Yankees, Park agree to one-year deal  —  Right-hander pitched for NL champion Phillies last season  —  Right-hander Chan Ho Park, who pitched for the National League champion Phillies in 2009, announced early Monday that he has reached a one-year agreement with the World Series champion Yankees …

Manny Ramirez says it's his last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Manny Ramirez appeared in the Dodgers' clubhouse for the first time on Monday morning and promptly conceded this would probably is his final spring training with the club.

That Peak Age Thing, Part 2  —  Last week, I looked at the question of when hitters hit their peak and came away with the very unsatisfying answer of “it depends.”  Good hitters peak later.  Even leaving aside the usual cries of “treat everyone as an individual!” there are different peak ages in the aggregate among different groups.

Beltran says no ill will, plenty of progress  —  Carlos Beltran arrived and said he's on target for a return on the prescribed timetable, which was 12 weeks from the mid-January surgery.  It took him a week to get over flap with Mets, but said there are no hard feelings.

Burnett eager to work with Posada  —  A.J. Burnett blames himself for last season's controversy about who should catch who.  —  “It all went back to when I was right,” Burnett said.  “If Jorge was going to catch me or not, it would be irrelevant because when my mind's right, then everything is a lot easier for Jorge.”

Ortiz a lean, mean fighting machine  —  Warning: This is the standard “Aging player reports to camp in great shape” story.  Take it for what it's worth, which isn't much.  If being in shape meant you could play baseball, Jack LaLanne would have been another Willie Mays.

Crawford on staying: “Could go either way”  —  Carl Crawford said his chances of staying with the Rays “could go either way” and he's “hoping for the best like always.”  —  “Right now I really don't know,” he said after his first workout of the spring.  “I wish something good would come out of it.

Gomes will be here  —  The Reds and Jonny Gomes have agreed to a deal.  He'll be at complex today for a physical.  —  That's good news for the Reds.  They can use his bat against left-handers.  He hit .307 with five homers and 19 RBI in 101 at-bats vs. lefties last year.

Re-balanced and re-loaded Red Sox ready for another run … FT. MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox badly wanted to re-balance their team, and they have done that in a big way, remaking the left side of their infield and outfield and turning their overall defense from a so-so one into a superb one.

Bradley arrives in Mariners camp, finds new friend in Griffey  —  PEORIA, Ariz. - Milton Bradley walked through the Seattle Mariners' complex at 9:20 Monday morning, and within minutes, broke into a huge expansive grin.  —  There was Ken Griffey Jr., who walked up behind him and yelled out, “I'll be damned!”

A few notes from today's workout  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — A few other notes from today:  —  * I did not personally see him, but Terry Francona reported that J.D. Drew had arrived at camp.  That leaves Marco Scutaro and Mike Lowell as the lone players yet to show up.

Gaston faces challenges in skip's last year  —  Many questions to be answered with revamped squad  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — No one dared to take his locker.  It sits empty, down the second aisle within the Blue Jays' clubhouse.  The nameplate is blank and a chair is pushed neatly …

Inbox: Examining the Branyan effect  —  MLB.com's Castrovince answers your Tribe questions … How many at-bats do the Indians see Russell Branyan taking up if he is signed?  Will he block a healthy Matt LaPorta, or even Michael Brantley?  —  The Indians have not yet revealed their intentions …