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Brewers agree to minor league deal with LHP Wade MileyPHOENIX (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Wade Miley subject to a successful physical.General manager David Stearns says he hopes to have Miley in big league camp on Friday.The 31-year old Miley...

Brewers agree to minor league deal with LHP Wade MileyPHOENIX (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Wade Miley subject to a successful physical.General manager David Stearns says he hopes to have Miley in big league camp on Friday.The 31-year old Miley...

Associated PressRetirement talk and contract chatter can wait for WainwrightBy CHARLES KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright says he isn't thinking about retirement. He also isn't pondering a contract extension.Those thoughts, he insists, will come at another time.A playful Wainwright called the media together outside the...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Cashner, Orioles agree to $16M, 2-year contractBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Pitcher Andrew Cashner and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, a deal that could be worth $41 million over three seasons...

AP Sports WriterAs Martinez questions swirl, optimistic D-backs open campBy BOB BAUMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Buoyed by optimism that just about everyone is back from a 93-win team, pitchers and catchers began spring training workouts for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.Little was revealed, though, over the matter of whether...

AP Sports Writer'Tito' Francona, father of Indians manager Terry, dies.By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Terry Francona loves to talk about his dad. Their relationship went way beyond baseball.One a Cleveland Indians player, the other the team's adored manager. Father and son.Tito and the kid who became Tito.John ''Tito'' Francona,...

AP Baseball WriterStars back on the field as pitchers, catchers begin workoutsBy NOAH TRISTERJustin Verlander is looking forward to a full season with the Houston Astros, while the New York Mets are hoping for a healthier year for their starting staff.The New York Yankees? Well, this season may not...

AP Sports WriterNL champion Dodgers getting started again with familiar 5By STEPHEN HAWKINSGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) All-Star closer Kenley Jansen likes the way the defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers are getting started again - with a very familiar rotation.Even with Yu Darvish already in a different NL...

Associated PressWhite Sox have high expectations after 67-win seasonBy JACK THOMPSONGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Coming off a 67-win season, the Chicago White Sox have high expectations.''It's a good group of young men, and we're looking forward to seeing how it plays itself out,'' manager Rick Renteria said Wednesday as...

The Latest: Ex-pitcher Loaiza pleads not guilty in drug caseCHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) The Latest on drug smuggling allegations against former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza (all times local):2:40 p.m.Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has pleaded not guilty to drug charges following his arrest for allegedly possessing...

Pirates try to move on after departures of Cole, McCutchenBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle says it's time for the team to move on as it begins spring training about four weeks after trading away star outfielder Andrew McCutchen and ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.''It's an opportunity...

Associated PressReds open camp with only 1 open spot in the rotationBy GARY SCHATZGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) The Reds opened camp on Wednesday with one unclaimed spot in the rotation, a major improvement over last year. The question is whether their three veteran starters can make it to opening...