Marlins' Jose Urena not excited about starting Opening Day, keeps focus on goals for season  —  Sun Sentinel  —  Jose Urena is joining an illustrious list of pitchers who have started on Opening Day for the Marlins, from Charlie Hough to Jose Fernandez.  —  Dontrelle Willis …

Anibal Sanchez released by Twins after three weeks with team  —  The Minnesota Twins released veteran right-hander Anibal Sanchez on Sunday to create a roster spot for Lance Lynn, who reportedly agreed to a deal with the club Saturday.  —  Lynn's deal is for one year and $12 million, according to multiple reports.

Willy Adames, Jake Bauers and Christian Arroyo headline Rays' cuts  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays optioned the core of what is expected to be the next wave of prospects to reach Tropicana Field when they sent SS Willy Adames, INF/OF Jake Bauers and INF Christian Arroyo to minor-league camp before Sunday's 6-5 loss to the visiting Twins.

Cardinals take ‘A’ lineup to face Nationals  —  JUPITER, Fla.  •The Cardinals will take their prospective opening-day, position-player lineup to West Palm Beach Sunday to play the Washington Nationals, with the exception of Jose Martinez, who will bat third and play first base.

Cubs renew contract of Ian Happ; Yu Darvish faces Athletics  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs announced the signing of 21 players, including second baseman Javier Baez.  —  But for the first time in the Theo Epstein regime, the team renewed the contract of outfielder Ian Happ at $570,000 …

Just another bruising day at the ballpark for Cardinals' Bader  —  Harrison Bader just hit back.  —  Eventually.  —  With a chance to get many at-bats in short burst and a controlled setting, Bader followed Tommy Pham and a few other teammates to Field 1 at Roger Dean Stadium for a “squad game.”

Francisco Liriano impressive again; Detroit Tigers beat Braves, 6-3  —  At Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.  —  What happened: The Tigers beat the Braves, 6-3. ...  Left-hander Francisco Liriano made his second start this spring and was impressive. ...  He struck out four batters over three scoreless innings. ...

Mickey Callaway criticizes Mets for lack of fundamentals  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets manager Mickey Callaway criticized his team for the first time as manager following Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Astros.  —  Callaway revealed he spoke to his team before the game to stress fundamentals since …

Jacob deGrom strikes out four in camp debut, on track to be ready for first week  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Being delayed in his preparation for the season forced Jacob deGrom to face his own teammates more than he would have preferred.  Sure, they're a nice group of guys, but he yearned to face another MLB team like he did Sunday.

Cardinals trim nine; 46 players still in camp  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • A slash of nine players Sunday left the Cardinals with 46 players still in camp, including 11 non-roster players.  —  Optioned to Class AAA Memphis were outfielder Tyler O'Neill, who has a hamstring injury …

Phillies, Jake Arrieta “Moving Close” To Agreement  —  3:37pm: The Phillies and Arrieta “are moving close to a deal,” Jon Heyman of FanRag tweets.  —  1:24pm: Free agent right-hander Jake Arrieta's lengthy stay on the open market is likely to end “in the next couple of days,” Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets.

Ryan Braun: 'Don't feel comfortable at all' in making transition to first base  —  PHOENIX — Ryan Braun is willing to play first base if that helps the Milwaukee Brewers strengthen their lineup.  —  That doesn't mean he thinks it will be an easy transition after playing the outfield for the past decade …

White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez on homering against Cubs: ‘The best is to come’  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez was in manager Rick Renteria's ear all day Friday and Saturday morning, asking to return to action for Saturday's game against the Cubs, his former organization.

Walks wreck Mike Fiers' latest start for Tigers  —  Dunedin, Fla — He did not make the Astros' playoff roster last autumn.  And part of the reason for being excused was that he walked too many batters in a 2017 season that saw him roll up a 5.22 ERA in 29 games, 28 of them starts.