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.

Washington's top prospect Strasburg is ahead of the curve  —  By Mark Zuckerman, Special for USA TODAY  —  VIERA, Fla. — The young man who is supposed to save the Washington Nationals franchise commands more attention than any of the 59 other players in camp this spring.

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 …

Nationals' roster seems unusually well-defined  —  In two days, the Washington Nationals will hold their first full-squad workout.  In 40 days, the Nationals will play their first game.  Normally the period between Practice No. 1 and Game No. 1 causes untold roster contortions, but this year's Nationals seem already well-defined.

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.

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.

Williams not happy about Ozzie's venture into Twitter  —  “I feel nice and relax today I don't know why yeeessssssss carlos quentin and rios in camp b ready people”— Ozzie Guillen tweet on Wednesday morning.  —  GLENDALE, Ariz.—Little catches Ken Williams off guard, especially as far as his White Sox organization is concerned.

Feel The Glove … It was just another ball game in early April, played in front of a sparse and sleepy Thursday afternoon crowd in Minneapolis.  But for those watching and paying attention, it was a glimpse into the future.  In the bottom of the first inning of a game between the Twins and the Mariners …

Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria: I expect us to make the playoffs  —  Jeffrey Loria and Fredi Gonzalez chat on Wednesday as Chris Coghlan takes some hacks.  (Joe Capozzi)  —  Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria just spoke with reporters about a range of topics — from his expectations of reaching …

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 …

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.

Miller deserves to be in Hall  —  Despite acrimony, groundwork for current peace was laid  —  I remember the first strike: March 31, 1972.  I was covering my first Spring Training for The Boston Globe, and Bud Collins and I were at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla. …

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 …

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)