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Superstar owners can change the culture of a team, and baseball
needs more of them.
Patrick Corbin has pitched extremely well this spring, and it
probably won't be enough to make Arizona's opening-day roster.
October workhorses often pay price the next spring - just ask
Cards' Chris Carpenter.
Longtime Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte came out of retirement
Friday, agreeing to a one-year minor league deal with the Bronx
ballclub.
Francisco Rodriguez and John Axford are a tough combination to
beat, and the Milwaukee Brewers' starters love it.
Blue Jays manager John Farrell thinks there's no reason for
Brett Lawrie to have any doubts about his game.
Jay Bruce hopes a weight loss will help him get through a long
season. The Cincinnati Reds hope it will make him a heavy
hitter.
Carlos Lee had a great spring training last year, then struggled
when the season started. So his approach is a bit different this
year.
Josh Johnson was walking the golf course as a spectator at the
Honda Classic last week when he encountered a stranger who was a
fan of the Miami Marlins ace.
Pittsburgh pitcher A.J. Burnett is expected to miss two to three
months while recovering from surgery for a facial fracture.
(Eds: Updates. With AP Photos.) By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Reclining in his office before the Reds' morning workouts, Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker gnawed on one of his trademark toothpicks and pulled a pair of red-and-white No. 12 wristbands over his forearms, looking much the way he did when he played.
As they prepare for their final season in the National League,
the Houston Astros have at least one thing in common with their
expansion predecessors, the 1962 Houston Colt .45s: They have a new
player at every position.
There will be no drinking in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse this
season.
Tommy John trusted his future to Dr. Frank Jobe, and their efforts
changed baseball forever.
In 113 major league at-bats, Houston pitcher Bud Norris has
never hit a home run.
Carl Crawford is one of 12 players who need to dust themselves off
in 2012.
Kosuke Fukudome is joining the Chicago White Sox for a fraction
of the price he cost the Cubs four years ago.
The Oakland Athletics sign Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a
four-year, $36 million contract.
No St. Louis Cardinals player can be happier to have Carlos
Beltran on his side than pitcher Kyle Lohse.
The Colorado Rockies and outfielder Seth Smith have agreed to a one-year, $2,415,000 deal, avoiding arbitration.
