Marmol will close, OF will be acquired  —  SPRING TRAINING: CUBS  —  MESA, Ariz. — For all the position battles in camp, the most important one might be playing out in the general manager's office, where Jim Hendry is trying to put the Cubs in position to acquire an outfielder and a certain infielder from Baltimore.

Cubs eyeing Crisp; Sox don't want Marquis  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - While major league sources indicate the Chicago Cubs have Coco Crisp on their wish list, the Red Sox have no interest in expendable starting pitcher Jason Marquis or Arizona League MVP outfielder Sam Fuld.

Ponson signed  —  The Rangers signed Sidney Ponson to a minor league deal.  He will be in major league camp on Monday.  GM Jon Daniels said Ponson is in good shape and should be ready to pitch in games fairly soon.  —  Ponson gives the Rangers some more depth.

There's a War Brewing  —  in Cincinnati.  On one side: the Dustyites.  On the other side: common sense.  Articles are being written every day celebrating the folksy wisdom of a man who thinks bases are only good when there's no one standing on them.  This is exactly what happened in L.A. when Grady Little was hired — “He's folksy!