Dodgers' payroll plans are detailed  —  Confidential documents in divorce case filing show the team may seek to spend on players at a pace that lags behind doubling ticket prices and revenue through 2018.  —  Plenty of people in the greater Los Angeles area would like to purchase Dodgers tickets …

Vazquez asks for early work  —  This winter, Joe Girardi and Dave Eiland came up with a plan to slightly cut back on the spring training workload of their starting pitchers.  But that plan was subject to change.  Javier Vazquez was scheduled to begin his throwing schedule on Wednesday …

So, Strasburg, how was your first day of high school?  —  Commencing their first formal day of spring training, a morning of basic drills for pitchers and catchers, the Washington Nationals divided their players into workout groups, such that Group 2A included right-hander Joel Peralta …

Sources: Anxiety preventing Rangers' Greene from reporting  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  —  Infielder Khalil Greene is again suffering from anxiety issues, leaving the Texas Rangers short an infielder as they begin spring training.

PADRES NOTES: Worrell on right track less than a year after surgery  —  With pain stronger than anything he had ever felt shooting through his right arm, Mark Worrell didn't need a trainer to tell him his injury was serious.  When he left the mound last March 17, Worrell suspected it might be a while before he returned to the hill.

Open Thread: Spring Training TV Schedule  —  Yearning for some Yankees baseball?  I know I am, so you can imagine how excited I was when I headed over to the official site earlier today, only to found out the TV schedule for Spring Training games had been released. 15 of the 32 games are being televised …

For Job as Mets' Starting Catcher, Caracas Will Have Been Worth It  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Josh Thole bought his fiancée a box of frosted flakes, a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of bread, kissed her and walked out of the Best Western hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, for a three-day trip.

Manager Joe Torre open to return to the Dodgers in 2011  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bobby Cox is firm in his commitment that this is his last season leading the Atlanta Braves, but fellow active managers near the top of the career wins list aren't so sure they're ready to leave.

Reds counting on Hernandez's clutch bat  —  Veteran catcher opens camp healthy, eager to contribute  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Even though the Reds had an exceptional defensive catcher in Ryan Hanigan, the budget-conscious Reds still allocated $3 million to bring back veteran Ramon Hernandez in November.

Beckett's not talking contract  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Josh Beckett addressed the media after today's workout in Fort Myers and said he won't be talking about the final year of his contract with the Red Sox during spring training and it won't be a distraction for him once the season starts.

Wells stays true to himself  —  The last time he attended the Hall of Champions banquet, David Wells was seated next to Ted Williams.  Think of it.  The greatest hitter to come out of San Diego County — or anywhere else — and quite possibly the greatest pitcher to come out of the city.  Side-by-side.