Union to look at lack of Bonds offers  —  The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by baseball's Players Association as part of its annual review of the free agent market.  —  Less than two weeks before Opening Day, the 43-year-old home run king remains unsigned …

Mets getting 2008 lineup in order  —  Wednesday night's starters may mirror Opening Day squad  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — With their one and only off-day and a second morning of sleeping in behind them, the Mets play the Indians on Wednesday night.  To borrow a phrase from the contentious days …

Roster scenarios get tricky for Sox … FORT MYERS - A decision on who exactly can play in the Red Sox [team stats]' season opener still has to be made, but yesterday the team was able to finalize who will get on the Tokyo-bound plane today.  —  Thirty players will be in the mix …

Don't rush him: Rays would be wise to send Longoria back to Durham  —  His time is near, on that we can all agree.  The tricky part is defining near.  ¶  If you are Evan Longoria, then opening day sounds like the nearest thing to heaven.  If you are a Rays fan, after seeing another Longoria home run …

Obama Business Strikes Out  —  Major League Baseball forces closure of online t-shirt operation  —  Major League Baseball has forced the closure of an online business run by a Barack Obama supporter who tweaked team logos to create t-shirts promoting the Illinois Democrat's presidential bid.

Forst says injury concerns a big reason for A's moves  —  Editor's note: This is the third in Jonah Keri's series of Q&As with players and executives from the Cactus League.  Click to read interviews with Arizona GM Josh Byrnes and Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick.

Nationals Have Logjam Up the Middle  —  Barring a trade — and with General Manager Jim Bowden at the controls, that never is a good idea — the Washington Nationals have three players for two positions in the middle infield.  Two of those players — would-be second basemen Ronnie Belliard …

Choiceless Padres likely to start Gerut in left  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  add this  —  Jody Gerut hasn't played in the majors since 2005.

Phillies' Hamels commands attention in strong spring outing  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - Take a deep breath.  Relax.  Cole Hamels didn't forget how to throw his changeup.  In fact, he's still pretty darn good at it.  —  Yesterday afternoon, against one of the top up-and-coming lineups in the game …

Opening Day starter a question mark  —  Manager Gonzalez isn't quite ready to announce rotation  —  JUPITER, Fla. — If timing indeed is everything, then the Marlins feel they need more time in deciding their rotation.  —  Initially, manager Fredi Gonzalez said he would announce the Opening Day starter on Tuesday.

Reggie: Steinbrenner belongs in Cooperstown  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - George Steinbrenner became a Hall of Famer last night.  No, not the Hall of Fame you're thinking of.  —  Instead, Steinbrenner was inducted into the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame, receiving its annual lifetime achievement award.