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New look, new faces, new year at MLB spring training

Found February 12, 2012 on Post-Gazette:
PLAYERS: David Murphy,  Allen Craig,  Bobby Valentine,  Tony La Russa
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners,  Texas Rangers,  St. Louis Cardinals

Just 106 days after the surprising St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series, baseball returns this weekend when pitchers and catchers for the Seattle Mariners report to spring training in Peoria, Ariz. There's been a whole lot of change since the Texas Rangers' David Murphy flied out to Allen Craig for the final out of 2011. Tony La Russa is gone. Bobby Valentine is back.
Original Story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12043/...
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