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2:20 PM ET, February 22, 2018

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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Russell Wilson to show up at Yankees camp Monday  —  Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will be joining the New York Yankees at their spring training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, he said Thursday on his Instagram account.  —  He will be there for six days, leaving March 3 …
Discussion: Sporting News and Seahawks Wire
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Giancarlo Stanton won't hide from expectations - or fanfare - as a New York Yankee  —  TAMPA - Giancarlo Stanton hurriedly walks to his corner locker in the New York Yankees clubhouse.  He stops.  Starts.  Looks for his bat.  Asks if you remember seeing him carrying a bat to his locker.
Discussion: New York Post
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Brian Cashman refers to Yankees as ‘Little Engine that Could’ in comparison to Red Sox
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
After flurry of activity, are Orioles done constructing their 2018 roster?  —  After making four acquisitions in a seven-day span, the Orioles have addressed their needs for starting pitching and a left-handed-hitting outfielder.  —  The club left some lockers in the main clubhouse open …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Rasmus joins Orioles …
Eduardo A. Encina / Baltimore Sun:
After abrupt ending to last season, Colby Rasmus looking for fresh start with Orioles
Associated Press:
Colby Rasmus returns to baseball, signs with Orioles
Discussion: Bleacher Report and Camden Chat
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers unveil first starting lineup of spring training  —  Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, designated hitter Victor Martinez and pitching prospect Alex Faedo work on their crafts in spring training in Lakeland, Fla. Video by Anthony Fenech/DFP Wochit
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Shawn Windsor / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' prospects give glimpse of future at spring training
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Way-too-early Detroit Tigers' 25-man roster projection
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … For anyone following the Diamondbacks' farm system in recent years, Tuesday's three-team deal came with some sticker shock.  Brandon Drury has been touted for years as an impact bat, Anthony Banda as a future rotation piece.  Both were shipped out.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and AZ Snake Pit
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Tampa Bay Times:   Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast: Rays are adding players?
ESPN:
Report: Rays agree to 1-year, $4 million deal with OF Carlos Gomez
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and DRaysBay
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds notes: MLB wants to break ties — in spring training baseball games  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price said Major League Baseball is moving toward removing tied games from spring training.  MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre Wednesday met the Reds and told them this:
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John Kiesewetter / WVXU:
Marty Brennaman's 2018 Reds Preview
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
ESPN:
Rooting for laundry isn't a joke — it's why baseball works  —  It's New Clothes Week.  Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria and Giancarlo Stanton, all traded this winter, showed up to spring training for their new clothes.  J.D. Martinez and Eric Hosmer and Yu Darvish, just days …
Discussion: Royals Review
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Remember 2016?  These Cubs could be just as good  —  MESA, Ariz. — Steve Cishek took the mound for his first live batting practice session with his new team earlier this week.  As the reliever stood on the mound against the Chicago Cubs' A-list of hitters — a former MVP (Kris Bryant) …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs hitters say they're ready now for Dodgers' high-pitch strategy
Discussion: FanRag Sports
Associated Press:
Pirates' Jameson Taillon: ‘Look at life differently’ after cancer fight  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — After a bout with testicular cancer last season, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon says he's a “different person” entering the 2018 season.  —  “I don't think there is any doubt about that …
Associated Press:
Indians, reliever Carlos Torres agree to minor league deal  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Indians have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent reliever Carlos Torres, who could fill a bullpen opening.  —  Torres pitched in 67 games last season for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Tyler Chatwood hardly a fifth wheel for the Cubs  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Everybody knows the big four of the Cubs' starting rotation: Yu, Q, Kyle and Jon.  —  Meet Tyler Chatwood, the fifth Beatle, the No. 5 starter and not-to-be-forgotten member on a staff that includes three …
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Geoff Jenkins elected to Brewers Walk of Fame; other honors for Fielder, Dalton, Melvin  —  PHOENIX - Geoff Jenkins, one of the top sluggers in Milwaukee Brewers history, will be inducted into the team's Walk of Fame this year.  —  The Brewers also announced Thursday that another top slugger …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Corey Dickerson From Rays  —  The Pirates announced that they've acquired outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Rays in exchange for reliever Daniel Hudson, minor league infielder Tristan Gray and cash.  —  Tampa Bay recently designated Dickerson, 28, for assignment in a move that came as a surprise to many.
Discussion: Pirates Breakdown
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves spring training: Team photo day, pitching update, more  —  Thursday was team photo day for the Braves, one day before the spring training opener against the Mets.  Here's righthander Julio Teheran.  Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com.  —  Julio Teheran shows off one of his grips on team photo day Thursday.
Rotoworld.com:
ST Daily: Rays Go Gomez  —  Follow @djshort and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.  —  It has been a dizzying few days for the Rays.  Well, for their fans, mostly.  The flurry of moves began on Saturday night when the Rays acquired C.J. Cron from the Angels before designating 2017 All-Star Corey Dickerson …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gant, newcomer Greene, hot prospect Hicks will follow Flaherty on Friday  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Righthander Jack Flaherty is slated to throw 35 pitches or two innings Friday in the Cardinals' first exhibition game against the Miami Marlins here.  —  Righthander John Gant …
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers notebook: Why you should expect to see even less of Texas' starters in spring games this week  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Though the spring training schedule starts Saturday, Rangers starting position players may be hard to find on the field in the first week of games.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
What if the Rays actually have a good plan?  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — Going against popular opinion, here's an odd thought to ponder:  —  What if the Rays actually know what they're doing?  —  The deal agreed to Wednesday afternoon with veteran outfielder Carlos Gomez …
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Tigers play first spring game today: Here's the lineup and potential pitchers  —  Gallery: Detroit Tigers spring training - February 21, 2018  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers will use a host of young players in their exhibition opener at Joker Marchant Stadium on Thursday.
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Pitcher Matt Purke in battle for NY Mets rotation spot  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Purke had about eight to nine offers to choose from this offseason.  After talking with Mets general manager Sandy Alderson and manager Mickey Callaway, the lefty decided the Mets were the best fit for him.
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Yankees believe Brandon Drury has the potential to be a superstar  —  TAMPA — Brandon Drury's numbers don't jump off the page in a way that would tell you he's The Next Big Thing, yet the Yankees have been trying to pry him away from the Diamondbacks for years, convinced he has star potential.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs set to pace themselves this spring  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Fans might not get to see their star players during the first week of the exhibition season, but slugger Anthony Rizzo doesn't mind that the Cubs start playing games after only four full-squad workouts.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Better plate discipline could lead to as many as 600 appearances for Javier Baez  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The chances of Javier Baez getting as many as 600 plate appearances in 2018 will improve if Ben Zobrist needs more rest.  —  But perhaps a bigger factor will be if Baez can become a more polished hitter.
Discussion: Sporting News
 
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