Notes: Graffanino turns the page  —  After offseason of discontent, infielder focuses on baseball  —  PHOENIX — Tony Graffanino's long, strange offseason came to a happy end on Friday, when he became the final Brewers regular to report for Spring Training.

Sabean is on the hot seat  —  Giants boss Magowan says status of the GM's expiring contract will not be addressed until later in the season  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - If there is such a thing as an empty vote of confidence, Giants general manager Brian Sabean has it.

Legal troubles remain an issue for White Sox's Uribe  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Conflicting reports emerged Friday about the status of Chicago White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe's legal troubles.  —  Uribe is alleged to have shot a farmer in his native Dominican Republic during the offseason.

On farm, O's batting crop lean … FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. // There are plenty of former position prospects here, guys like Jason Dubois and J.R. House, who are desperately trying to keep their major league dreams alive as players invited to spring training.  —  Orioles outfielders Val Majewski …

Notes: Comebacker fells Walker  —  Lefty suffers minor concussion after taking line drive off head  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The serene and carefree atmosphere of Spring Training was shattered in a moment Friday, when Baltimore reliever Jamie Walker was hit in the back of his head by a line drive.

Mets Bench Coach Prefers Being Heard and Not Seen  —  Jerry Manuel sat in his hotel room in Dearborn, Mich., early in the 2000 season watching his Chicago White Sox eke out a tense victory against the Detroit Tigers when he started planning a welcome back party.

Five National League Bullpens in Flux  —  In writing a series of team previews for Beyond the Boxscore, I've discovered that forecasting bullpens in February is fraught with difficulty.  I suppose that's obvious, but as I've tried to project the relief performance of teams like the Mariners …

Dice-K gets busy: Extends 'pen session  —  FORT MYERS - The Red Sox [team stats] typically ease pitchers into their first bullpen session of spring training, permitting them to throw 35-40 pitches in 7-10 minutes.  —  Yesterday, Daisuke Matsuzaka threw 103 pitches off the back bullpen mound …

Notes: Leyland, Perez see eye to eye  —  Utility infielder doesn't take offense to manager's statement  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Neifi Perez understands how Jim Leyland feels.  —  One of the Tigers' late-season acquisitions became one of Leyland's quotes of the offseason last month when the manager …

Hard-charging Giles brothers reunited on hometown Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brian Giles never gave it a second thought, even though that was his little brother Marcus covering second base for the Atlanta Braves.  —  With runners on first and third and one out, Brian slammed into Marcus and knocked him head-over-heels.

Here's a bombshell: Jeet-Rod drama not a Bronx issue  —  Miller: Five things to know  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Let me ask you something.  —  When Barry Bonds wrapped his hands around Jeff Kent's throat in the middle of that game in 2002 and was pulled away before he made like a crumpled Pepsi can with Kent …

Sox to Curt: Fat chance — Team sticks with wait-and-see tactic  —  FORT MYERS - When you really stop and think about it, Curt Schilling [stats] never had a chance.  Not when he is 40 years old and just one in a strong class of potential free agent pitchers.

Imagine a world with Rays in the penthouse … ST. PETERSBURG - What if they mattered?  —  What if they were good?  —  The Devil Rays open their 10th spring training camp today, and shockingly, the public schools have not closed for the holiday.  If you judge by the fans who showed …

Blue Jays sign Matumoto  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. (CP) - Calling pitcher Jo Matumoto an underdog wouldn't even begin describing the long odds the Brazilian left-hander faces of ever pitching in the major leagues.  —  But thanks to his determined wife, the clout of agent Randy Hendricks …

Q&A with Tom Hicks  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - Rangers owner Tom Hicks encountered a strong headwind as he flew into Arizona on Friday and because he was 30 minutes late, he missed the first team meeting conducted by new manager Ron Washington.  —  "I got a little tardy," Hicks said.

Space oddity  —  Dodgers' prospect goes from LaRoche to La Roche  —  VERO BEACH, FLA. — Andy La Roche wants a little space.  Is that so wrong?  —  From now on, he said, his name should be spelled with a space before Roche, not as LaRoche, as the Dodgers have spelled it since he was drafted in 2003.