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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Sources: Cardinals, DeJong finalizing contract extension — JUPITER, Fla. • In what's become something of a spring tradition — though this time with an early-bloom twist, the Cardinals have reached an agreement on a contract extension with one of their young players …
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Viva El Birdos, MLB Daily Dish, FanRag Sports and Bleacher Nation
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Associated Press:
Paul DeJong, Cardinals agree to $26 million, 6-year contract — JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Shortstop Paul DeJong and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $26 million, six-year contract, a deal that includes team options for 2024 and 2025. — The 24-year-old made his major league debut last May 28 …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
DeJong settles into shortstop — JUPITER, Fla. • On what could have been a routine ground ball skipping up the middle Sunday, Paul DeJong broke from shortstop like Kolten Wong figured he would, fielded the ball in the position that Wong would have predicted, and threw on the run exactly as Wong expected.
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Jon Lester trying ‘Jordan-to-Pippen bounce’ in unorthodox attempt to solve throwing problem — Jon Lester is trying to channel his inner Chicago Bull to solve his well-documented throwing problem. — Lester told reporters Sunday that he's been working on intentionally bouncing throws …
Discussion:
Sporting News and NESN.com
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Lester will conquer his throwing issue, Cubs coach Brian Butterfield insists — Chicago Tribune — Cubs coach Brian Butterfield is a veteran observer of Jon Lester's long-running battles with throwing to bases. — Butterfield, who came over from the Red Sox to coach third base this season …
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs' Jon Lester's answer to head-scratching throwing problems: Be like Mike
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Dylan Cease set to make first Cactus League start for White Sox — Chicago Tribune — Dylan Cease is set to make his first start of the Cactus League when the White Sox take on the Athletics on Monday in Mesa. — The right-hander who can reach 100 mph on the radar has been focusing …
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Athletics Nation
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Parallel between last Yankee season's Aaron Judge - Aaron Hicks competition and Miguel Andujar - Brandon Drury — TAMPA — Three weeks down. Three weeks to go. — We're halfway through spring training 2018 now, and I can't help but notice a parallel between the Aaron Judge …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball notes: Former Cardinal Moss' career might be over — The baseball career of Brandon Moss, who hit 28 homers and drove in 67 runs for the Cardinals two years ago, might be over. — The Oakland Athletics designated Moss for assignment Sunday and claimed pitcher Jairo Labourt off waivers from Cincinnati.
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Bryce Harper: Nationals slugger smacks his first home run of spring training … Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper made solid contact on his first home run of spring training. — Harper hit the four-bagger Sunday in the Nationals' 6-2 win against the Detroit Tigers at Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
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Federal Baseball
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays manager doesn't expect Tulowitzki OK for opener — DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons says he isn't counting on having shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in the lineup for opening day. — Tulowitzki has been slowed by a bone spur in his right heel and hasn't played in any spring training games.
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Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Stroman, Tulo are still big question marks for Blue Jays
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Sporting News
Peter King / Sports Illustrated:
Created with Sketch. — INDIANAPOLIS — UCLA quarterback/lightning-rod Josh Rosen, unplugged, in a few moments. Then the story of the weekend, Shaquem Griffin. But first, news niblets from the lobbies and convention hall and bars: — • Barkleymania.
Discussion:
ProFootballTalk, FanRag Sports, The Daily Dolphin, CBS Boston, NESN.com and The Comeback
Carron J. Phillips / New York Daily News:
Racial politics of baseball will be the downfall of America's pastime — Ronald Acuna isn't a household name, yet. But if everything goes as planned, he will be. — But instead of being regarded as one of the future faces of Major League Baseball, I learned about the best minor league prospect …
ESPN:
After no contract talks with Twins, Brian Dozier says ‘I will be a free agent this fall’ — Brian Dozier reiterated that he expects to become a free agent after not having any talks with the Minnesota Twins on a contract extension this offseason. — “I will be a free agent this fall,” …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Eric Hosmer says lots of ‘red flags’ during grim offseason: ‘Something is wrong with it’ — SportsPulse: The Dodgers have won their division five years in a row. Are they a lock to do it again? USA TODAY Sports — CONNECT — Eric Hosmer's eight-year, $144 million deal …
