Yankees' Posada relieved shoulder is only strained  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jorge Posada's sense of relief was palpable yesterday after learning that nothing more was wrong with his shoulder than a strain.  —  Instead of facing a stint on the disabled list or even his worst- case scenario …

Indians sign pitcher (not C.C.) to multiyear deal  —  CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona, a surprising 19-game winner last season, agreed Thursday to a $15 million, four-year contract with the Indians, a deal that would be worth at least $43 million if Cleveland exercises three club options.

News: Mets Sign Claudio Vargas  —  The Mets have signed Claudio Vargas to a minor-league deal.  —  Vargas will report to extended spring training in Port St. Lucie, before joining Triple-A New Orleans.  —  ...i like this, since it is a minor-league deal...he can reach the upper 90s with his fastball …

Marlins Notebook: Miller under orders to throw hard, not worry  —  WASHINGTON — Let it rip.  —  That's the order the Marlins have given to left-hander Andrew Miller, whose velocity hasn't touched 90 mph in either of his two starts this season.  —  The team said Miller's health is fine.

Boos taste sweet to Renteria … Fenway fans may have had a blast last night as they endlessly booed former Red Sox [team stats] shortstop Edgar Renteria, who now plays for the Detroit Tigers.  —  But Renteria did not get battered by the booing.  Instead, he turned it into a positive.

New York Yankees announce new titles for members of the Steinbrenner family  —  Today the New York Yankees announced new titles for members of the Steinbrenner family.  —  George M. Steinbrenner, III Chairperson, Hal and Hank Steinbrenner Co-Chairpersons, Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal …

Jimmy Rollins sits out with sprained ankle  —  NEW YORK - The New York Mets couldn't have been happier to hear that Jimmy Rollins could not play last night at Shea Stadium.  —  In case you hadn't noticed, they hadn't exactly had much success against him lately.

Digital Age brings challenges to players  —  Rise of Internet forces ballplayers to guard private lives  —  Most big league ballplayers, if not all of them, understand that they're public figures.  An increasingly high number of them, however, are being forced into an increasingly private existence.

Good news Yankee Fans - Ian Kennedy got jerked off in the bullpen  —  Get your mind out of the gutter, people.  I haven't turned this blog NC-17 on you.  The line in the title of the post is taken verbatim (well, almost verbatim) from David Cone who made his proud return to the broadcast booth …

Building ballpark is daunting  —  WASHINGTON - If a notion exists that the hard part is over now that financing is in place for a downtown Miami ballpark, Marlins President David Samson wants to clear it up.  —  The work may now be more gratifying, but it's certainly no easier.

South Park Crushes Bill Belichick  —  The cartoon South Park doesn't mess around when they diss people.  Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Scientology, and Jennifer Lopez are just a small sample of people and groups that the show has gone after.

Angelos says he hopes Nationals succeed  —  Orioles owner attributes record-low Camden Yards crowd to weather  —  Orioles owner Peter Angelos, who once fought to keep a team out of Washington, said yesterday that he hopes the Nationals are successful and doesn't mind if Orioles fans occasionally slip away …

Sprague admits use of Andro  —  Pacific baseball coach also used amphetamines  —  STOCKTON - One of Stockton's most accomplished baseball players said that during his 11-year playing career he took substances that have since been banned by Major League Baseball.

Yahoo! and MLB.com Enter Video Distribution and Advertising Sales Partnership  —  MLB.TV Subscription Product Accessible on Yahoo! Sports;  —  Yahoo! to Assume Sales Responsibility for MLB.TV Video Advertising  —  Inventory  —  Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) and MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM) …

Picking Apart the Draft: 2001  —  There is a perception among baseball fans that the first round of the June Amateur Draft is foolproof - or that it should be foolproof.  In this series of articles I am taking a look at just how successful teams have been drafting with the first 10 picks …