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Albert Pujols | Cardinals The Cardinals would like to keep star first baseman Albert Pujols in St. Louis for the rest of his career, SI.com reported. "If there's a way to keep Albert a lifetime Cardinal, that makes a lot of sense for everyone," GM John Mozeliak told the website. "He's...

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Mark DeRosa | Indians | Interested: Phillies? Indians manager Eric Wedge plans to play Mark DeRosa every day at third base. That is the plan for now but the Indians also admit they like DeRosa's versatility and it's not impossible that he could end up back in the outfield, CBSSports.com reported. The...

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Ryan Spilborghs | Rockies Ryan Spilborghs is the early frontrunner to be the everyday center field for Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, but Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler will get long looks in camp, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reported. Seth Smith, the frontrunner for the starting job in left fiel...

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Pedro Martinez | Mets | Interested: Mets? The Red Sox this week expressed no interest in bringing back Pedro Martinez, the Boston Herald reported. The newspaper reported that Martinez' representatives approached the Red Sox earlier this week to determine if the club was a possible fit for the 37-y...

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Nomar Garciaparra | Dodgers | Interested: Athletics? Phillies? Free-agent infielder Nomar Garciaparra is choosing between retirement and a one-year contract with the Athletics, FoxSports.com reported. The A's, meanwhile, could increase their pursuits of free-agent shortstop Orlando Cab...

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Blake DeWitt | Dodgers Displaced Dodgers infielder Blake DeWitt was asked to play shortstop on Saturday for the first time since he was in high school as part of an audition for a utility role. Third base coach Larry Bowa, who has run special early-morning infield practice for DeWitt and told the Los A...

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Curt Schilling | Red Sox Free agent pitcher Curt Schilling told the Orlando Sentinel that he would consider a comeback with a championship-caliber team like the Rays or the Cubs. "Absolutely I'll come back," the 42-year-old said at Disney World, where he was appearing in ESPN The Weeken...

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Orlando Cabrera | White Sox | Interested: Blue Jays? Athletics? The Blue Jays have some interest in free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera, but they need to first clear some payroll, even if it's just a couple of million dollars, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported. The Blue Jays interest in Cabrera e...

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Tom Glavine still hasn't received the financial offer that he's seeking. But he remains hopeful that the Braves will eventually make the concessions that will allow him the opportunity to fulfill his desire to pitch in Atlanta this year. While meeting with Glavine on Wednesday afternoon, Braves g...

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Joba Chamberlain thinks the team to beat in the AL East this season is the Yankees, though that should come as no surprise. "We're always the team to beat, and we have that in our minds from the get-go," Chamberlain said yesterday. "With the year the Rays had, people are going to look at...

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With talks apparently progressing rapidly between Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners, the last obstacle to Griffey's long-anticipated return to Seattle could be a physical examination early next week. And Cincinnati Reds team physician Tim Kremchek doesn't believe passing a physical will be pro...

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The Dodgers anticipated a financial windfall by moving their preseason home from Vero Beach, Fla. to Arizona, thousands of miles closer to the vast majority of their fans and to a sparkling new training complex expected to attract the attention of deep-pocketed corporate sponsorship. The Dodger...

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Alex Rodriguez will have to live with the shame of knowing he juiced, but evidently not a suspension. A day after baseball Commissioner Bud Selig suggested in a published report he hadn't ruled out disciplining Rodriguez after A-Rod's admitted use of performance enhancers, Selig backpedaled yes...

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Concerned about continued allegations that union officials tipped off players about some of baseball's 2004 drug tests, the commissioner's office contacted the union on Wednesday and said it wanted a specific explanation for one of the alleged incidents. The decision to directly contact the un...

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Manny Ramirez won't be making a promotional appearance he was scheduled to make in Florida on Monday for DirecTV, which released a statement today explaining that the free agent outfielder postponed the event because he could sign a new contract at any time. The statement read: "Manny, his ma...

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	Cards open to lifetime contract for Pujols (Preview) Albert Pujols \| Cardinals The Cardinals would like to keep star first baseman Albert Pujols in St. Louis for the rest of his career, SI.com reported. "If there's a way to keep Albert a lifetime Cardinal, that makes a lot of sense for everyone," GM John Mozeliak told the website. "He's...	Project Monkey	0	2701	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	DeRosa could end up in left field (Preview) Mark DeRosa \| Indians \| Interested: Phillies? Indians manager Eric Wedge plans to play Mark DeRosa every day at third base. That is the plan for now but the Indians also admit they like DeRosa's versatility and it's not impossible that he could end up back in the outfield, CBSSports.com reported. The...	Project Monkey	0	1211	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Spilborghs leads in center field race (Preview) Ryan Spilborghs \| Rockies Ryan Spilborghs is the early frontrunner to be the everyday center field for Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, but Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler will get long looks in camp, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reported. Seth Smith, the frontrunner for the starting job in left fiel...	Project Monkey	0	1273	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Red Sox say no to Pedro (Preview) Pedro Martinez \| Mets \| Interested: Mets? The Red Sox this week expressed no interest in bringing back Pedro Martinez, the Boston Herald reported. The newspaper reported that Martinez' representatives approached the Red Sox earlier this week to determine if the club was a possible fit for the 37-y...	Project Monkey	0	1180	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Nomar choosing between A's, retirement (Preview) Nomar Garciaparra \| Dodgers \| Interested: Athletics? Phillies? Free-agent infielder Nomar Garciaparra is choosing between retirement and a one-year contract with the Athletics, FoxSports.com reported. The A's, meanwhile, could increase their pursuits of free-agent shortstop Orlando Cab...	Project Monkey	0	1191	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	DeWitt given chance at shortstop (Preview) Blake DeWitt \| Dodgers Displaced Dodgers infielder Blake DeWitt was asked to play shortstop on Saturday for the first time since he was in high school as part of an audition for a utility role. Third base coach Larry Bowa, who has run special early-morning infield practice for DeWitt and told the Los A...	Project Monkey	0	1238	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Schilling eyes Cubs or Rays (Preview) Curt Schilling \| Red Sox Free agent pitcher Curt Schilling told the Orlando Sentinel that he would consider a comeback with a championship-caliber team like the Rays or the Cubs. "Absolutely I'll come back," the 42-year-old said at Disney World, where he was appearing in ESPN The Weeken...	Project Monkey	0	1232	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Blue Jays have some interest in Cabrera (Preview) Orlando Cabrera \| White Sox \| Interested: Blue Jays? Athletics? The Blue Jays have some interest in free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera, but they need to first clear some payroll, even if it's just a couple of million dollars, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported. The Blue Jays interest in Cabrera e...	Project Monkey	0	1247	Mar 1, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Glavine wants more money from Braves (Preview) Tom Glavine still hasn't received the financial offer that he's seeking. But he remains hopeful that the Braves will eventually make the concessions that will allow him the opportunity to fulfill his desire to pitch in Atlanta this year. While meeting with Glavine on Wednesday afternoon, Braves g...	Project Monkey	0	1254	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Joba: Yankees are AL East's best (Preview) Joba Chamberlain thinks the team to beat in the AL East this season is the Yankees, though that should come as no surprise. "We're always the team to beat, and we have that in our minds from the get-go," Chamberlain said yesterday. "With the year the Rays had, people are going to look at...	Project Monkey	0	1170	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Sources: M's-Griffey talks progressing (Preview) With talks apparently progressing rapidly between Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners, the last obstacle to Griffey's long-anticipated return to Seattle could be a physical examination early next week. And Cincinnati Reds team physician Tim Kremchek doesn't believe passing a physical will be pro...	Project Monkey	0	1210	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Dodgers' spring training move isn't paying off (Preview) The Dodgers anticipated a financial windfall by moving their preseason home from Vero Beach, Fla. to Arizona, thousands of miles closer to the vast majority of their fans and to a sparkling new training complex expected to attract the attention of deep-pocketed corporate sponsorship. The Dodger...	Project Monkey	0	1276	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Why Selig won't punish A-Rod (Preview) Alex Rodriguez will have to live with the shame of knowing he juiced, but evidently not a suspension. A day after baseball Commissioner Bud Selig suggested in a published report he hadn't ruled out disciplining Rodriguez after A-Rod's admitted use of performance enhancers, Selig backpedaled yes...	Project Monkey	0	1232	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Next big MLB-union rift is... (Preview) Concerned about continued allegations that union officials tipped off players about some of baseball's 2004 drug tests, the commissioner's office contacted the union on Wednesday and said it wanted a specific explanation for one of the alleged incidents. The decision to directly contact the un...	Project Monkey	0	1175	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
	Hints Manny will sign soon? (Preview) Manny Ramirez won't be making a promotional appearance he was scheduled to make in Florida on Monday for DirecTV, which released a statement today explaining that the free agent outfielder postponed the event because he could sign a new contract at any time. The statement read: "Manny, his ma...	Project Monkey	0	1308	Feb 13, 2009 by Project Monkey
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