Yankees haven't closed door on Santana  —  Rumors may abound, but you can't count the Yankees out of any trade until the player in question is officially on the roster of another team.  —  The in-vogue player of this off-season is Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana …

Further review on Tejada  —  House to check for discrepancies in light of Mitchell Report  —  WASHINGTON - A House committee plans to revisit statements made by former Orioles All-Star Miguel Tejada in 2005 to see whether the shortstop's story is consistent with information contained in the Mitchell Report …

Why Move the Triple-A Braves to Gwinnett County?  —  The Richmond Braves are moving to Gwinnett County.  This is an interesting development.  The organization has been upset with the arrangement in Richmond for several years, so a move is not surprising.  However, I did not expect the team to move so close to the parent club.

Yankees invite 26 players to Spring Training  —  The New York Yankees announced today that they have invited 26 non-roster players to Spring Training in Tampa, Florida.  The list includes nine pitchers, five catchers, five infielders and seven outfielders.  The total number of players now scheduled to report is 66.

Notes: GM content with relief corps  —  Dombrowski tells fans he likes his pitchers in the bullpen  —  YPSILANTI, Mich. — The scenery is different.  The questions sometimes are the same.  —  With so many stops at different places, from around the state of Michigan to Northwest Ohio and into Canada …

ADD drug-use among players quadrupled in 2007  —  Rep. John F. Tierney brought up an interesting point that former Sen. George Mitchell did not address in his report - the spike in therapeutic exemptions for amphetamine-like substances to treat attention-deficit disorder.

Former pitcher Cardwell dies at 72  —  Right-hander aided Mets in ‘69 miracle World Series win  —  Don Cardwell, who threw a no-hitter with the Cubs and one of the key figures of the Miracle Mets’ 1969 World Series run, died on Monday at the age of 72.  The cause of death was not immediately known.

Texas Rangers sign Fukumori, designate Shelton  —  More than two weeks after the Texas Rangers announced they had agreed to a deal with reliever Kazuo Fukumori, he finally officially joined the roster.  —  It means that first baseman Chris Shelton, acquired in early December, is in limbo.

Lost weekend: Adam Jones sits at M's behest  —  Is Adam Jones coming or going?  —  A little bit of both, it seems.  —  Jones, the Mariners' presumptive right fielder for the 2008 season, returned to the Lara Cardinales lineup Monday after sitting out over the weekend amid speculation …

Twins want more  —  Experts agree Sox' talent better, split on two offers  —  Manuel added he keeps hearing that Martinez can turn into “a special offensive player” and that one scout told him “he can do anything he wants offensively."  —  With the Mets, a leap of faith is involved …

The Best Met Homeruns of 2007  —  Chicks dig the long ball, but the same can be said of dudes.  The Mets hit 177 homeruns in 2007, which you can see in tabular form at Baseball-Reference.com or get precise vector data at Hit Tracker.  Homeruns are down across baseball:  —  Year HR/Team  —  2007

Braves Top 11 Prospects  —  Four-Star Prospects  —  Three-Star Prospects  —  Just Missing: Joey Devine, RHP (now with Oakland); Steve Evarts, LHP; Kris Medlen, RHP  —  1. Jordan Schafer, CF  —  Drafted: 3rd round, 2005, Winter Haven HS (FL)  —  2007 Stats: .372/.441/.636 at Low-A (30 G); .294/.354/.477 at High-A (106 G)