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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 — Jacoby Ellsbury will likely have to begin the season on the injured list, Yankees GM Brian Cashman admitted Saturday. The outfielder is still not running on flat ground because of plantar fasciitis, and will not report to spring training until later next month.
George A. King III / New York Post:
Severino agreed to new Yankees deal before things could get ugly
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MLB Trade Rumors
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees GM Brian Cashman with a big tease at spring camp: 'We're never a finished product'
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Pinstripe Alley
George A. King III / New York Post:
New father Dellin Betances will report to Yankees early next week
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New Jersey Online
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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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
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yankees' CC Sabathia to retire after 2019 season
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CBS New York and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Cardinals expect Marcell Ozuna to be ready Opening Day — JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna will be on a limited throwing program to start the spring but is expected to be ready for Opening Day, manager Mike Shildt said Saturday.
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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.
ESPN:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shows up early, rakes in BP — After showing up a day early to spring training, the Toronto Blue Jays' top prospect couldn't help but make a splash. Expectations for the son of Hall of Fame outfielder Vladimir Guerrero were already set high before Vladdy Jr. hit …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Dustin Pedroia determined as ever to contribute for Red Sox — FORT MYERS, Fla. — The first thing you need to know about Dustin Pedroia's left knee is that it will never be 100 percent again. — “It ain't even my knee. It's somebody else's, bro,” the Red Sox second baseman said Friday …
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NBCSports.com
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Justin Leger / NBCSports.com:
Working with Pedro Martinez, Tyler Thornburg ready to prove himself to Red Sox
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Over the Monster, Boston Herald and Union-News
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.
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New York Post and Cubs Insider
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
'It's an honor': Veteran lefty Cole Hamels is taking his new leadership role seriously — Photos of the Cubs at spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., before the 2019 season. — Chicago Tribune — Cole Hamels admitted he had thoughts about becoming a free agent shortly …
Chris Boghossian / Chicago Tribune:
If Manny Machado signs with the White Sox, he instantly would become Chicago's best player, according to these rankings — Chicago Tribune — Javier Baez is the best Major League Baseball player in Chicago — for now. — The Cubs middle infielder, who finished second to the Brewers' Christian Yelich …
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Jameson Taillon named Pittsburgh Pirates' Opening Day starter vs. Cincinnati Reds at GABP — We don't know yet which pitcher will be the Cincinnati Reds' Opening Day starter. But we know the Pittsburgh Pirates will start Jameson Taillon at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on March 28 in the Reds' home opener.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals sharpen swings, meet new coach in visit to Carpenter's Frozen Rope Ranch — JUPITER, Fla. • New hitting coach Jeff Albert and returning shortstop Paul DeJong ended up on the same flight to Dallas, so the two Cardinals shared a rental car and started a conversation on their 80-mile drive south.
Wallace Matthews / The Charlotte Observer:
The ghost of Matt Harvey looms over Jacob deGrom contract talks — The bond between Jacob deGrom and Brodie Van Wagenen was expected to be the glue that held the Mets pitching staff together. — But that bond is changing rapidly, and may end up being the wedge that drives them apart.
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