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2:15 PM ET, March 26, 2015

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NY Daily News:
Yankees' two losses to Mets would not have gone over well with George Steinbrenner  —  TAMPA — It is an accepted premise — except, of course, when it came to George Steinbrenner — that spring training games are mostly meaningless and that none of the players' performances, good or bad, are anything worth getting all worked up about.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and HardballTalk
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Lagares batting ninth?  Why Mets think it'll work  —  Mets center field Juan Lagares could bat first — or ninth.  —  TAMPA - Juan Lagares led off Wednesday and smoked an 0-2 double off the left-field wall against Masahiro Tanaka, stole third and scored when John Ryan Murphy heaved the ball into left field.
Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
Mets Try New Trick on Defense: Predicting Where Ball Will Be Hit  —  Thanks to their slow-footed middle infielders, Mets find themselves on the forefront of a trend sweeping baseball: the science of defensive positioning  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—As the Mets' infield coach …
Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
MLB Worth $36 Billion As Team Values Hit Record $1.2 Billion Average  —  If Major League Baseball traded on a stock exchange it would be worth $36 billion.  The average baseball team is now worth $1.2 billion, 48% more than a year ago, the biggest year-over-year increase since we began tracking team values in 1998.
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Darren Rovell / MLB:
Forbes: Average MLB team worth $1.2B
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Jeter's replacement already earning eye-popping praise from Yankee vets  —  FOX Sports  —  Look familiar?  Actually, Didi Gregorius' defense is already earning praise Derek Jeter's never received.  —  I walked into the Yankees' spring complex with no preconceived notions about what I wanted to write.
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New York Post:
Betances: My velocity ‘nowhere near where it should be’
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and HardballTalk
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Alex Rodriguez continues to earn Joe Girardi's confidence as Yankees' DH
Discussion: CBSSports.com and HardballTalk
MLB.com:
Duo combines for five hits and four RBIs in tie against A's  —  3/25/15: Carlos Gomez hits a home run to left field on the first pitch he sees from Sonny Gray  —  PHOENIX — Carlos Gomez hit a leadoff home run and logged RBIs in each of the first three innings as the Brewers knocked around A's Opening …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
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Associated Press:
Gomez Uses Offense and Defense, Leads Brewers
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Tim Elfrink / Miami New Times:
MLB INVESTIGATING CLAIMS TYING MARLINS PITCHER JARRED COSART TO GAMBLING  —  UPDATE: Cosart has apparently now responded to the claims; an account claiming to be his new official Twitter says his original account was hacked and DMs were sent to incriminate him in a gambling conspiracy.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Jarred Cosart subject of MLB probe
Discussion: ESPN.com
Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
White Sox' Carlos Rodon strikes out nine Royals in four innings  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - Carlos Rodon was dominant in his fourth Cactus League start Wednesday night, striking out nine Kansas City Royals in four innings without allowing a walk.  The No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft …
Discussion: South Side Sox
Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Victorino would welcome Hamels to Boston  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Cole Hamels will almost certainly take the mound in a Phillies uniform on Opening Day, 2 weeks from yesterday, at Citizens Bank Park against the Boston Red Sox.  —  Spring training trades - particularly spring training blockbuster trades - are extremely rare.
CSN Chicago:
Cubs: Theo Epstein responds to Scott Boras' criticism of Kris Bryant situation  —  Your browser does not support iframes.  —  While Kris Bryant has been tearing up the Cactus League throughout spring training and is leading the major leagues in home runs, the debate has raged regarding whether …
Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
NOT SO FAST, LUCROY!  —  About a year ago, I was at the SABR Analytics Conference in Phoenix and got to talking about pitch-framing with Dave Cameron.  While we agreed that pitch-framing's important and does deserve a place in any serious analysis, Dave told me FanGraphs wasn't going to include pitch-framing …
Discussion: Redleg Nation
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor Moves: Devin Lohman, Mitchell Boggs  —  Here are the day's minor moves, updated as we go:  — The Phillies announced that they have acquired minor league shortstop Devin Lohman from the Reds in exchange for future considerations.  Lohman, 25, has spent the past two seasons …
Meghan Montemurro / delawareonline:
Sizemore ‘forgotten man’ so far this spring  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - Grady Sizemore has become a bit of a forgotten ballplayer with the Phillies this spring.  —  The Phillies made bringing back Sizemore a priority, signing him to a one-year, $2 million contract in mid-October.
Discussion: CBSSports.com
Associated Press:
Norris Strong for Blue Jays in 5-2 Win Over Orioles  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Looking to cement a spot in the Toronto rotation, Daniel Norris allowed one run in six impressive innings as the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Wednesday.  —  Norris gave up three hits and struck out seven without walking a batter.
Discussion: Camden Chat
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Mike Petriello / ESPN:
Criticism of O's offseason is unjust
Discussion: Camden Chat
 
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