Holdout Perez regrets accepting Nationals' offer  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Odalis Perez wasn't in the group of pitchers and catchers who, in the last three days, reported to the Washington Nationals' spring training camp in Viera, Fla., and there is no known date for the arrival of the Dominican left-hander.

Yankees Lining Up to Attend Rodriguez News Conference  —  TAMPA, Fla. — There is no sign-up sheet for the post-practice field trip at Yankees' camp on Tuesday, but there might as well be.  When Alex Rodriguez addresses the news media under a tent down the third-base line at Steinbrenner Field, several teammates will be watching.

Deep thoughts from Ortiz  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz has something to say — and perhaps even something to prove — to the naysayers who thought his career was on the downside after an injury-filled 2008 campaign.  —  “Sometimes I hear some comments and they do nothing but make me stronger …

Believe it not, this is about JUAN CRUZ  —  I touched on this in my story for Monday's ink-on-paper editions.  —  A new wrinkle has come up that could make it easier for the Twins acquire someone like righthander Juan Cruz, who's considered one of the best set up men of the free agent class …

Ohman has offers from Bucs, Marlins, Padres  —  Will Ohman, one of the top relievers left on baseball's free agent market, has major league offers in hand from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins and San Diego Padres, but plans to continue discussions with three contending teams before making …

Ludwick, Cardinals agree to 1-year, $3.7M deal  —  ST. LOUIS — Ryan Ludwick and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $3.7 million, one-year contract and avoided an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Tuesday.  —  Ludwick  —  The outfielder had asked for $4.25 million …

PECOTA sure to stir annual debate  —  Named for former infielder, system projects many of season's results  —  When Nate Silver devised the unique PECOTA rating system for Baseball Prospectus, he had a light-hitting Kansas City Royals infielder in mind.  —  And when that infielder …

Brewers monitoring Cordero  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Phoenix - General manager Doug Melvin's special scouting assistant, Dick Groch, will be on hand Wednesday in California for the next throwing session by Chad Cordero.  The former Washington closer is coming …

Varitek: No switch from switching  —  In case you're wondering, Jason Varitek knows the idea has been floated.  But if you're expecting him to give up switch-hitting to bat only righthanded, he has a simple answer.  —  “Oh my goodness.  Hell, no,” Varitek said this morning at the Red Sox' spring training complex.

Family matters for White Sox's Mark Buehrle, who is considering retirement after 2011 season  —  So much so, that Buehrle may retire after 2011 season  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mark Buehrle arrived for his 10th training camp with the White Sox looking ready to go, as always.

Lost passport rules ex-MLB pitcher Kim out of classic  —  SEOUL (Reuters) - Former Major League pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim has been dropped from South Korea's squad for the World Baseball Classic because he lost his passport and could not attend training in Hawaii, an official said on Monday.

Due to insurance issues, Pujols to skip WBC  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols says he will not play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic because of insurance issues.  —  Pujols, who hit .357 with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs for the Cardinals …

First-round pick Fields signs  —  Three days after reaching an agreement, the Mariners and first-round Draft pick Josh Fields made it official on Monday, putting the final touches on a contract.  —  His signature on a contract came more than nine months after Seattle selected the former University …

Braves, Glavine move closer to reaching deal  —  ATLANTA — Day 2 of spring training.  Still no Tom Glavine.  —  But it appears more and more likely baseball's only active 300-game winner will soon be in camp for the Atlanta Braves.  —  The two sides had a good meeting last week …

No interest in Pudge  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Despite what Pudge Rodriguez keeps saying, the Mets aren't interested in the veteran catcher and aren't talking to him about a contract.  A high-ranking team source said there has been no discussion about Rodriguez in recent weeks …

Peter King: What's next for Favre … We've got a lot going on for what's supposed to be a dead time — Michael Vick's on the block while in the cell block, Julius Peppers is trying to politely talk himself out of Carolina, Alex Rodriguez is lying about Selena Roberts (which enrages me) …

Sadler gets big boost from Manny  —  Ramirez helped Giants reliever continue offseason workouts  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Giants right-hander Billy Sadler feels grateful when he thinks about “Manny being Manny.”  —  Due to Manny Ramirez's generosity, Sadler maintained his workout regimen …