.A. Dickey, to Toronto for Travis d'Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard?  —  Turns out that the Mets had that choice.
Discussion: Metsblog and MLB Rumors
Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rockies Recap: Rockies 8, Team USA 7  —  Rockies 8, Team USA 7  —  At Salt River Fields  —  Hits: Given the lineup and his recent illness, Drew Pomeranz delivered his best performance of the spring.  Pomeranz has been sick for four days with a cold that left him weak.
Discussion: Purple Row
Tracy Ringolsby / MLB.com:
Williams misses being GM, but not toll it took on him  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — By Thanksgiving last year, Kenny Williams was bouncing off walls.  —  He had ceded the title of general manager of the White Sox to Rick Hahn in late October, slipping into the role of executive vice president.
Discussion: Halos Heaven and MLB Rumors
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Porter hopes Bedard returns to action soon  —  VIERA, Fla. — Left-hander Erik Bedard has been limited to only two innings this spring because of a strained gluteal muscle.  Astros manager Bo Porter said Bedard had been scheduled to pitch Saturday's game against the Braves, but he didn't pitch.
 
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