Jeter won't worry about contract until fall  —  Yankees captain says he doesn't want to be free agent  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The contract that bears Derek Jeter's swirling signature obligates him to wear the pinstripes for just one more season, but the Yankees captain refuses to think about his upcoming free agency.

Cashman: Granderson is the center fielder  —  Braaaaaaaains.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)  —  The latest motif out of Tampa has been the Yankees' quiet Spring Training.  Without a new manager or A-Rod's PED revelations to rile up New York's sports media world, most commentators and reporters …

Nats' Rodriguez terms Strasburg ‘amazing’  —  VIERA, FLA. Before his bullpen session here on Tuesday, Stephen Strasburg glanced to see who'd be his catcher of the day.  In his first work of spring training Sunday, it was minor leaguer Derek Norris.  This time he saw Iván Rodríguez, 14 All-Star games, 13 Gold Gloves.

Baseball Plans to Test for H.G.H. in Minors  —  Major League Baseball, which had long been skeptical about a viable test for human growth hormone, now plans to implement blood testing for the substance in the minor leagues later this year, according to an official in baseball with direct knowledge of the matter.

With Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui gone, time for Robinson Cano to be clutch for New York Yankees  —  TAMPA - In theory the Yankees have replaced Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui sufficiently enough so that the offense should continue to be the most imposing in the American League.

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)

Kerry Wood won't complain about role on rebuilding Cleveland Indians … GOODYEAR, Ariz. — This isn't the team Kerry Wood figured he'd be with in the spring of 2010.  The name and colors are the same, but the team he signed with was supposed to be a contender, a team built to play in late October …

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 …

Sox' Big 3 address the state of the team  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  FORT MYERS - Principal Red Sox [team stats] owners John Henry, Larry Luchhino and Tom Werner conducted their annual state-of-the-team press conference this morning and touched on a host of topics.

Photo: It looks like somebody has a crush on Evan Longoria  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — This picture says a thousand words by itself.  Evan Longoria  —  has just made the day (week, month, year, lifetime) of a young Rays fan by signing her miniature batting helmet.  It's just an autograph, yes, but it's also much more.

A Timeline of MLB Stadiums  —  A small sample of the Major League Baseball Stadium and Stadium Names Since 1901 timeline.  Click the image above to be taken to a full-size version.  —  With the wave of new stadiums that have been built in the last 20 years or so, from the second Comiskey Park …

Drew discusses his shoulder surgery  —  J.D. Drew talked to the media this morning.  He went into some detail on his left (non-throwing) shoulder and the surgery he had in the offseason.  —  Drew had two cortisone shots during the season, one just before the playoffs when he took a few days off.

(2 of 2)  —  “I was sad, I'm not going to lie, because he's my buddy,” Cano said.  “Hanging out all the time and we go to dinner together, we are always around and it's a good time.  (I told him to) go there, keep your head up and keep playing the game hard.  You never know what's going to happen.

Shelby Miller makes debut  —  February 23, 2010 - Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller throws on the bullpen mound during Cardinals spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. (Chris Lee/P-D)  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Shelby Miller, the Cardinals' top draft pick in 2009 who turned 19 in October …

Lowell: ‘No idea’ where he'll be on Opening Day  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell spoke at the team's minor league training facility on Tuesday.  He discussed his health and his status with the team this spring, following an offseason where the team nearly dealt …