MLB News and Updates: March 28, 2014

Posts From Sports Unbiased and Outside Pitch Sports Network keeping you up to date on what happened today around the league!!

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Story of the Day: Angels, Trout Agree to Six-Year Extension - SU**

Links to News Articles & the Day's Highlights:

• Report M's Nick Franklin Doing Outfield Drills - OPSN
• Official: Grady Sizemore Wins Red Sox CF Job - OPSN
• Fister Lands on DL with Lat Strain - OPSN
• Schoop, others make Orioles Roster - OPSN
• More Bad News for DBacks' Pitching Staff - OPSN**
• MLB, MLBPAA Agree to Improve Joint Drug Program - OPSN
• Abreu may sign with Tigers, Mariners Looking to Deal - OPSN

Feature Articles: 

• Contract Year: Time for Big Decisions for Scherzer, Lester - OPSN**
• Miguel Cabrera a Living Legend, Now Guaranteed to be a Tigers' Legend - OPSN
• 2014 All Man-Crush Team - OPSN
• 2014: Life of a MLB Season Ticket Holder: Why Opening Day Should be a National Holiday - SU**
• Why the Boston Red Sox Have Finally Given David Ortiz what he Deserves - SU**

Fantasy Baseball:

• Five Trendy Sleepers who won't live up to the hype in 2014 - OPSN
  

Videos: 

• Hanley Ramirez's Two Home Runs - OPSN
• Jonathan Papelbon Pitches Wearing Wrong Jersey - OPSN
• Mike Napoli Hits Solo Shot to Left  - OPSN**
• Hamilton hits 3-Run Shot - OPSN

Other MLB Highlights:

• *Rangers Claimed C Chris Gimenez off waivers from Oakland. Designated LHP Michael Kirkman for assignment.
• *Cardinals Assigned OF Joey Butler outright to Memphis (PCL). Optioned RHP Jorge Rondon to Memphis. Reasssigned RHP David Aardsma, LHP Scott McGregor, C Ed Easley, INF Scott Moore, 1B Xavier Scruggs and OF Stephen Piscotty to Memphis. Purchased the Memphis Redbirds (PCL).
• *Mariners Optioned RHPs Blake Beavan and Brandon Maurer, LHP Lucas Luetge and INF Nick Franklin to Tacoma (PCL). Reassigned RHPs Zach Miner, Dominic Leone, Ramon Ramirez and Carson Smith; C Humberto Quintero; and OF Endy Chavez to minor league camp. Selected the contracts of LHPs Roenis Elias and Joe Beimel from Tacoma. Designated OF Xavier Avery and INF Carlos Triunfel for assignment.
• *Phillies Acquired INF Jason Nix from Tampa Bay for cash considerations. Optioned RHP Jonathan Pettibone to Lehigh Valley (IL).
• *Yankees Agreed to terms with RHP Alfredo Aceves to a minor league contract.
• *Angels Agreed to terms with OF Mike Trout on a six-year contract through 2020.
• *Tigers Agreed to terms with 1B Miguel Cabrera on a 10-year contract.
• *Rockies Optioned RHP Jordan Lyles to Colorado Springs (PCL). Placed RHP Jhoulys Chacin and LHP Boone Logan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21.
• *White Sox Reassigned C Hector Gimenez, INFS Micah Johnson and Alex Liddi, RHP Zach Putnam, LHP David Purcey and OF Blake Tekotte to their minor league camp.
• *Cubs Released 2B Ryan Roberts.
• *Red Sox Optioned OF Jackie Bradley Jr., LHP Drake Britton and C Ryan Lavarnway to Pawtucket (IL).

*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com
Anything that is written by me will be marked with 2 stars at the end**