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Associated PressTwins search for pitching begins with trio of relieversBy BRIAN HALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) While baseball's offseason crawls along waiting for a logjam of free agents to clear, Minnesota Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey remains fluid in trying to improve the team's pitching staff.Waiting out decisions by the...

Autopsy: Roy Halladay had amphetamine, morphine in systemNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) An autopsy report says retired star pitcher Roy Halladay had evidence of amphetamine, morphine and an insomnia drug in his system when he died in a small plane crash in Florida last year.The Tampa Bay Times...

Autopsy: Roy Halladay had amphetamine, morphine in systemNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) An autopsy report says retired star pitcher Roy Halladay had evidence of amphetamine, morphine and an insomnia drug in his system when he died in a small plane crash in Florida last year.The Tampa Bay Times...

Autopsy: Roy Halladay had amphetamine, morphine in systemNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) An autopsy report says retired star pitcher Roy Halladay had evidence of amphetamine, morphine and an insomnia drug in his system when he died in a small plane crash in Florida last year.The Tampa Bay Times...

AP Baseball WriterEvan Longoria considers speeding up games a tricky issueBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Evan Longoria just can't envision it: a reliever riding in from the bullpen on a cart to speed up games.Sounds utterly far-fetched for America's tried-and-true pastime in the 21st century, right?Yet that was...

Cardinals trade OF Randal Grichuk to Toronto for 2 pitchersST. LOUIS (AP) Randal Grichuk wasn't too thrilled about the idea of playing in a reserve role this season for the St. Louis Cardinals.He won't have to worry about that any more.The Cardinals traded the 26-year-old outfielder to the...

Duke guaranteed $2.15M by Twins, can earn $1.5M moreMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Left-hander Zach Duke is guaranteed $2.15 million as part of his one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins and can earn an additional $1.5 million based on pitching appearances.Duke can earn $200,000 each for 40 and 50 games as...

Mejia, Mets agree to contract in formality, despite banNEW YORK (AP) Suspended reliever Jenrry Mejia and the New York Mets have agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,729,000, money the pitcher will not receive because of his three positive drug tests.Even though Mejia was banned from baseball for...

Sabathia can earn $2M in innings bonuses with YanksNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia can earn $2 million in performance bonuses based on innings as part of his $10 million, one-year contract with the New York Yankees.Sabathia can earn $500,000 each for 155, 165, 175 and 185 innings as...

Smith, Wright agree to 1-year deals with Red SoxBOSTON (AP) Boston pitchers Carson Smith and Steven Wright, both coming off injuries, agreed to one-year contracts with the Red Sox that avoided salary arbitration.Smith missed most of the past two seasons while recovering from an elbow injury that required...

Assault charge dropped against former big leaguer Ray KnightALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor assault charge against former Major Leaguer and television analyst Ray Knight.The 64-year-old Knight was charged back in October after police were called to his home in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County...

Stammen guaranteed $4.5M by Padres in 2-year dealSAN DIEGO (AP) Right-hander Craig Stammen is guaranteed $4.5 million as part of his two-year contract with the San Diego Padres and can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses annually based on pitching appearances.San Diego announced his deal Saturday,...