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Associated Press:
Baseball notes: Lynn headed to Twins — Lance Lynn is heading to Twins, reports say — The Minnesota Twins have unconditionally released righthander Anibal Sanchez after a three-week stint with the club. — The move was made Sunday, clearing a space on the 40-man roster.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Rotoworld.com:
ST Daily: Arrieta Finds A Home — Another free agent domino fell Sunday, to another team hoping to make some unexpected waves in 2018. — Jake Arrieta, the top remaining starting pitcher on the market, reportedly agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal with the Phillies on Sunday, pending a physical.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fox Sports:
AP sources: Free agent ace Arrieta, Phillies reach 3-yr deal — CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press that free agent ace Jake Arrieta and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a three-year deal. — Both people spoke to the AP on condition …
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baseballmusings.com
Keith LawESPN Senior / ESPN:
Law: Even on a three-year deal, declining Jake Arrieta a strange fit for Phillies
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies, Jake Arrieta “Moving Close” To Agreement
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MLB Baseball News …, Brew Crew Ball, The Good Phight, Baseball Essential, MLB Daily Dish, Phillies Nation and NESN.com
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom strikes out four as right-hander eases Mets' concerns in spring debut — PORT ST. LUCIE - If Mets fans had any concerns about ace Jacob deGrom's early spring training back pain and whether that would hinder the right-hander's preparation for the 2018 season, deGrom came out blazing Sunday in his Grapefruit League debut.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays' Stroman won't start Opening Day — and he doesn't like it — DUNEDIN — Marcus Stroman may still be the star of the Blue Jays starting rotation but he won't get the ball on Opening Day. — That bit of news, delivered by manager John Gibbons on Monday morning …
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays say so long to Ezequiel Carrera — DUNEDIN - The on again, off again relationship between the Blue Jays and Ezequiel Carrera is off again. And likely for good. — The team released the outfielder, who would have been part of a platoon in left field was released by the team …
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds manager Bryan Price: “We're going to need some resources” in wake of DeSclafani, Finnegan injuries — PEORIA, Ariz. — Forget about batting average and ERAs. The only thing that really mattered for the Reds this spring was the health of the three starting pitchers who spent the majority of last season on the disabled list.
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Baseball Prospectus
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is holding off on naming right-hander Zack Greinke as his Opening Day starter, in part, it seems, because of comments Greinke made to reporters after his most recent outing. — “We have one really good candidate …
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Jordan Montgomery wants to show Yankees he is worthy of being named fifth starter — JUPITER, Fla. — Jordan Montgomery officially was named on Friday as the fifth starter in the Yankees' rotation, and he fully understands that he must pitch like he warrants that designation.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Aaron Boone forgot to put a pitcher in the game
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CBSSports.com
John Harper / New York Daily News:
Candid Giancarlo Stanton will make noise both on and off the field
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Pinstripe Alley
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox outfielder Nicky Delmonico suffers partial shoulder separation — Chicago Tribune — White Sox left fielder Nicky Delmonico was removed after a nasty collision with shortstop Tyler Saladino while they attempted to catch a pop-up in the seventh inning of Sunday's 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
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South Side Sox
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Jeff Fletcher / Daily News:
Justin Upton homers to lift Angels to victory over Rangers — THE GAME: The Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, on Sunday in Tempe, snapping a six-game losing streak. Justin Upton's second homer of the spring, a three-run blast, put the Angels ahead in the sixth.
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Halos Heaven, Dallas Morning News and Los Angeles Times
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Drew Davison / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Surprise Five: Matt Bush returns to 'pen and facing Shohei Ohtani — TEMPE, ARIZ. — The Texas Rangers had a newsy day Sunday. — Matt Bush is headed back to the bullpen. Bartolo Colon strengthened his case to join the rotation. Delino DeShields is the everyday centerfielder and leadoff man.
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Lone Star Ball
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Fowler back at leadoff but with less pressure — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. • The phrase that followed Dexter Fowler around Wrigley Field, through the World Series, and all the way to St. Louis as a free agent, was four-words long and T-shirt slogan catchy: “You go, we go.”
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Viva El Birdos
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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Way-too-early MLB trade deadline preview: Which stars could sellers deal? — Thanks to the miracle of modern baseball projection systems, we already know precisely how the 2018 season will play out. Because of that, even though we're three weeks away from Opening Day …
Joel Colomby / Toronto Sun:
Fantasy Baseball Preview: Corner infielders — Our fantasy baseball primer takes on a new look this year, narrowing its focus to key in on a handful of players to remember at each position — for both positive and negative reasons. We begin our four-part series with the corner infielders …
ESPN:
Ichiro Suzuki: ‘Very special’ to play for Mariners again — Back in Seattle Mariners colors for the first time in more than five years, Ichiro Suzuki cherished the moment during his spring training debut Sunday. — “It was a special moment for me to wear the Mariners uniform again and be out on the field …
