Yankees' shortstop of the future
In the New York Daily News, Bill Madden writes about the Yankees' shortstop of the future: Jeter's decreased range at shortstop, especially to his l…
Monday Mendozas
Today's links were run through a shredder, then reassembled with a DeShredder (patent pending). … • Patrick DiCraprio runs through th…
Female knuckleballer in Japan out of her league
Yeah. I'm sure this has a happy ending … OSAKA, Japan -- Japan's first female professional baseball player made her debut Friday, striking out …
White Sox's center-field options unattractive
Are the White Sox really interested in Melky Cabrera? According to Ozzie Guillen (via Mark Gonzales), they are not: PHOENIX - Manager Ozzie Guillen …
Hoping Strasburg doesn't reach 105 on radar gun
Via Lee Jenkins, the legend grows … "I know everybody now is asking, 'How did you miss on Stephen Strasburg in high school?' " says a major lea…
Friday Filberts
Is it still navel-gazing if you're gazing at the navels of others? Please let me know. In the mean time, today's links include a bunch of stuff about …
Rays or Red Sox? Which one ranks No. 1?
Dave Cameron is approaching the end of his excellent rankings of all the organizations, and clocking in at No. 3 are the New York Yankees. Money: Wh…
Giants know who's on first, but what's on third?
As Henry Schulman reports, the Giants seem to have settled on their first baseman: Two weeks before the Giants head north, most of the important pos…
Batting Jeter in leadoff spot could benefit Yankees
The top of the Yankees' lineup is going to have a new look this spring. From Newsday's Jim Baumbach: Derek Jeter will be the leadoff hitter and John…
Having an understanding for Pierre's plight
As Jon Weisman writes, it's deja vu all over again: the Dodgers still have an unhappy outfielder … "Last year was torture for me," Juan Pierre …