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8:15 AM ET, March 30, 2015

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Nick CafardoGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Max Scherzer talks a good game  —  Max Scherzer, the $210 million man, will miss a lot of things about being a Detroit Tiger, but he will miss no one more than Red Sox righthander Rick Porcello, his baseball soul mate.  —  Scherzer, who signed with the Nationals in February …
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Rick Weber / ESPN:
Magee enjoying tryout with Red Sox … FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Brandon Magee was growing up as a two-sport star in Corona, California, people told him he could be the next Bo Jackson.  —  Now the 24-year-old Magee, after being released by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers …
Discussion: ProFootballTalk
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox C Vazquez to get 2nd opinion on elbow
Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IN ROCKIES ROTATION STILL UP FOR GRABS  —  The Denver Post  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Time is ticking away on the Rockies and the vacancy in their starting rotation.  With only five games remaining at spring training, the Rockies' most talented arms …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Ken Davidoff / New York Post:
Defiant CC Sabathia doesn't give a ‘f-k’ about poor spring outings  —  CC Sabathia struggled against the Pirates' minor-league affiliate on Saturday.  —  TAMPA — Nine and two-thirds inning of game work for CC Sabathia this spring, the last five of those coming Saturday at the Yankees' minor league complex …
Discussion: NESN.com
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' CC Sabathia drops F-bomb after getting bombed  —  New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (52) talks with pitching coach Larry Rothschild (58) in the dugout after he pitched the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.  (Kim Klement |  USA TODAY Sports)
Associated Press:
McAllister, House in Indians' rotation  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Zach McAllister and T.J. House have won the two open jobs in the Cleveland Indians' starting rotation.  —  Manager Terry Francona told the pitchers on Sunday before House started an exhibition against the Chicago White Sox.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
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Associated Press:
Brewers' Braun Has 2 Hits, 2 RBIs in 3-2 Loss to Indians
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
The 20-year-old pitcher had been injured in boating accident in February  —  Mariners pitching prospect Victor Sanchez died on Saturday in his home in Venezuela.  (MiLB.com)  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Victor Sanchez, one of the Mariners' top pitching prospects, died in Venezuela from head injuries sustained …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Pitching change: Rockies have a plan to improve on the mound  —  FOX Sports  —  Will things really be different for Jorge De La Rosa and the rest of the Rockies' pitchers this season?  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - No one would dare suggest that the Rockies have figured out how to pitch.
Discussion: Denver Post and MLB Trade Rumors
Evan Grant / Texas Rangers Blog:
Texas Rangers inform Jamey Wright he will not make club  —  Feb 24, 2015; Surprise, AZ, USA; Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux (31) talks to Jamey Wright (25) during spring training camp at Surprise Stadium.  Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Shoulder likely to put Cards' Garcia off roster  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Jaime Garcia was scratched from Sunday's start by the St. Louis Cardinals because his surgically repaired shoulder doesn't feel right, making it unlikely he will start the season on the active roster.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  CARLOS GONZALEZ'S KNEE CHECKS OUT OK; DE LA ROSA PROGRESSING SLOWLY  —  The Denver Post  —  Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez takes batting practice in spring training, where he has shown an improved work ethic after a rough 2014 season.  (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
Discussion: Purple Row
Associated Press:
Arrieta Goes 4 Shutout Innings, Homers as Cubs Rout Rockies  —  MESA, Ariz. — Jake Arrieta pitched four shutout innings and also homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the split-squad Chicago Cubs routed the Colorado Rockies 18-4 Saturday.  —  Cubs rookie Kris Bryant had four hits, raising his spring average to .459.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
 
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