Straw: ‘Hell yeah,’ I would've used 'roids  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Darryl Strawberry would have taken steroids had they been widely available in the 1980s, the former Mets great said Tuesday.  —  “Hell, yeah, I would have used it.  Are you kidding me?”  Strawberry said in Mets camp, as he kicked off a week as a guest instructor.

No Santana for Opening Day  —  The Mets finally came to terms this afternoon with the reality that Johan Santana is not going to be their Opening Day starter for April 6 in Cincinnati.  —  Santana will have another bullpen session tomorrow morning, but the delay caused by the tightness …

Boston Red Sox pitcher Brad Penny scratched from start; J.D. Drew has injection in lower back  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox pitcher Brad Penny was scratched from his first scheduled spring training start because of shoulder weakness, and right fielder J.D. Drew went to Boston for an injection in his lower back.

Pedro Martinez wants big contract or he'll retire and ‘go fishing’ … JUPITER, Fla. - Pedro Martinez wants to pitch in the majors this season, but the three-time Cy Young winner prefers retiring to his fishing boat if the alternative is accepting a Tom Glavine-like contract.

Evan Longoria Likely (Did Not) Have The Best Rookie Season By a Third Baseman.  Ever.  —  Did you know, Evan Longoria's season was the third best by a rookie third baseman who played at least 100 games in history?  Well, it's true.  The filtering statistic of choice is OPS+ since raw numbers …

Spring Game 7: Team USA at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: Phil Hughes followed by Coke, Dunn, Veras, Hacker, Robertson, Texeira  —  TEAM USA  —  Pitching: Roy Oswalt followed by Jon Broxton, Matt Lindstrom, Brad Ziegler, Matt Thornton and LaTroy Hawkins.  —  Notes: The game will be on YES.

Bonds' agent again shops for a contract to play in 2009  —  PHOENIX — Barry Bonds, whose federal perjury and obstruction-of-justice trial has been indefinitely delayed, gave permission Monday for his agent to solicit interest from major league teams in hopes of resuming his career.

Concerns about Castro put Pudge on radar  —  JUPITER, Fla. - The Mets were unsuccessful in their attempts to shop Ramon Castro this offseason, but they still remain very interested in Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, according to a person familiar with the team's thinking.

Where Are They Now?  —  This is the first in what will hopefully become a series about Angels of yesteryear.  —  As we increasingly wax nostalgic, we got to thinking about how cool it would be to start a series of interviews with former Angels who, in one way or another, left their mark on the franchise.

Agent: Phillies made offer to Ohman  —  The Phillies made an offer to free agent lefty reliever Will Ohman, and are engaged in ongoing negotiations with the pitcher, Ohman's agent tells the Inquirer.  —  We reported last month that Ohman and the Phillies had communicated …

Wang gets back in step … KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The last time Chien-Ming Wang pitched against the Astros - against any team, for that matter - he suffered a foot injury that wrecked his 2008 season and helped send the Yankees spinning, too.  So when Wang climbed the mound at Osceola County Stadium Monday …

New Yankee Stadium Construction Photo Update- 2/2/09  —  Here are some of the latest photos (about 150 Photos. haha) taken at the new ballpark.  Every time I see new pictures of the ballpark..it looks like its getting better and better.  I want to thank topkidnum1, Clarissa Rivera …

YANKS SIGN KENNEDY AND ALBALADEJO  —  The Yankees completed the signing of their 40-man roster players by coming to terms with Jonathan Albaladejo ($220,000 in the minors/$403,075 in the majors); Francisco Cervelli ($65,000/$400,700); Wilkin De La Rosa ($23,500/$400,000); Michael Dunn …

Kasten, Zimmerman's agent meet  —  Nationals trying to hammer out extension for third baseman  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals team president Stan Kasten is trying hard to sign third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to an extension.  —  In fact, Kasten met with Zimmerman's agent, Brodie Van Wagenen, on Tuesday morning at Space Coast Stadium.

Lou Piniella outraged by ESPN analyst's criticism  —  MESA, Ariz. — ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips might want to steer clear of Lou Piniella when the Cubs play Milwaukee on an April 12 ESPN telecast.  —  Piniella was fuming over a remark Phillips made recently on Chet Coppock's WMVP-AM 1000 radio show.