O's agree in principle to deal with Trachsel … Having learned earlier today that starting pitcher Kris Benson will likely have surgery for a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the Orioles have moved fast to fill the hole in the rotation, agreeing in principle to a deal …

Deal to sell Braves finally done; now goes to MLB for OK  —  Time Warner agreed on terms of a sale of the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media and sent the deal to Major League Baseball for approval Monday, team president Terry McGuirk told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

It's Truck Day  —  Today marks the unofficial start of spring training for the Red Sox: It's Truck Day at Fenway Park!  The Sox equipment truck left from Fenway Park in Boston today, bound for the team's spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla. Here, Michael Patti struggles to put the spring training banner on the van.

Exit Sandman?  It's possible  —  Without extension he wants, Rivera says he'd walk after season  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mariano Rivera said Monday he would not hesitate to leave the Yankees as a free agent next winter if they don't show him the "respect" he thinks he deserves.

It's Cashman's Team, for Better or Worse  —  There were times in George Steinbrenner's ownership of the Yankees when he would not allow his general manager to attend the annual meetings of major league general managers.  Other teams, Steinbrenner was convinced, wanted to steal the ideas …

Rockies sign righty Herges  —  Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd set out this off-season to add depth to the pitching staff.  —  He hasn't stopped, even with the pitchers and catchers scheduled for their first workout on Friday.  —  Veteran right-hander Matt Herges is the latest reliever to enter the Rockies spring bullpen battle.

Wells tries to get back in circulation  —  JUPITER, FLA. — The map that brought Kip Wells to the Cardinals runs from his upper right leg to above his right chest and finally to his right arm.  —  The incisions indicate how a surgeon in St. Louis last March addressed a major artery …

Volstad will live big-league dream at home  —  Chris Volstad is thrilled to be heading to spring training, but he's still not ready to give up his room at home.  —  P ALM BEACH GARDENS — The Volstad brothers have shared the same bedroom all of their lives.

White Sox sign veteran Perez  —  In another move designed to solve left-handed pitchers, the White Sox signed infielder Eduardo Perez to a minor-league contract Monday.  —  Perez, 37, has a .265 lifetime batting average and a .501 slugging percentage against left-handed pitchers.

Cubs' Zambrano: 'I must go' if no deal  —  Says he's ready to sign, but seeks Zito money  —  MESA, Ariz. — After announcing at the Cubs Convention he wouldn't discuss a contract extension with the Cubs if they don't come to an agreement before Opening Day, Carlos Zambrano said Monday he's gone if he has to play out the season.