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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Jimmy Rollins Q&A: 'I feel like I'm free to be myself' — FOX Sports — (Photo by Robert Rogers/MLB Photos via Getty Images),(Photo by Jason Wise/MLB Photos via Getty Images) — Three-time All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins believes transitioning from from Philadelphia to Los Angeles will allow his true personality to show.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays to name Asdrubal Cabrera everyday shortstop — PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays have decided that Asdrubal Cabrera will be their everyday shortstop after all. — When the Rays signed Cabrera in January, they said they would determine during spring training whether to keep him at shortstop …
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NY Daily News:
Mets manager Terry Collins and GM Sandy Alderson show signs of friction — PORT ST. LUCIE — Terry Collins has always gladly accepted the terms and conditions of managing for Sandy Alderson, and in most ways nothing has changed. Yet with Collins' job very much on the line this season …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Minor, Upton not likely to return before May — The Braves don't yet have an estimated return date for starting pitcher Mike Minor or center fielder Melvin Upton, but it's reasonable to assume neither will be ready for major league games before May. — Minor has not thrown in 2 ½ weeks …
Brendan Kennedy / Toronto Star:
Spring training lets umpires sharpen their game too — Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez argues with home plate umpire Dan Iassogna after Iassogna ejected Gonzalez for arguing balls and strikes in the first inning of the Braves' spring training game against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, March 12, 2015.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Players union must fight again as familiar story unfolds in Chicago — FOX Sports — Kris Bryant's debut might end up being similar to Mark Grace's. — MESA, ARIZ. — In 1988, the Cubs chose the fading Leon Durham over red-hot rookie Mark Grace as their Opening Day first baseman.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Votto, Phillips: Same team, different approaches — GOODYEAR, Ariz. -The debate still rages throughout the game, and plays out every day for the Cincinnati Reds, inviting intrigue, discussion and even divisions within their own organization. — From the corner of power and patience: First baseman Joey Votto's hitting philosophy.
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Associated Press:
Tomas Homers in Diamondbacks' 7-4 Loss to Dodgers — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yasmany Tomas hit a three-homer in the sixth inning of the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-4 spring loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. — Tomas connected against reliever Chin-hui Tsao , tying it at 4, and finished with three hits.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Dodgers Agree To Sign Cuban Pitcher Pablo Millan Fernandez For $8 Million — The Dodgers have agreed to sign 25-year-old Cuban righthander Pablo Millan Fernandez for an $8 million bonus on a minor league contract, Baseball America has learned. The deal, which is exempt from the international bonus pools, is still pending a physical.
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Associated Press:
HOFers Molitor, Sandberg opposing managers — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Hall of Fame players Paul Molitor and Ryne Sandberg are managing against each other, making the spring training game between the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies a unique matchup. — The Hall said it believes Monday's game …
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Michael E. Miller / Chicago magazine:
Until now. … On the Cuban national team in 2011: He belted 33 homers in 67 games of league play one season. — PHOTO: KOJI WATANABE/GETTY IMAGES
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Travis Sawchik / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Reliever Caminero's chances of making Pirates' roster heating up — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Ninety-eight, 98, 98. Those were the first three mile-per-hour readings of Arquimedes Caminero pitches on the Charlotte Sports Park scoreboard Monday. The Pirates reliever was just loosening up.
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