• Sam Fuld makes Oakland A’s Opening Day roster! However, SF Chronicle says he may be squeezed out next week to make room for Craig Grentry (3/29/2014)  * * *
  • Reason #374 you should follow Cody Decker‘s Twitter feed: folk wisdom. “People take athletes too seriously….. I hit a ball with a piece of wood for a living….. How is that role model material?….” (3/29/2014) * * *
  • In his first MLB appearance this Spring, Rays’ prospect Maxx Tissenbaum hit a pinch-hit single against the franchise’s Double-A team (3/29/2014) * * *
  • Houston Astros prospect Eric Berger has been traded to the Oakland A’s. In Triple-A play last season, the 27-year-old went 6-and-3 with one save and a 3.06 ERA (3/29/2014) * * *
  • Ryan Kalish has made the Cubs’ Opening Day roster, but the news is not so good for Toronto’s Kevin Pillar and Boston’s Ryan Lavarnway. See our article (3/29/2014) * * *
  • Dodgers’ prospect Joc Pederson hit his third HR of the Spring on Friday (see video), an 8th-inning solo shot that tied the game en route to a 5-4 win (3/29/2014) * * *
  • Sam Fuld‘s two-out, bases-loaded triple Friday was his fourth three-bagger this Spring, second-most in the A.L. (3/29/2014) * * *
  • Ryan Braun homered, doubled and drove in 3 runs Friday. With one game left this Spring, the Brewer is hitting .412 with 3 HRs, 5 doubles, 9 RBIs, a .500 on-base percentage, and a 1.324 OPS (3/29/2014) * * *

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