NEWSFLASH: Rangers Acquire Nippert For Minor Leaguer Marte
mvn.com 3/29/2008 — In a surprise twist, the Texas Rangers have completed a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for talented but frustrating right-hander Dustin Nippert.

June Draft Order
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 3/29/2008 — Jim Callis has the draft order for the June 5th event. It includes supplemental and compensation picks.

An Ode to Opening Day
feeds.feedburner.com 3/29/2008 — "We-e-e-a-ah!" and likewise "Stri-i-ke tuh!". They're here today, both of them, and so is the baseball season of 1908. – Chicago Tribune The reign of bat and ball is supreme.- New York Times Another interminable off-season will draw mercifully to a close today when the first true rays of the summer sun pass over ball-fields and batter's boxes across the United States.

Opening Day: 1908
seamheads.com 3/29/2008 — "We-e-e-a-ah!" and likewise "Stri-i-ke tuh!" They're here today, both of them, and so is the baseball season of 1908. – Chicago Tribune The reign of bat and ball is supreme.- New York Times Another interminable off-season will draw mercifully to a close today when the first true rays of the summer sun pass over ball-fields and batter's boxes across the United States.

Fantasy Sleepers/Breakout Players: Who Is Exceeding Their Career SLG By 200 Points
faketeams.com 3/29/2008 — Here is a slightly different sleepers list from the ones I have been providing for the past ten days.  These come courtesy of John Dewan of Acta Sports and examine those players who have exceeded their career SLG by 200 points this Spring. ...

Arizona Diamondbacks lefty Doug Davis vows to return from thyroid cancer — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 3/29/2008
PHOENIX - Diagnosed with thyroid cancer, Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Doug Davis decided he wanted to keep pitching until his April 10 operation. And he said he expects...

Hairston, Brower, Cabrera cut by Reds — Major League Baseball News 3/29/2008
Hairston, Brower, Cabrera cut

Valentin's homer powers Reds — Major League Baseball News 3/29/2008
Valentin's homer powers Reds

Nomo to rehab groin injury in Arizona — FOXSports.com News for MLB 3/29/2008
A groin strain has put Hideo Nomo's comeback bid with the Kansas City Royals on hold. The right-hander is headed back to Arizona for physical therapy on the right groin muscle he injured earlier this week. But the 39-year-old doesn't think the injury ...

2008 MLB Preview: Season Predictions — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/29/2008
Now that I've completed my exhausting 30-team previews for the upcoming 2008 season, I figure I might as well put my predictions out there. It's taken me about a month and a half, but I think I finally have a handle on what I think will happen this ...