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Associated Press:
Mets' Wright will give ‘best shot’ on playing this season — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The big question surrounding David Wright is the one that even he can't answer. — Can he play this season? — “I'm going to give it my best shot, certainly,” the New York Mets captain and third baseman …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
David Wright hopeful he'll play again, but recognizes his Mets career could be over — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The cruel reality has set in for David Wright. — For as hopeful as he may be about a possible return, his body may not allow it. The countless hours he spends rehabbing his various injuries could all be for naught.
New York Daily News:
David Wright hopes his ACES agents, Sam and Seth Levinson, can ‘set the record straight’ — PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright wants his agents, Sam and Seth Levinson, to clear their names against allegations of cheating by former employee Juan Carlos Nunez. The heads of the ACES agency …
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets say it was coincidental they ran into Donald Trump Jr. while shark fishing — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — No Mets player was bit during the team's shark fishing excursion Friday, but the team still managed to stir up controversy. — The Mets received backlash after manager Mickey Callaway …
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
David Wright understands why Mets couldn't wait on him any longer — but decision to retire should be his and his alone
Associated Press:
Indians sign Rajai Davis, who hit big HR for team in 2016 World Series — GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Indians have signed free agent Rajai Davis to a minor league contract, bringing back the speedy outfielder who hit one of the biggest home runs in team history.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks: Spring Training 2018 … For a team that won an American League pennant in 2016 and finished with the best record in the league in 2017, anything short of a World Series title feels like it would be a disappointment in 2018. — The departure of first baseman/designated …
WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians sign OF Rajai Davis to a minor-league deal
Cleveland Indians sign OF Rajai Davis to a minor-league deal
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Bleacher Nation and CBS Cleveland
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Sign Rajai Davis
Indians Sign Rajai Davis
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MLB Daily Dish and Let's Go Tribe
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
As Manny Machado begins final camp with Orioles, lucrative future - with Yankees? - awaits — SARASOTA, Fla. — Manny Machado walked into the Baltimore Orioles clubhouse at 8:48 Saturday morning, circled the entire room shaking hands of his teammates, and being teased about his new hair style.
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Associated Press:
Chris Archer believes Rays could have best rotation in majors — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Chris Archer believes the Tampa Bay Rays are capable of having the best rotation in the major leagues. — “We have some very dynamic arms in this room,” the two-time AL All-Star said after reporting …
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman | Giants and Tony Watson agree to deal — The San Francisco Giants and left-handed reliever Tony Watson have reached a deal on a multiyear contract, sources tell me and Robert Murray of FanRag Sports. — The Giants were thought to have difficulty completing a deal with Watson since …
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Gleyber Torres, now healthy and ready to play 2B, is getting his chance to make Yankees — TAMPA — Gleyber Torres is healthy. — The 21-year-old top-prospect from Venezuela has recovered from Tommy John surgery on his non-throwing elbow that ended his 2017 season back in mid-June.
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
A's center fielder suing White Sox making progress from knee surgery — Athletics center fielder Dustin Fowler has begun doing sliding work at spring training to test his surgically repaired right knee ahead of Oakland's full-squad workouts beginning next week.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Here's why Andrus' early spring arrival is a good thing for Rangers — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Players in their first big-league spring training know the clubhouse ground rules — ears and eyes open, mouth shut, don't be late. — There's wiggle room, of course, except for being late …
ESPN:
Royals' Danny Duffy hoping to put tumultuous 2017 behind him — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a tumultuous 2017 on and off the field that included a DUI arrest and wildfires, but the left-hander is ready to start fresh. — “The gamut of life,” Duffy said.
Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Justin Upton saw potential for cold free agent market coming before staying with Angels — TEMPE, Ariz. — Justin Upton sat on the verge of entering the free agent market before opting to stay with the Angels. — The decision looks pretty good now. — Upton, who agreed to a five-year …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Acquire C.J. Cron, Designate Corey Dickerson — The Rays have acquired first baseman C.J. Cron from the Angels for a player to be named later, both teams annonuced. In a surprising corresponding move, Tampa also announced that outfielder Corey Dickerson has been designated for assignment to create roster space.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mickey Callaway maneuvers through his first Mets controversy, explains how group ran into Donald Trump Jr. while shark fishing — PORT ST. LUCIE — Welcome to New York, Mickey. The Mets' new manager is quickly learning that nothing is ever simple in Flushing.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Source: Rangers will not sign reliever Seung Hwan Oh; could Tim Lincecum be on tap? — The Rangers are back to looking for a closer. — The club broke off negotiations with Korean pitcher Seung Hwan Oh Saturday, a source said. The club had agreed to a one-year contract with the reliever, pending a physical, more than a week ago.
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MLB Baseball News … and Lone Star Ball
Maria Torres / Kansas City Star:
A potential Royals starter spent his offseason throwing at a bale of hay — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Bales of hay sit in the backyard of a Texarkana, Ark., house that belongs to the family of Royals pitcher Scott Barlow's wife. — Most days, the hay is doled out to the cows Barlow's brother-in-law tends to.
Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Maile fully understands the deal. Hit or sink — DUNEDIN — Luke Maile is a ball player, not a boxer. But he wasn't pulling any punches this week when looking back on his 2017 season. — The Blue Jays' No. 2 catcher was brutally honest on Saturday about the fact that he was highly disappointed …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
'Hello, Yadier Molina. I'm Adam Wainwright. You new around here?' — JUPITER, Fla. • A tradition many years in the making that only started a few years ago, Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright introduced himself to catcher Yadier Molina on Saturday morning before they did something they have …
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Emulating Patrick Mahomes, Nathan Karns is ready to return to Royals' rotation — SURPRISE, ARIZ. — One day this winter, Nathan Karns went out to test his right arm. He had not stepped on a mound or thrown a baseball in months. His body was missing a small section of rib, removed during a surgery last summer.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — LAKELAND, Fla. — Forgive Leonys Martin for the smile on his face. — Martin arrived in Tiger Town on Friday afternoon, fresh off a trip to his hometown to Villa Clara, Cuba, where he saw his parents for the first time in a few years and some friends for the first time in nearly eight years.
Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The last piece of the Cincinnati Reds' payroll picture dropped into place Saturday, at least until the Reds make decisions on adding minor-league free agents to the active roster before Opening Day. — Second baseman Scooter Gennett won his arbitration hearing …