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Good morning baseball fans!
Here is a roundup of what’s going on around the National League West.
- St. Louis and Yadi Molina are progressing on extension talks.
- Jeurys Familia has received a 15-game suspension following his domestic violence case.
- What’s the best way for MLB to hand out domestic violence incident related punishments, if there even is a “good” way?
- The Tigers have released Mike Pelfrey.
- Steven Matz will start this season on the DL, not a good sign for the Mets, but also still not as bad as last season.
- Seattle has signed Mark Lowe to a minor-league deal.
- Twins sign Paul Clemens to a minor-league deal.
- St. Louis and Yadier Molina have come to terms on a three year contract extension.
- The Rays are interested in Rob Refsnyder.
- The Yankees have brought back Jon Niese on literally the same contract they just released him from. Maybe it was a typo?
- A-Rod has gifted the internet with a new meme.
- Just in case you feel like crying today, a 27-year-old rookie on the Phillies teared up at getting his first major league call-up and I’m not sobbing YOU’RE SOBBING.
- Tigers place Steven Moya on waivers.
- Not that we’re encouraging betting...but we still want you to bet smart. Here are the best over-under bets for 2017.
- I mean, I’d ask for livestock with my contract extension too, so I feel Odor on this one.
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Today in baseball: On March 31st, 1998, Mark McGwire hits the first of his historic seventy home runs.