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4:00 PM ET, March 13, 2018

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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Back from the White House, Gregerson steps toward mound  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • With that visit to the Oval Office out of the way, Cardinals reliever Luke Gregerson got back to work Tuesday morning and tested how close he was to returning to the mound.  —  On the Cardinals' first off …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards' Mayers is at his best going with his best  —  • When Chris Carpenter, the Cardinals' ace turned mentor, saw the young righthander in the PNC Park visitors' clubhouse this past summer, Mike Mayers had his head bowed, his ERA distended and his mind reeling from another unsettling outing in the majors.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Carpenter to DH; Martinez to face Marlins
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Hard to say goodbye after Jake Arrieta's classy note, but Scott Boras made it easy to leave  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Nothing but class screamed off the page Monday night as former Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta used perfect penmanship to craft a poignant farewell note under the heading “Chicago.”
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Jorge L. Ortiz / Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
With Jake Arrieta on board, Phillies believe they're ready to contend
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Associated Press:
Mission accomplished: Tommy Hunter helps Phillies land Jake Arrieta
Matt Breen / Philly.com:   Phillies make room for Jake Arrieta by removing Tommy Joseph from roster
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge to earn $622,300 for 2018  —  TAMPA — Aaron Judge's new bargain-rate contract works out to roughly $12,000 per home run from last season.  —  Judge, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up after belting 52 homers in his first full season with the Yankees …
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
CC Sabathia starts; Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez in Yankees' lineup
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox prospect Dylan Cease relishes chance to face Ichiro Suzuki  —  Chicago Tribune  —  In his third Cactus League appearance Monday night at the Peoria Sports Complex, 22-year-old White Sox prospect Dylan Cease got a chance to face 44-year-old legend Ichiro Suzuki.  —  Weird, eh?
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jim Thome excited to see what White Sox prospect Luis Robert becomes
Discussion: South Side Sox
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Battle for Mets fifth rotation spot, bullpen roles to heat up this week  —  The Mets break camp in less than two weeks, and these remaining Grapefruit League games will help the team craft its 25-man roster.  —  The biggest decision for the Mets will be selecting the fifth starter, and this week should help provide some clarity.
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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Zack Wheeler set to start Tuesday as Mets contemplate makeup of pitching staff
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Jorge Castillo / Chicago Tribune:
15 years in, Nationals pitcher Edwin Jackson still trying to extend his journey  —  The Washington Post  —  When you pitch for 12 organizations across a decade-and-a-half, like Edwin Jackson, you figure out how the professional baseball world operates.  In his 15-year path from teenage super-prospect …
Associated Press:
Mets' David Wright shut down for 8 weeks, Yoenis Cespedes injures wrist  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets captain David Wright won't participate in baseball activities for two months because of back and shoulder issues, another setback in his attempt to return from injuries that have sidelined …
Rotoworld.com:
ST Daily: Walk This Way  —  Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.  —  The stagnant free agent market this offseason has affected players at all levels, but it seems to have been particularly rough on middle-tier guys like Neil Walker.  It took until mid-March …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Neil Walker fits perfectly with Yankees as veteran infield insurance for unproven youngsters
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Team Offense, Baltimore Orioles  —  The 2018 series on team offense continues with the Baltimore Orioles.  The Orioles finished sixteenth in the major leagues and eighth in the American League in 2017 with 4.59 runs scored per game.  —  I am using RotoChamp as a source of default lineups.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Mike Puma / New York Post:
It took a lot of convincing to start confident Adrian Gonzalez's path to Mets  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Adrian Gonzalez arrived to spring training expecting something of a competition for the Mets first-base job, but may have already won it by default.  —  As Dominic Smith remains sidelined …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Outright Dilson Herrera  —  Reds infielder Dilson Herrera has been outrighted to Triple-A after clearing waivers, per C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic (via Twitter).  He will remain in MLB camp for the time being but obviously will not be expected to make the active roster out of camp.
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Despite mixed results in Yankees camp, Masahiro Tanaka feels better than last spring  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Masahiro Tanaka saw another of his pitches fly out of the park, but the Yankees right-hander was generally pleased with Monday night's outing.  —  In his second Grapefruit League start …
ESPN:
Which team would be MLB's best if every player were in his prime?  —  For every player in Major League Baseball, a hope exists somewhere — in the GM who signed him, the fans who will cheer for him, or the player himself — that this year he will play as well as he's ever played.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Sign Ezequiel Carrera  —  The Braves have agreed to terms with outfielder Ezequiel Carrera, per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter).  It's a minor-league deal, per MLB.com's Mark Bowman (Twitter link).  —  Carrera was recently released by the Blue Jays, sending him onto the open market in the middle of Spring Training.
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Can young starting pitching depth soften injury blow?  Cincinnati Reds are betting it can  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - It was a softball question.  —  I started the morning media session last week by lobbing this one to Bryan Price: “How is camp going so far?'  —  I expected Price to sing the usual song: “Things are are going well.
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Plenty of teams chasing Dion Lewis  —  One of the top running backs in the 2018 free-agent class has plenty of potential options.  Currently, Patriots running back Dion Lewis has varying levels of interest from his current team, and from seven others.  —  The currently interested teams …
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Tigers make big round of cuts, sending 11 to minor-league camp  —  Gallery: Detroit Tigers spring training - February 19, 2018  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers made a big round of cuts on Tuesday, sending 11 players to minor league camp.  —  The team optioned left-handed pitcher Ryan Carpenter …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Matt Bush on going back to the bullpen: 'I'm very happy going back to doing what I know how to do'  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - Any frustration Matt Bush had over his undetermined role with the Rangers seemed to subside with the club informing him he would move back to the bullpen.
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Associated Press:   Bartolo Colon could pitch his way into Rangers' rotation with spring clinics
 
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Ben Axelrod / WKYC-TV:
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