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Star Tribune:
Rays' Chris Archer is in Twins' sights as spring training approaches — The Rays righthander has a club-friendly contract. — FORT MYERS, FLA. - After failing to land Yu Darvish with a five-year contract offer, the Twins are looking at several other free-agent pitchers …
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Where does Jake Arrieta go now? — Chicago Cubs were down the road with Yu Darvish, but before they completed a deal, Cubs baseball president Theo Epstein, respectfully, put in one last call to the Cubs' star free agent Jake Arrieta for one last, long-shot chance to see if — if need be …
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Reportedly Made Late Call To Arrieta Before Signing Darvish — The Cubs “put in one last call” to Jake Arrieta before completing their six-year, $126MM deal with Yu Darvish, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Heyman says Epstein respectfully inquired as to whether Arrieta …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs agree to terms with pitcher Yu Darvish on six-year, $126 million deal
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Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
Arrieta reportedly turned down big money from Cubs before they signed Darvish
Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
More on starting pitching and Richard Bleier's refusal to relax
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Reports of Brewers' interest level in Yu Darvish exaggerated
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers will stink in 2018; here's why they'll be fun to watch — A look at three key MLB free agents still looking for contracts as of Feb. 11. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. Wochit — CONNECT — LAKELAND, Fla. - Reporting from spring training …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards prospect Greene digs deep to find answers to problems — JUPITER, Fla. • It wasn't the elevated anxiety on the mound, the touch-and-go command, or even the jostled focus that finally assured Conner Greene something was amiss for him this past season. A few phone calls with his father did.
Sports Illustrated:
SI's Top 100 MLB Players of 2018: Nos. 100-51 — In the first installment of the Top 100, we find several of this year's top free agents (Eric Hosmer, Jake Arrieta, J.D. Martinez) as well as a few surprises (Chris Taylor, Byron Buxton) to kick off the week.
San Francisco Chronicle:
49ers' Foster arrested; domestic violence suspected — Reuben Foster, the 49ers' inside linebacker, was booked Sunday at the Santa Clara County Jail on charges relating to domestic violence, according to a person with knowledge of the incident. — Foster, 23, was arrested in Los Gatos …
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ESPN:
How much more valuable will Manny Machado be as a shortstop? — EDITOR'S PICKS — Want to join powers like the Yankees and Dodgers at the top, but aren't sure how your team can get there? We crunched the numbers, and this is how to do it. — Crunching the numbers to forecast …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
An unsettling possibility accompanies Rangers to spring training — The countdown to report day for Texas Rangers pitchers and catchers has reached one hand — Mordecai “Three-Fingers” Brown's right hand, at that. — Wednesday is the big day, the one fans yearn for as soon as their team's season ends.
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Associated Press:
Kidnapped mother of Pirates' Elias Diaz rescued in Venezuela — CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities say police have rescued the mother of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz three days after she was kidnapped. — Zulia state Gov. Omar Prieto announced Sunday evening …
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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Even as spring training begins, baseball's endless offseason lingers — Spring training is typically a time for rebirth, unbridled optimism and a conga line of players showing up in the best shape of their lives. — This year, the traditional reporting date serves another purpose …
Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Ex-Tiger J.D. Martinez one of many free agents still waiting on deals — A look at three key MLB free agents still looking for contracts as of Feb. 11. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. Wochit — CONNECT — While Michigan is buried in a winter wonderland this week …
ESPN:
Zack Wheeler undergoes six months of injections to heal pitching arm — New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler has undergone a series of injections to get back to full health following a stress reaction in his right arm that cut his 2017 season short. — Wheeler told the New York Post …
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Zack Wheeler taking prescribed injections to revitalize his career
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