The Complete Top 100 Prospects List  —  The Top 100 Prospects list is the culmination of our offseason prospect coverage, which begins with our reviews of the top talent in each minor league and proceeds with ranking the talent in each major league farm system.

Aaron Boone retires, joins ESPN as baseball analyst  —  For Aaron Boone, Tuesday signaled the formal end to his playing career and, at the same time, the launch of his role as an analyst of the game he played for 12 major league seasons.  —  Boone announced his retirement from Major League Baseball …

Mike Lowell wants to play - anywhere  —  Third baseman realizes time limited with Sox  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  FORT MYERS - Third baseman Mike Lowell just spent almost 22 minutes with the local media and seemed at peace with the fact that he'll be dealt out of Boston.

Building a Better Broadcast  —  Jon Sciambi, who does play-by-play of Major League Baseball games for ESPN, has been kind enough to grace the Baseball Prospectus site with a guest column.  —  Let me tell you about an argument I had with Chipper Jones.  Last year, I came across an interesting nugget …

Tax men strike out against McCourts  —  Jamie and Frank McCourt, who are now separated, made $108 million from 2004 through 2009 but paid no federal or state income taxes.  The couple, shown above at a Los Angeles Dodgers game, are battling over control of the team.  (Carlos Delgado / Associated Press / September 25, 2008)

J-ROLL PICKS HALLADAY OVER JOHAN  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — On the one-month anniversary of his wedding, Jimmy Rollins spoke to the media for nearly 20 minutes after today's workout.  Among the highlights were Rollins' individual goals for 2010: Steal 50 bases, score 150 runs, bat .300 and make fewer than three errors.

MLB Mascot Accused of Gruesome Wiener Attack  —  Sluggerrr the Lion — the mascot for the Kansas City Royals — is accused of poking a fan's eye out with a steaming hot wiener during a Major League Baseball game last year ... and now the team is being sued over it.

New York Mets first-base prospect Ike Davis gets wise words from third baseman David Wright  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Ike Davis arrived at camp Monday, already anointed the first baseman of the future.  It's a delicate position comparable to the one David Wright once found himself in when Ty Wigginton was the incumbent third baseman.

Bay talks U.S.-Canada hockey, curling, Mets  —  Jason Bay arrived in the clubhouse Tuesday morning.  And one thing became clear: With Jeff Francoeur and Bay, David Wright isn't going to have as much of a media burden in 2010.  Bay spoke about several topics, from his knee's health …

British professional rugby player Terry Newton tests positive for HGH as MLB on deck for testing  —  The argument by Major League Baseball that no reliable test for human growth hormone exists took a major hit Monday.  —  Both the United Kingdom Anti-Doping agency (UKAD) …

Former NY Times writer Jack Curry joins YES  —  NEW YORK - Jack Curry, who covered the New York Yankees and Major League Baseball at The New York Times for nearly 20 years as its Yankees beat writer and most recently as its national baseball writer, has joined the YES Network as a Yankees studio analyst …

Time's up for Overbay?  —  Blue Jays youth movement has veteran first baseman preparing to move on  —  Lyle Overbay is a smart guy.  —  He understands the youth movement the Toronto Blue Jays are committed to under new general manager Alex Anthopoulos.  He also realizes it means …

Figgy, Takahashi kick off Grapefruit League  —  Plenty of nuggets I've learned at Mets camp today ...  * The starting pitcher for the Grapefruit League opener on March 2 against the Braves at Tradition Field?  That honor will go to either Hisanori Takahashi or Nelson Figueroa, both of whom are scheduled to pitch that day.

Derrek Lee: No talks during season  —  MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee reported to camp on Tuesday for the first day of full practice, and as he enters the last year of his contract, he said if the Cubs don't approach him about a new deal, he and his agent won't approach them.

D-backs, Reynolds won't talk new deal after Opening Day  —  The Diamondbacks have offered a variety of contracts at various lengths to Mark Reynolds in hopes of locking up their star third baseman, who is eligible for arbitration starting next year.  The sides have agreed to negotiate up until Opening Day …

Welcome to Bradenton: Tony Sanchez on Spring Camp  —  For Tony Sanchez, spring training is a bit of a wonderland.  The Pirates 2009 first-round pick is in camp for the first time, so while hard work is his number-one priority, you can't exactly begrudge him for soaking in the atmosphere just a little.

Tigers Designate Casey Fien For Assignment  —  The Tigers designated righty Casey Fien for assignment to make room for Johnny Damon , according to the team's Twitter page.  Fien, 26, posted a 3.41 ERA, 10.2 K/9, and 2.3 BB/9 in 58 Triple A relief innings this year.

Mets add veteran infielder Cintron  —  Second baseman reportedly signed to Minor League deal  —  The Mets recently signed veteran second baseman Alex Cintron to a Minor League contract, Baseball America reported.  —  The signing has not been confirmed by the club.  The details of the deal were not immediately known.

Orioles to Highlanders: One Francise or Two?  —  This is pretty far down in the weeds, but a lot of what we do when posting these numbers is far down in the weeds.  At the prodding of an interested party, I've been asked whether the 1901-1902 Orioles should be part of the New York Yankees history.