ST Daily: Dickerson Gets Dealt  —  Follow @nate_grimm and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter.  —  When Corey Dickerson was designated for assignment by the Rays, there was likely a small bit of relief in getting out of an organization that has all but given up on contending in 2018.

Ozuna to DH against former team in Cardinals' spring opener  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Former Miami Marlins star Marcell Ozuna is playing, sort of, against his former teammates as the Cardinals open their exhibition baseball season Friday here against the Marlins.

Anthony Rizzo on Cubs wearing Stoneman Douglas caps: ‘Amazing the power (people) have’  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Many Cubs players broke in their Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School baseball caps Friday, and Anthony Rizzo appreciated the show of honor in the wake of the tragic Feb. 14 shooting at his Parkland, Fla. high school.

Rays, Marlins disorder is unfair to fans and other small-market teams that are trying to win  —  TAMPA — The three-team trade that brought infielder Brandon Drury to the Yankees and sent Tampa Bay Rays favorite Steven Souza Jr. to Arizona has served to further emphasize the tale of two teams …

Next Slide  —  Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire did something after the game Thursday that he would very rarely do in the regular season.  He made a point of personally complimenting the home-plate umpire.  —  “Helluva job, very nice,” he said to Jen Pawol, one of two women umpiring in professional baseball.

Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools  —  Documents and bank records obtained in discovery during the federal investigation into the underbelly of college basketball detail in meticulous fashion the expenditures …

Angels' Shohei Ohtani to make spring debut as pitcher Saturday  —  Multitalented Japanese pitcher/hitter Shohei Ohtani will make his spring training debut for the Los Angeles Angels on the mound against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  —  “I feel that this is a big step forward,” Ohtani told reporters Thursday, via an interpreter.

Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia among regulars in lineup for White Sox Cactus League opener  —  Chicago Tribune  —  A lot of familiar names appeared on the lineup card posted in the White Sox clubhouse for their Cactus League opener against the Dodgers on Friday at Camelback Ranch.

Phillies' first Grapefruit game lineup and three things to know  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies, riding the momentum of yesterday's shutout win over a college team, open their Grapefruit League schedule today against the Blue Jays at 1:07 p.m. in neighboring Dunedin.  —  Here's a look at today's lineup:

Dominic Smith scratched from Mets lineup before first spring training game  —  PORT ST LUCIE — Dominic Smith was scratched from the lineup for the Mets' first spring training game Friday, and the first baseman says he wasn't given a reason why.  —  Smith added that he is not injured.

While the rest of MLB goes young, the Giants are doubling down on players in their 30s  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The San Francisco Giants sold out 530 straight games before their streak ended in July, and they feel obliged to put a competitive product on the field for all those die-hard ticket holders by the bay.

What does a top-5 payroll buy you in baseball?  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With the signing of right-hander Yu Darvish, the Cubs moved into elite company: They now have the fifth-highest payroll in baseball, according to Spotrac.  The last time the Cubs had a top-five payroll, in 2016, they won it all.

Mets pitching coach hypes and cautions: This is MLB's best staff  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Dave Eiland has been around the pitching block.  He's a straight shooter who tells it like it is, and that's the way he's been since the first time we crossed paths 26 years ago.

J.D. Martinez continuing physical at Red Sox spring training camp  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Considering it took four months for the Boston Red Sox and J.D. Martinez to get together, what's another day before they make things official?  —  Martinez arrived at the Red Sox's spring training facility Wednesday …