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• Reasons for optimism for each MLB club

  18-02-2019 02:02 via mlb.mlb.com
  On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here's an optimism cheat sheet for each of them.
  
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• Bogaerts, Betts weigh in on Machado's deal

  19-02-2019 20:54 via mlb.mlb.com
  As the Red Sox were finishing out their Spring Training workout on Tuesday, the news started to circulate that Manny Machado had reached agreement on a 10-year, $300 million contract with the Padres.
  
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• Pedro, Sale wowed by E-Rod's BP outing

  19-02-2019 20:48 via mlb.mlb.com
  Eduardo Rodriguez threw a pitch in the bullpen on Tuesday morning that was so on point, it prompted ace Chris Sale to laugh
  
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• The Sox's Spring Training battle to watch

  18-02-2019 23:20 via mlb.mlb.com
  The next five weeks will see lots of shuffling on Major League rosters. Here are the most intriguing positional battles on each of the 30 MLB clubs.
  
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• Instead of turning page, Red Sox rolling along

  18-02-2019 21:58 via mlb.mlb.com
  As the Red Sox had a ceremonial start of sorts to their World Series title defense with Monday's first full-squad workout, there were no doors closing or pages turned. The way manager Alex Cora looks at it, why would you want to separate yourself from something that was so special?
  
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• Signing Sale to extension a priority for Red Sox

  18-02-2019 21:25 via mlb.mlb.com
  Determined not to repeat the mistake they made with Jon Lester five years ago, Red Sox ownership on Monday voiced a priority to sign ace lefty Chris Sale to a long-term extension.
  
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• Werner: Kimbrel 'extremely unlikely' to rejoin Sox

  18-02-2019 19:44 via mlb.mlb.com
  The Red Sox still haven't named a closer. Craig Kimbrel still hasn't found a home on the free-agent market. However, Red Sox chairman Tom Werner suggests not to read too much into those two independent factors.
  
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• Here are the Red Sox's 2019 Top 30 Prospects

  18-02-2019 16:57 via mlb.mlb.com
  Though the Red Sox have been in win-now mode at the big league level, they have begun to replenish their Minor League talent via the Draft and the international mark.
  
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• Bright side: Reasons for optimism for each team

  18-02-2019 00:39 via mlb.mlb.com
  On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here's an optimism cheat sheet for each of them.
  
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• Celtics coach Stevens visits Cora, Red Sox

  17-02-2019 19:46 via mlb.mlb.com
  As Red Sox manager Alex Cora got ready to do his daily press briefing after Sunday's workout, he saw from a distance that the media was preoccupied with another prominent Boston coach.
  
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• J.D. looking to build off monster 2018 campaign

  17-02-2019 19:08 via mlb.mlb.com
  A year ago at this time, J.D. Martinez was sweating away in solitude at his Miami training base, hoping his prolonged free agency would finally end.
  
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• Wright to be full-time reliever for Red Sox in '19

  16-02-2019 21:22 via mlb.mlb.com
  You no longer need to call knuckleballer Steven Wright a swingman. Red Sox manager Alex Cora envisions a defined role for the veteran righty in 2019, and it will consist of him flummoxing hitters in the mid-to-late innings.
  
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• Elite rotation sets tone for Red Sox culture

  16-02-2019 19:30 via mlb.mlb.com
  The Red Sox might wind up boasting the best rotation in the Majors this season, and overpowering stuff will be a prominent reason, but not the only one.
  
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• Pending free agent Bogaerts open to extension

  15-02-2019 20:26 via mlb.mlb.com
  Xander Bogaerts has been under the employ of the franchise since Aug. 23, 2009, when he signed as an international free agent out of Aruba at the age of 16. He went from a boy to a man with the Red Sox, and from a prospect to a star who will soon collect his second World Series ring. It's hard for him to picture putting on another uniform.
  
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• A Twitter user solved Price's uniform mystery

  15-02-2019 17:09 via mlb.mlb.com
  What could it be?
  
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• Pedroia hopes to return, lead off on Opening Day

  15-02-2019 16:40 via mlb.mlb.com
  The bravado that Dustin Pedroia once carried with him as frequently as his bat and glove has been replaced by a cautious optimism. Call the 35-year-old Pedroia wiser and more realistic, which is to be expected after all he has gone through the last year and a half to come back from the toughest injury he has ever had.
  
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• Where did Betts rank on Top 100 Right Now?

  15-02-2019 04:00 via mlb.mlb.com
  The 2019 MLB season feels so close now. Spring Training has begun. Players are taking the field. So it's time to rank the best of the best.
  
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• Red Sox can still win the offseason

  15-02-2019 04:00 via mlb.mlb.com
  We're reluctant to finalize our list of offseason winners because, as you may have heard, there are some prominent unsigned free agents. Not just Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, either.
  
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• Prospects who should vie for a roster spot

  15-02-2019 00:36 via mlb.mlb.com
  The 30 prospects below all are getting very long looks this spring with an eye toward breaking camp with the parent club. Even if they start the year in the Minors, they all should get the chance to contribute at some point in the very near future.
  
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• Was Betts' tale of Verlander a sly humblebrag?

  14-02-2019 20:41 via mlb.mlb.com
  Mookie knows best.
  
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• Red Sox notes: Betts, Pedroia, broadcast

  14-02-2019 19:53 via mlb.mlb.com
  Life couldn't be much better for Mookie Betts these days. His team won the World Series last October. Betts won the American League MVP Award that eluded him two years ago. The right fielder won yet another Gold Glove Award -- his third in a row. Betts experienced the joy of his first child being born (a daughter named Kynlee Ivory). Oh, and he won another PBA bowling tournament on Super Bowl Sunday.
  
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• Unburdened Price ready to go back to back

  14-02-2019 19:25 via mlb.mlb.com
  Without question, David Price felt a little lighter on Thursday as he held court with the Boston media to mark the beginning of his fourth season with the Red Sox.
  
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• WATCH: Pedroia takes first BP of spring

  14-02-2019 17:25 via mlb.mlb.com
  Spring Training is underway. Players around the league are stepping back onto the baseball field as they get ready for the 2019 season. MLB.com's beat reporters have you covered with the action from every team's training camp. Keep track of the latest highlights of Spring Training right here.
  
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• Projected 2019 lineups, rotations for every team

  14-02-2019 02:51 via mlb.mlb.com
  Spring Training is here, so now is a good time to project what each club's Opening Day lineup and rotation would look like if the season began today. Of course, rosters are still fluid at this point, but with help from all 30 MLB.com beat writers, here's a roundup of how they might turn out.
  
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• 9 comeback candidates to root for this season

  14-02-2019 02:00 via mlb.mlb.com
  A year ago, Danny Farquhar was not going to be in the middle of a spring storyline. That's going to change this spring as he tries to win a spot in the Yankees' bullpen
  
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• Sale: 'I'd love to keep playing here'

  13-02-2019 19:43 via mlb.mlb.com
  Ace Chris Sale arrived with the Red Sox a couple of years ago thirsting for the chance to pitch in the playoffs and win a World Series title. As he chased those things, he fell in love with the sports passion of Boston and fit in seamlessly with his new organization.
  
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• Dombrowski: No 'big expenditure' for closer

  13-02-2019 19:10 via mlb.mlb.com
  The first question Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski received at his opening press conference of Spring Training on Wednesday had to do with one of the few players who isn't back from last season's juggernaut.
  
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• Red Sox report with one word in mind: Repeat

  13-02-2019 15:11 via mlb.mlb.com
  The last time a team repeated as World Series champions, you were probably looking for a dial-up modem to get hooked up to the internet. Hopefully you didn't get any Y2K bugs. The 21st century was just a couple of months away. This is to say: It's been a while. In fact, it is long overdue.
  
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• Gold Glover Bradley: I can get better in CF

  12-02-2019 20:37 via mlb.mlb.com
  Jackie Bradley Jr. has had three months to reflect on it. So after finally reeling in the Gold Glove Award that he had been on the cusp of for so many years, what word first came out of his mouth when asked about it on Tuesday?
  
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• 30 low-key acquisitions who could pay off big

  12-02-2019 18:57 via mlb.mlb.com
  Fans and analysts spend the entire offseason speculating where the top free agents could go, but sometimes an under-the-radar pickup can end up making a world of difference. As positional competitions begin to heat up at Spring Training camps this month, MLB.com's beat writers were asked to identify one potentially overlooked acquisition for each of the 30 clubs. Here's who they came up with.
  
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