Rosters set for World Baseball Classic  —  U.S., Dominican Republic feature entire team of Major Leaguers  —  The final rosters of the 16 teams participating in the second World Baseball Classic were released on Tuesday evening, and they include a bevy of All-Stars.

Decision-makers have decided on Manny  —  Whenever there are words here or elsewhere about the ugliness and the impact of Manny Ramirez's departure from Boston, there is uniform reaction from Ramirez defenders along these lines:  —  1) The suggestion that Ramirez did something wrong …

Spring Game 1: Yankees at Blue Jays  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: Brett Tomko followed by Kei Igawa, Christian Garcia, Mike Dunn, Dave Robertson, Dan Giese and Jose Veras.  —  BLUE JAYS  —  Inglett 3B  —  Hill 2B  —  Rios RF  —  Millar 1B  —  Lind DH  —  Barajas C  —  Snider LF

Andy Phillips And The Bizarre Porn Star Police Report  —  Former Yankee prospect Andy Phillips is considered one of the nicest family men in all of baseball by other writers and his peers.  So why has an adult actress filed a police report against him?  —  There have been a slew …

Appreciating Carlos Delgado, the lost slugger of the Steroid Era … PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — I came here to Mets camp looking for the lost slugger of the Steroid Era.  There had to be some power hitter out there, I figured, whose profile and legacy suffered because too many other great hitters …

A fresh start  —  JUPITER, FLA. — Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan said if he was hurting for a starting pitcher last year and heard from Class AAA Memphis that the best available there was Blake Hawksworth, he would have “bypassed” him.  —  Today he's starting him.

The US v. Barry Bonds  —  This is a story about garbage.  There's the actual garbage overzealous federal investigators examined in their efforts to prosecute a surly sports celebrity.  There's the shredding of the Bill of Rights, crudely ignored by the government in the name of obsession and ambition.

Beyond OPS: filling in the gaps  —  I wanted to talk a little about OPS.  I love OPS.  I use it all the time when I need to know, say, whether Nick Markakis had a good year in 2008*, or if I'm wondering which was Vlad Guerrero's best year.  ** OPS will not give you a definitive answer, but it'll get most of the job done.

Cardinals manager looks to long camp as way to experiment, find solutions  —  Cardinals bench coach Joe Pettini, second from right, and Tony La Russa, forground, center, instructs infielders on bunt defense during this week during spring training in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)

Matsui Works His Way Back, With Little Fanfare  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Shadows crept onto Steinbrenner Field just before 4 p.m. Tuesday.  Most of the Yankees had been gone for two hours, having finished the final practice before their exhibition opener.  —  Yet there was Hideki Matsui standing near …

Ruth, other monuments settle in new Yankee Stadium  —  Monuments are moved two blocks into new Yankee Stadium in Bronx.  (For more images of the historic move click the gallery link below.)  —  Rudy Lavazoli left his home in Center Moriches, L.I. at 4:30 Tuesday morning.

TV and radio coverage of spring training  —  GAMES ON YES  —  MLB NETWORK  —  GAMES ON WCBS  —  Note: ESPN is not doing any exhibition games.

Brewers reassign four players  —  Former first-rounder Rogers among those sent to Minor League camp  —  PHOENIX — On the eve of the Cactus League opener, the Brewers reassigned four players to Minor League camp on Tuesday, including former first-round Draft pick Mark Rogers.

Top 100 Prospects: No. 21-40  —  The Nos. 21-40 prospects on the 2009 Top 100 Prospects list.

Albert Haynesworth will be a Washington Redskin  —  Remember back on December 23rd when I told you guys that Scott Pioli would be the GM for the Kansas City Chiefs before anyone had it?  I got it from a very well-connected league source.  That source is talking (actually texting) again.

Ramirez will take a few days off  —  Yankees reliever has mild bursitis in pitching shoulder  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees right-hander Edwar Ramirez has mild bursitis in his pitching shoulder and will not throw for a minimum of three days, the club announced Tuesday.