Steinbrenner gets ‘inducted’ into Red Sox Nation  —  After new Yankees boss Hank Steinbrenner lambasted the notion of Red Sox Nation, Boston principal owner John Henry has offered an olive branch to his American League East rival.  —  Henry has decided to make Steinbrenner the newest member …

First cuts made  —  The Yankees reassigned four players to the minor-league camp:  —  1B Eric Duncan  —  C Jesus Montero  —  INF Eduardo Nunez  —  C Austin Romine  —  The Yankees started camp with 69 players and now that the games have started there's just not enough time and at-bats for everybody.

Fielder: “I'm not happy about it”  —  Phoenix - As I suggested in an earlier blog, Prince Fielder is not happy about having his contract renewed for a second consecutive spring by the Brewers.  —  When the sides couldn't come to agreement on a deal, the club renewed Fielder at about $650,000.

Chipper tweaks hamstring during BP  —  Braves third baseman doesn't expect to miss significant time  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Less than four games into the Grapefruit League season, Chipper Jones once again has reason to wonder when his injury woes will cease.

Giambi stars in tie with Phillies  —  Pettitte fires two scoreless innings in Grapefruit debut  —  PHILLIES 7, YANKEES 7 (9 innings)  —  Phillies at the plate: Philadelphia strung three consecutive hits together in the third inning, bringing in its first run.

Rocky outing for Zito, as well as everyone else  —  (03-02) 04:00 PST Scottsdale, Ariz. —  Barry Zito was shelled for eight runs in two-thirds of an inning in his Cactus League debut Saturday.  And now, the bad news for the Giants. ...  Oakland beat them 23-5, and even though …

Cubs' Soriano out with broken finger  —  MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano will miss up to five days after he fractured his right middle finger during practice on Sunday.  —  The team said the right-handed Soriano broke the finger while working on fly ball drills.

Bonds Before the Grand Jury  —  So I sat down yesterday and read the entire Barry Bonds grand jury testimony (what, you think I have a life?).  —  First observation: I can't believe that BALCO lawyer Troy Ellerman went to all that trouble — and now is in jail for over two years — to leak this to Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada.

Team Health Reports  —  Texas Rangers  —  The Rangers sent players to the disabled list 23 times last year, more than any other team.  Fourteen of those trips were for pitchers, again tops in the majors.Those injuries weren't solely responsible for the team's 19-35 start in April and May …

Ben Sheets' Last Year in Milwaukee?  —  We're well-overdue for a Ben Sheets rumor.  I like Michael Hunt's point on what could be the inevitable departure of Sheets: … If Hunt is right and Sheets has to leave, with Yovani Gallardo in the wings and a youthful studly lineup locked up the Brewers should be just fine.