Cabrera set to ink Tigers' biggest pact: $153.3 million … KISSIMMEE, Florida — Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, a source close to Cabrera told ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity.

Jays reduce OF logjam, cut Johnson  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Shannon Stewart appears to have won the job as the Blue Jays' starting left fielder after Toronto released Reed Johnson on Sunday morning.  —  Johnson, who was hitting .289 with three doubles and three RBIs, had spent his entire career with the Blue Jays.

UNLIKE TORRE, GIRARDI FEELING THE BEAT IN CLUBHOUSE  —  Now here is a real difference between Joe Torre and Joe Girardi.  The perception is that Girardi's camp is different than Torre's.  However, bench coach Rob Thomson ran Torre's camp and does the same thing for Girardi, so there is very little difference.

Deja Drew in Tokyo  —  Grand slam gives Boston two-game exhibition sweep  —  TOKYO — Before Sunday's game, fans at Tokyo Dome were treated to a scoreboard montage of the Red Sox's magical postseason run of 2007.  By the time the contest between the Sox and Yomiuri Giants was actually underway …

A-Rod back on good terms  —  With new contract in tow, he's at peace in New York  —  By next week, we'll know what Jose Canseco has written, if anything, about Alex Rodriguez in his new book, “Vindicated,” but the Yankee star, when asked in a wide-ranging interview last week whether he was worried, said, “No, not at all.”

Granderson to DL  —  That pitch he took off of his hand on Saturday?  It turned out to fracture his middle finger, right around the base.  The hope at this point is that he'll be in a split for about two weeks and hopefully be able to return to action soon after that once he gets back into a rhythm.

‘Nothing new’ in Roberts talks  —  MacPhail says meeting was routine  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A day after expressing some mild frustration that he still doesn't know where he'll play in 2008, Brian Roberts and his agent met with Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Stadium.

Granderson hit by pitch, should be OK  —  Tigers outfielder to have precautionary X-rays on right hand  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson planned on having precautionary X-rays on his right hand after being hit by a pitch Saturday afternoon, but he is expected to be fine.

'PEN DOOR OPEN  —  JOBA WILL ESCAPE TO ROTATION BY SUMMER  —  JOBA Chamberlain is going to be a starter this season.  Yankees officials still are privately saying that this is the plan, to make the transition during the 2008 season, not some distant date.

Minor League Report: Duo remains  —  Kershaw, DeWitt still in camp with a week left in Spring Training  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — Joe Torre had heard all about the Dodgers' loaded farm system.  Now that he's seen many of the prospects play, was the buzz legit?  —  “It's right on,” said Torre.