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Mets Acquire Lefty Relievers, Torres and Blevins — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The New York have made two trades to bolster a bullpen lacking in left-handers, acquiring Alex Torres from the San Diego Padres and Jerry Blevins from the Washington Nationals. — The Mets sent minor league right …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Acquire Alex Torres — The Mets announced that they have acquired left-handed reliever Alex Torres from the Padres in exchange for Minor League right-hander Cory Mazzoni and a player to be named later. — Torres, 27, will give the Mets a much-needed left-handed option in the bullpen.
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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
Magee enjoying tryout with Red Sox
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Quick Pitch Leads Benches to Clear; Pirates Rout Phils 18-4 — BRADENTON, Fla. — A quick pitch by Kevin Slowey sparked benches to empty in a rare testy spring training game. — Both teams rushed onto the field before the bottom of the fifth inning of the Pittsburgh's 18-4 rout of Philadelphia …
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets still open to trading Dillon Gee — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Despite losing Zack Wheeler to a ligament tear that required Tommy John surgery, the New York Mets still may trade right-hander Dillon Gee within the month, an organization source told ESPNNewYork.com.
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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 …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Kris Bryant To Begin Season In Minors — The Cubs announced today that wunderkind Kris Bryant has been assigned to Minor League camp, indicating that he will not make the team's Opening Day roster out of Spring Training. Second baseman Javier Baez was also optioned to Triple-A today.
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Associated Press:
Nationals Reliever Storen Out With Blister in Loss to Cards — JUPITER, Fla. — Washington Nationals closer Drew Storen exited early because of a blister on his right big toe Monday in a 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. — Storen issued a two-out walk to Kolten Wong, then left the mound in the sixth inning.
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Pirates trying again to lock up Polanco; third star in OF of future — The Pirates and top young outfielder Gregory Polanco have rekindled contract talks, according to people familiar with the discussions. — Chances for a deal before Opening Day remain unknown.
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Associated Press:
Simon Allows 1 Run in 6 Innings as Tigers Lose to Braves 4-2 — LAKELAND, Fla. — Alfredo Simon allowed one run over six innings for his best start of spring training in the Detroit Tigers' 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. — Acquired from Cincinnati after going 15-10 last season …
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.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Fine-tuning Garza strikes out six over 5 2/3 innings — Scooter Gennett knocked his first home run of the spring to lead off the game against the Reds. (AP) — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Brewers hit two home runs while Brandon Phillips drove in four runs for the Reds.
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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 …
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' CC Sabathia drops F-bomb after getting bombed
Yankees' CC Sabathia drops F-bomb after getting bombed
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Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
A-Rod's absence from ‘Sandlot’ video says a lot — Anyone else wondering why Alex Rodriguez did not perform in the Yankees' recent video re-enactment of the Babe Ruth scene from the 1993 movie “The Sandlot?” — Well as Jack Woltz, the big-shot studio boss in “The Godfather,” might say: “You don't understand.
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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.
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