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Julian McWilliams Globe / The Boston Globe:
Matt Andriese eager to learn with, show what he can do for Red Sox — For newly acquired righthander Matt Andriese, arriving in Fort Myers, Fla., for a fresh start with the Red Sox comes with elation. Or relief. — After what seemed like an endless kerfuffle between …
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Peter Abraham Globe / The Boston Globe:
Today's game strikes out with David Ortiz — David Ortiz loves baseball. But he has grown to dislike the way the game is being played now. — “To me it's messed up,” Big Papi said during a lengthy conversation from his home in Miami. “The game has changed a lot.
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Shayna Rubin / Mercury News:
Q&A: Oakland A's farm director on prospects to watch and state of the farm — Oakland Athletics' farm director Ed Sprague talks MILB season as spring training approaches — The Oakland A's farm is in a bit of a rut. With most of its top prospects graduating to the big leagues and a lost year …
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Justin Toscano / NorthJersey.com:
Will NY Mets extend Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor? Acting GM Zack Scott weighs in — In this COVID-19 era, Zack Scott still has not met his bosses, Steve Cohen and Sandy Alderson, in person. He's excited to see new faces in Port St. Lucie during spring training, “if I can actually recognize anybody with their masks on.”
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
All 120 Teams Sign PDLs, Completing MiLB's Most Significant Change In A Century — The new structure of minor league baseball is now official. — As of Feb. 12, Major League Baseball has received all 120 signed Professional Development Licenses (PDLs). That means every team it invited …
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Sam Amick / The Athletic:
NBA Trade Talk: Nuggets, Hawks and Kings could sway this year's trade deadline — Everybody can't be buyers. — It's one thing to have an imbalanced market, with more NBA teams looking to improve in the short term than there are organizations taking the long view.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Deeper dive into the Mets' new outfield prospect Khalil Lee — Several months ago, the Mets completed another poor defensive season in the outfield. With a -3.3 UZR (ultimate zone rating) and 2 DRS (defensive runs saved) in 2020, the Mets' outfield ranked in the bottom half of the league for the third consecutive year.