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 …

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.

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 …

Damon and his homers  —  Much has been made about Johnny Damon's offensive numbers being inflated by the new Yankee Stadium.  Damon matched his career high of 24 homers last year at the age of 36.  He also posted the highest slugging percentage of his career and with 17 of his homers coming …

Pudge, Flores bond on first day of camp  —  Nats' veteran backstop ready to mentor young catcher  —  VIERA, Fla. — When the Nationals signed catcher Ivan Rodriguez to a two-year, $6 million contract in the offseason, the happiest person on the team was backstop Jesus Flores.

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.

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.