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Rockies 1B Desmond breaks hand in spring game — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Colorado Rockies lost one of their biggest offseason acquisitions when Ian Desmond was hit by a pitch Sunday, breaking his left hand. — Desmond was plunked by Cincinnati right-hander Rookie Davis with a 93 mph fastball …
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Ian Desmond Suffers Left Hand Fracture — Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond suffered a fracture in his left hand, the club announced to reporters (including MLB.com's Thomas Harding). Desmond was hit by a pitch from the Reds' Rookie Davis during the fourth inning of today's Spring Training contest between …
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
Ian Desmond breaks his hand in Rockies spring game on a pitch — Desmond's left hand was put in a brace by Colorado athletic trainer Keith Dugger on the Rockies bench — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond, their high-profile offseason free-agent signing …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies, Mariners Swap Joey Curletta, Pat Venditte — The Phillies have traded outfielder Joey Curletta to the Mariners for ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte, per an announcement from Philadelphia. — This is the second trade since last August involving the 31-year-old Venditte …
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies trade for ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte — CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies were able to add both a lefthanded and a righthanded pitcher to their bullpen competition on Sunday by acquiring ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte in a trade with Seattle. — Venditte, 31, can throw with either hand.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Dominican Republic and its fans electrify World Baseball Classic — SANTO DOMINGO NORTH - That's what this was, the capital of the Dominican Republic relocated to Miami, the closest major city in the United States. — The crowd of 37,446 - the largest for baseball in the five-year history …
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Tracy Ringolsby / Baseball America:
Love Of Country Drives Adrian Beltre To Play In WBC
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The Royals are ready for a fire sale they don't want — Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer and Lorenzo Cain — MORE FROM: — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Royals GM Dayton Moore has informed outside executives that if his team is not contending come July that it is open season on his walk-year core …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Salvador Perez Suffers Left Knee Injury
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Mets Players at World Baseball Classic Reconnect With Roots — GUADALAJARA, Mexico — When Mets pitcher Seth Lugo speaks, the Louisiana in him becomes apparent. There is a Southern accent and no hint that he has Puerto Rican roots. He does not speak Spanish, and he had never …
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Mark SaxonESPN / ESPN:
Yadier Molina blasts MLB over security for families at WBC
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Rafael Montero, once Mets' top starting pitching prospect, could find himself in long relief — LAKELAND, Fla. — Rafael Montero sat at his locker in the Mets spring training clubhouse texting and checking social media on his phone last week. Just to his left, in front of their row of lockers …
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Eric Longenhagen / FanGraphs Baseball:
2017 Top 100 Prospects — Below is my list of the top-100 prospects in baseball. Each prospect has a brief scouting summary here with links to the full team reports embedded in their names where applicable. Those without links will have them added as I cover the remaining farm systems.
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redsminorleagues.com, Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation, Brew Crew Ball, Talking Chop and Lone Star Ball
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
The Surprise Five: Thoughts from Sunday at Rangers camp — Andrew Cashner returned to Texas Rangers spring training Sunday morning after a long flight delay Saturday night because of storms that passed through the Metroplex. — He knew that the media wanted a piece of him as soon as the clubhouse opened …
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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Anthony DeSclafani's elbow soreness returns, likely to start on DL — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — After his bullpen session Friday, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani felt a recurrence of the elbow soreness that forced him to miss a week earlier in spring and is again shut down from throwing.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Tyler Thornburg endures rough adjustment to Sox' shoulder program — FORT MYERS — Chris Sale is as good as advertised, as he displayed in dominating fashion yesterday. — But what happened to Tyler Thornburg, the new right-hander from Milwaukee who was slated to be the second-most dominating …
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