BREAKING NEWS: Johan Santana out indefinitely  —  Johan Santana met with GM Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel for 40 minutes this morning about the best way to handle his elbow tightness.  The bottom line is that Santana is officially in limbo and his Opening Day start (April 6) could be in jeopardy as well.

Red Sox show no interest in Pedro Martinez encore  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - This offseason, the Red Sox [team stats] took chances on two veteran starting pitchers coming off injuries, signing John Smoltz and Brad Penny to low-risk deals and hoping for high rewards.

Spring Game 4: Twins at Yankees  —  YANKEES (2-1)  —  Pitching today: Joba Chamberlain followed by Igawa, Dunn, Veras, Giese and others.  —  TWINS (3-0)  —  Span RF  —  Punto SS  —  Young LF  —  Kubel DH  —  Buscher 1B  —  Hughes 3B  —  Tolbert 2B  —  Butera C  —  Comez CF

Start of Barry Bonds' perjury trial faces lengthy postponement  —  SAN FRANCISCO — And so the Barry Bonds saga rages on.  With little end in sight.  —  What once seemed like closure on the horizon — a perjury trial for baseball's home run king set to begin Monday, nearly six years …

More Saturday tidbits — all pre-arb players sign  —  * Some good news came down this morning, as all 17 unsigned players agreed to contracts with the Cardinals on Saturday.  The club did not renew any of the 17, instead reaching agreements.  The names: Mitchell Boggs, Jaime Garcia …

Sources: Boras asked Dodgers to increase offer to $55 million  —  And that, according to two well-placed sources with knowledge of the situation, is where the whole thing broke down.  This sources also said Boras never openly objected to any proposal by the Dodgers of deferred money …

What Wieters says about the pitching prospects  —  The Orioles' Matt Wieters, the game's No. 1 prospect according to Baseball America, has experience catching some of the organization's top pitchers.  Here is his scouting report on several of the Orioles' top young starters.

M's tell Beltre: “No WBC.”  —  The Mariners have stepped in and made the decision for Adrian Beltre when it comes to his participating in the World Baseball Classic.  Beltre was informed this morning that he will not be allowed to play for the Dominican Republic.

St. Louis Cardinals Rick Ankiel works on batting behind Albert Pujols  —  February 22, 2009 - Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel takes batting practice during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Hal McRae understands.

St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter takes mound Saturday  —  February 21, 2009 — Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter throws a pitchout after throwing live batting practice as pitching coach Dave Duncan watches during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)

Harper: Mets can't afford to tinker with Reyes' mind-set  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - So Jose Reyes has hit in the No.3 spot two days in a row and looked comfortable doing so.  It's hard to tell how serious Jerry Manuel is about this experiment, but the hints he has dropped make you think Reyes will be back to batting leadoff on Opening Day.