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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pena returns to Cardinals to back up Molina, but there's a catch — JUPITER, Fla. • Bumped from the roster to make room for a prospect the Cardinals wanted to protect, Francisco Pena found himself this winter back where he started, which is to say looking for a job where he might not be starting at all.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals will go ‘live’ on Monday — JUPITER, Fla. • The Cardinals conducted only a fielding-hitting workout day for their pitchers Sunday — no one threw off a mound — a day ahead of when camp will heat up with the first official workout for the whole squad.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: DeWitt is open to rule change conversations
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Aaron Judge fully healthy entering Yankees' spring training — TAMPA, Fla. — With his once-broken wrist fully healed, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is reporting to spring training camp this week in peak physical condition, according to manager Aaron Boone.
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
After Luis Severino's deal, are Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez next for long-term contracts?
George A. King III / New York Post:
Severino agreed to new Yankees deal before things could get ugly
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Madison Bumgarner says he was joking over opener refusal — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Madison Bumgarner was joking when he told manager Bruce Bochy he absolutely refuses to pitch behind an opener. — It won't happen anyway. — San Francisco's ace lefty is hardly a likely candidate …
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Farhan Zaidi is reshaping Giants' future to resemble recent past
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Nicholas Castellanos, won't sweat trade rumors, at spring training — LAKELAND, Fla. — After spending his offseason in trade rumors, working out in his garage and stating his preference to be traded by the start of spring training, Nicholas Castellanos returned to Tiger Town on Sunday morning …
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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.
Evan Woodbery / MLive.com:
Nicholas Castellanos is still a Tiger. How does he feel about that?
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto says he's ‘proud’ of Bryce Harper and Manny Machado for standing ground with contracts — GOODYEAR, Ariz. - With Bryce Harper and Manny Machado available on the free agent market as players report to spring training complexes this weekend …
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Mark Fischer / New York Daily News:
Bryce Harper is close to signing, someone says for 1,000th time
Discussion:
Talking Chop, New York Post and Cubs Insider
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox-Dodgers deal for outfielder Joc Pederson still possible, sources say — Photos of the White Sox at spring training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., before the 2019 season. — Chicago Tribune — Remember those reports from mid-January about the White Sox and Dodgers discussing …
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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.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland, after being unsigned last offseason, has new take on free agency — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Diamondbacks closer Greg Holland closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and allows those unpleasant memories to slowly trickle back into his thoughts. — Bryce Harper is still unsigned.
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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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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
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
‘Getting the opportunity to put on a Texas uniform, that says a lot growing up a Rangers fan’ — For those wondering, Chris Martin was a freshman at Arlington High School when Hunter Pence was a senior, and Adam Moore transferred to UT-Arlington two years after Pence was selected in the 2004 draft.
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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