Pitching surplus gives Braves trade bait  —  Josh Anderson, Prado also could be moved  —  Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — A surplus of pitching is starting to bubble up in Braves camp.  —  Javier Vazquez and Jorge Campillo are back from the World Baseball Classic, and Tom Glavine pitched his first spring training game Saturday.

Stephen Strasburg Price Tag  —  By Ben Nicholson-Smith [March 21 at 12:35pm CST]  —  ESPN.com's Peter Gammons heard from some club officials that top amateur pitcher Stephen Strasburg and his agent, Scott Boras, could demand $50MM over six years if he's selected first overall by the Nationals in the June draft.

Hughes among six Yankees cuts  —  The Yankees made six roster moves prior to today's game:  —  Phil Hughes, Steven Jackson and Anthony Claggett were optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Humberto Sanchez was optioned to Double-A Trenton.  —  Additionally, Jason Johnson …

Koskie ends comeback bid  —  Concussion issues force infielder to walk away from game  —  MESA, Ariz. — When Corey Koskie first suffered a concussion in 2006, he was abruptly forced out of the game he loved and spent 2 1/2 years in what he called his “personal jail.”

MLBPA files grievance to recoup donations  —  The MLB Players' Association has filed a grievance on behalf of players who have a provision in their contracts under which they agree to make a donation through his club to a charitable organization, MLBPA chief operating officer Gene Orza told ESPN's Karl Ravech.

Jeter is a beacon for the entire WBC  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - Whether you like the WBC or haven't given it any thought at all, whether you view it as the intergalactic baseball championship or little more than puffed-up batting practice, any standing it does have in this country is a reflection of Derek Jeter.

A Patch of Green: Yankees Sod for Sale  —  BRIDGETON, N.J. — Just when it seemed that all the sports-licensing ideas had been exhausted — coffins with team logos, unveiled a few years ago, could have reasonably been the presumed end — along comes something that has been growing in plain sight all along.

Vets Giambi, Johnson are happy ex-Yankees  —  (03-21) 17:21 PDT — Two old-timers are back in the Bay Area, their hair down and their spirits up.  The scruffy look is OK again now that they're ex-Yankees and in a more relaxed setting.  One won 34 games in two years in the Bronx.

Drew's hand, Youkilis's foot  —  Kevin Youkilis took batting practice wearing sneakers, sans plastic boot on his left foot, while J.D. Drew did not participate with the Red Sox during their morning workout.  Youkilis is hopeful he'll play in a game Monday, while Drew was unsure of how long …

Nats sign catcher Bard to Minors deal  —  Backstop expected to join club at Spring Training in a few days  —  VIERA, Fla. — The Nationals signed catcher Josh Bard to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training on Saturday.  Bard is expected to join the club in a couple of days.

Jays' rotation door wide open  —  Eight pitches into yesterday's exhibition start against the Rays, Jays rookie left-hander Brad Mills had allowed two runs on a walk followed by a homer by left-handed hitting Carl Crawford.  —  Big picture, it seems the Jays have a wide-open race for the final …