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1:15 PM ET, February 17, 2019

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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
After Luis Severino's deal, are Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez next for long-term contracts?  —  Luis Severino talks about his four-year contract extension with the Yankees on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Luis Severino's mom phoned on Friday, asking how her son's arbitration case went.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Yankees' Brian Cashman stands up to Jacoby Ellsbury critics
George A. King III / New York Post:
Severino agreed to new Yankees deal before things could get ugly
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Luis Severino is glad he never heard ‘bad’ Yankees trash talk
George A. King III / New York Post:
New father Dellin Betances will report to Yankees early next week
Ryan Divish / The Charlotte Observer:
At age 45, Ichiro prepares for a trip home to Japan with Mariners  —  At a distance, he looked like just like anyone else in a Mariners' uniform in the Saturday afternoon sunshine.  —  In fact, he moved better than the average player, running a little bit harder and faster than most.
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Associated Press:
Ichiro Suzuki back in Mariners camp at 45 with chance to play at home  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — Ichiro Suzuki fluidly went through a variety of stretches on the floor in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse even before going onto the field.  Once outside, he smoothly went through fielding, hitting and baserunning drills.
Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Bryce Harper is close to signing, someone says for 1,000th time  —  Rumors that suggest Bryce Harper is close to signing are like promises from your lover claiming they've finally changed.  —  Harper hasn't, and chances are they haven't, either.  Yet we hear both out each time because, well, we can't help ourselves.
Discussion: New York Post and Cubs Insider
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
If Bryce or Manny go to Philly, they'd better get dirty  —  A word of advice for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper if one of them winds up taking the Philadelphia Phillies' money: Be prepared to get very, very dirty.  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  For they will have signed on to live in a city devoted to the rawest of competitors.
Scott Boeck / Des Moines Register:
Cardinals' Adam Wainwright: MLB players will strike barring change
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Stroman lashes out at contract situation, trade speculation and overall state of the Blue Jays  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Marcus Stroman likes to bring the heat when he's on the mound, a place where he's comfortable and feels he can be one of the best pitchers in major league baseball.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Vlad Guerrero Jr. makes a strong first impression at Blue Jays camp
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
ESPN:   Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shows up early, rakes in BP
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone once ‘smack-talked’ CC Sabathia long before they were Yankees  —  Aaron Boone remembers the first time he saw CC Sabathia.  —  A star with the Reds back on July 13, 2001, Boone was impressed with Cleveland's young fireballer.  —  “The first time I faced him …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:   Does CC Sabathia have a Hall of Fame future?
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   CC Sabathia will let others talk up his Hall of Fame credentials, he just wants another World Series title
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox hope Ivan Nova can steady a young pitching rotation  —  Photos of the White Sox at spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., before the 2019 season.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The loss of Michael Kopech to Tommy John surgery left a hole in the White Sox rotation that's impossible to fill.
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Chris Boghossian / Chicago Tribune:   If Manny Machado signs with the White Sox, he instantly would become Chicago's best player, according to these rankings
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: DeWitt is open to rule change conversations  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • It remains to be seen which of baseball's proposed rules changes will become reality this season or next, but Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak …
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Associated Press:   Cardinals expect Marcell Ozuna to be ready Opening Day
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cards have numbers in LH relievers
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Casey Mize thriving at Detroit Tigers camp with ‘big league mentality’  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Casey Mize wants to clarify something.  —  He has heard the narrative building around Tiger Town, the Detroit Tigers' spring training home, about how he's the first one at the complex every morning.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs spring training updates: Brandon Kintzler appreciates support and team has mental skills meeting  —  Photos of the Cubs at spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., before the 2019 season.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Here are updates from Cubs spring training Sunday.
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Farhan Zaidi is reshaping Giants' future to resemble recent past  —  When the pitchers and catchers of the San Francisco Giants reported to camp a few days ago, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi assembled the group for a meeting.  —  During a decade with the Oakland Athletics …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Freddie Freeman talks Braves roster, expectations, MLB's stalled marketplace  —  Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman started his spring training Saturday morning.  Within an hour, he held his first media convocation in the clubhouse, covering a wide range of topics, including …
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Nicholas Castellanos is still a Tiger.  How does he feel about that?  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos, seated in front of his locker with a cup of coffee clutched in his hands, spoke to reporters for the first time Sunday morning about the most unusual offseason of his career.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Justin Leger / NBCSports.com:
Working with Pedro Martinez, Tyler Thornburg ready to prove himself to Red Sox  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox are banking on their internal bullpen options to step up and get the job done in 2019.  That means without Craig Kimbrel and Joe Kelly shoring up the back end of the 'pen …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Dustin Pedroia determined as ever to contribute for Red Sox
Discussion: NBCSports.com
 
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals sharpen swings, meet new coach in visit to Carpenter's Frozen Rope Ranch
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Notes: Healthy again, Brewers right-hander Zach Davies puts frustrating 2018 behind him
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
'It's an honor': Veteran lefty Cole Hamels is taking his new leadership role seriously
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Chris Nelsen / Detroit Free Press:
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