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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 …
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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 …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright, Ponce de Leon both to start against Astros
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Ben Frederickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Leadoff is Carpenter's, but Cardinals' Bader enjoys chance to set table
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 …
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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
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Willson Contreras scratched from Cubs' lineup; team cuts 15 players  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Catcher Willson Contreras was scratched from the Cubs' lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks because of a sore right ring finger.  —  Contreras suffered the injury on a foul tip Thursday against the Rangers.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Forget Kimbrel, Cubs seeking relief from within as bullpen injuries mount  —  MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs camp has been quiet so far.  Perhaps that's because the team is returning essentially the same group that bowed out of the postseason on Day 1 last October.
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 Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Calhoun in roster limbo: 'I don't know how I would react if I were to get sent down'  —  Willie Calhoun is batting only .216, but he and the Rangers are pleased with what he has done this spring.  It still might not be enough for him to make the Opening Day roster.  —  SURPRISE, ARIZ.
Stephen Wade / Associated Press:
Ichiro, 45, doesn't know when it'll be time to quit  —  TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is enjoying it while he can.  —  He's back in Japan and sure to play at the Tokyo Dome when the Seattle Mariners face the Oakland Athletics in two games to open the Major League Baseball season.
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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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians want to keep Tyler Clippard, but how can they do it?  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Veteran right-hander Tyler Clippard will be shutdown for three to four weeks because of a strained right pectoral muscle.  —  It leaves Clippard and the Indians in an interesting position.
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Tyler Carey / WKYC-TV:   Indians relief pitcher Tyler Clippard out 3-4 weeks with injury
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
The White Sox own the No. 3 pick in the draft.  And they're casting a wide net in search of a potential ‘face of the franchise’  —  Chicago Tribune  —  White Sox amateur scouting director Nick Hostetler and his top scouts didn't have to travel far last month in order to get a head start …
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.
 
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