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11:05 AM ET, March 16, 2019

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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright has good outing, but not so the bullpen  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • The first Cardinals pitcher to last longer than five innings this spring was their oldest pitcher.  Adam Wainwright, 37, worked 5 1/3 tidy innings Friday night.  He held the Houston Astros to three hits …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals take squad of reserves to face Scherzer  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer will be surprised by the Cardinals' lineup he will face Saturday afternoon at West Palm Beach.  After many of the regulars played Friday night here, only Jose Martinez …
Ben Frederickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Leadoff is Carpenter's, but Cardinals' Bader enjoys chance to set table
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Wainwright, Ponce de Leon both to start against Astros
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Yankees won't have Luis Severino back until May ‘at the earliest’  —  TAMPA — Forget missing Opening Day.  Luis Severino won't be back for the Yankees until May “at the earliest,” according to general manager Brian Cashman.  —  The right-hander isn't due to begin a throwing program until Wednesday …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Without CC Sabathia and Luis Severino, Yanks still confident in starting in-house rotation options
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Aaron Hicks may not be ready for Opening Day, and Luis Severino will miss the first month
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Luis Severino Likely Out Until May
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Albert Almora Jr. is one of the Cubs' longest-tenured — and most respected — players: ‘To see the way he handles himself is something we can look up to’  —  Photos of Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  As one of the longest-tenured members of the Cubs organization …
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Latest notes from Braves camp: Rotation, leadoff, schedule  —  The Braves are less than two weeks from opening day, when they'll travel to Philadelphia and began their NL East title defense.  —  Here's the latest from camp:  —  1. The Braves are expected to announce their opening …
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Charlotte Knights / The Charlotte Observer:
Gabriel Burns: Why can't Ronald Acuna be the 2019 MVP?
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Laugh all you want but the Rays are turning the ‘Opener’ and other wacky ideas into real results  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays, who consistently finish at or near the bottom of the MLB ladder in both payroll and attendance, also continually give us cause to snicker and sneer at all their analytics-driven gimmickry.
Tyler Carey / WKYC-TV:
Indians relief pitcher Tyler Clippard out 3-4 weeks with injury  —  He will officially miss the start of the regular season.  —  The Indians are currently in the process of figuring out who will man their bullpen when the season begins.  Unfortunately, one man will officially …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:   Cleveland Indians want to keep Tyler Clippard, but how can they do it?
Bill Plaschke / The Charlotte Observer:
Hill could be opening day starter, and after his last exit, wouldn't that be something?  —  Dave Roberts was asked about the most delicious of opening day scenarios, and he bit.  —  With Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler both moving slowly through spring training for physical reasons, could Rich Hill be the opening day starter?
Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels content with pitching depth, despite Andrew Heaney's injury  —  Although Dallas Keuchel and Gio Gonzalez are available, the Angels don't appear to be pursuing either  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Despite Andrew Heaney's injury, which could have him starting the season on the injured list …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Pete Grathoff / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Ned Yost has high praise for one particular trait of prospect Nicky Lopez  —  The world's best baseball player stepped to the plate earlier this month against the Royals, and Kansas City manager Ned Yost was keen on seeing what would unfold.  —  But first, Yost glanced back into the Royals dugout.
ESPN:
Harper bruises foot; no real concern, Kapler says  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — New Phillies star Bryce Harper suffered a bruised right foot when he was hit by a pitch during a spring training game Friday, but manager Gabe Kapler said the team wasn't overly worried about the injury.
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' Dominic Smith takes physical, mental preparation to another level  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Dominic Smith could tell you he is in the best shape of his life, as so many other ballplayers do at this time of year, and it probably would be true.  But he knows that doesn't mean anything unless he performs when it matters.
Don Brennan / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays Cheapseats: Borucki strengthens his case for the rotation  —  CLEARWATER, Fla .  — Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki was wearing his invisible blinders again on Friday.  —  How, he was asked, does it affect you when manager Charlie Montoyo uses a four- man outfield for a certain batter?
 
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