ST Daily: Polanco Gets Popped  —  The Twins made an unexpected run to the Wild Card Game last fall, fueled in part by a torrid final two months of the season from Jorge Polanco.  The shortstop batted .316/.377/.553 from the beginning of August until the end of the regular season …

Milwaukee Brewers recreate ‘Sandlot’ scene  —  The Milwaukee Brewers posted a video of its players re-enacting a scene from The Sandlot.  —  Milwaukee published the footage to its social media accounts on Sunday night.  —  “There's heroes and there's legends,” the Brewers wrote as a caption on the video.

NY Mets equipped to adjust after Jason Vargas injury  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway discusses Jason Vargas and Noah Syndergaard Matt Ehalt/NorthJersey.com  —  When the Mets signed Jason Vargas last month, they added insurance to protect against the injuries that would occur throughout the year.

NL East Notes: Nationals, Murphy, Phillies, Rupp  —  There is “virtually no chance” Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy will be ready for Opening Day, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com writes.  Murphy, who's working his way back from the microfracture knee surgery he underwent last October …

Cards shift their thinking, decide Kelly needs to play in Memphis — not wait in St. Louis  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Before he watched members of last year's Class AAA club accept the rings they earned by winning the Pacific Gulf Coast League championship, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny made a prediction.

Tigers' Ron Gardenhire blasts pitchers' lazy play: ‘Not acceptable’  —  The Detroit Tigers started Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, with individual pictures, followed by practice.  First rounder pitcher Alex Faedo faced major-league hitters for the first time, too.  Video by Kirthmon F. Dozier/DFP Wochit

Syndergaard was so ‘nasty’ he threw off Mets' plan for him  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Here was Noah Syndergaard on the mound in the seventh inning of a spring training game.  The pitch count was low — 72 through six innings.  But there was one other factor that caused manager Mickey Callaway to stay with his horse.

25-man roster decisions loom as Cubs enter last days of spring training  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs likely will finalize their 25-man roster before their Cactus League finale on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise.  —  In addition to performance, there are a few procedural issues among …

Detroit Tigers have two of MLB's highest-paid players by position  —  Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve reportedly agreed to a five-year, $151 million contract extension Friday.  When the extension kicks in for the 2020 season, Altuve will become the highest-paid second baseman in baseball …

Players ready to crush their 2018 projections  —  Projections are tools, and like most tools, they're not perfect.  No matter how many sources of information you use, no matter how advanced the data, there always will be some players with specific situations that a computer projection system will have trouble with.

Manny Machado finds comfort at shortstop as he prepares for his next big move  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — If Manny Machado were any more comfortable in spring training, he'd be carrying a hammock out to the field with him.  —  Six years after his last full-time exposure to playing shortstop …

Carpenter on the move again for Cardinals  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • For the first time this spring, Matt Carpenter moved to third base and Jedd Gyorko started at second for the Cardinals on Sunday.  Carpenter later turned up for three innings at second base and Gyorko went back to third for three innings.

Arizona Diamondbacks spring training - 2018 … Paul Goldschmidt has been asked the question over and over the past five months.  He's heard it from reporters, teammates, coaches - he even heard it from a fan during a Q&A session at FanFest.  —  Did the elbow issue that cost him a week in September contribute to his poor finish?

Cincinnati Reds top Arizona Diamondback 5-2 at Goodyear Ballpark  —  Cincinnati Reds left-hander Amir Garrett produced another strong outing Friday.  He's faced 16 batters this spring and struck out 10 of them.  The Enquirer/Adam Baum  —  CONNECT  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The Reds beat the Arizona Diamondback 5-2 at Goodyear Ballpark.

Arenado brothers — Rockies' Nolan, Giants' Jonah — square off for first time  —  Nolan: “I would have had to tag him really hard”  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Rockies star third baseman Nolan Arenado admitted that the moment felt “a little weird.”  —  In the sixth inning of Sunday's Cactus …

Giancarlo Stanton beginning to feel comfortable in left field and Yankees' clubhouse as Opening Day nears  —  TAMPA — Ex-Marlin Giancarlo Stanton went into the visitors' dugout prior to Sunday's game and said hello to his former manager, Don Mattingly.  —  Stanton appeared to be in much better spirits …

Spending bill could quash Minor League Baseball players' wage claims … A massive government spending bill that Congress is expected to consider this week could include a provision exempting Minor League Baseball players from federal labor laws, according to three congressional officials familiar with the talks.

Camp report: Chase Anderson settles in and Christian Yelich has big day at plate  —  On the field: Right-hander Chase Anderson got better and better as the game went on during his start against a split-squad Dodgers team.  After allowing two hits and three runs over the first two innings …