Kelly, Rizzo among 20 invited to Padres camp  —  Newly signed Frandsen angling for Opening Day roster spot  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Casey Kelly and first baseman Anthony Rizzo, two of the players obtained from the Red Sox last month in the Adrian Gonzalez trade, are among the 20 non-roster players invited …

Change will roll into the Hall, someday  —  Yesterday, Jim Caple wrote a perfectly cogent, clear-eyed look at the Hall of Fame electorate's tortured take on drugs.  —  In the wake of yesterday's BBWAA Hall of Fame voting results, a number of other cogent and clear-eyed pieces have been written …

Boras: Rafael Soriano open to setup  —  Free-agent closer Rafael Soriano led the majors in saves last year, but he would consider being a setup man for one team in baseball — the New York Yankees.  —  “That door is open for a number of different reasons,” Soriano's agent, Scott Boras, told ESPNNewYork.com.

Source: Reds to sign Edgar Renteria  —  The Cincinnati Reds will announce the signing of shortstop Edgar Renteria to a one-year contract Thursday afternoon, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.  —  The deal could be worth as much as $3 million with an incentive package.

The Final Word on Kevin Brown  —  Hall of Fame voters have made plenty of boo-boos over the years.  But we learned on Wednesday that the Baseball Writers' Association of America committed a great injustice.  —  Just 12 of the organization's 581 voters listed Kevin Brown's name on their ballots this year …

The Willie Mays Hall of Fame  —  Bob Costas said something on Wednesday that I've heard a lot of people say through the years, but because he's Bob Costas, and I think the world of the guy, his words inspired this post.  Bob thinks that the Baseball Hall of Fame is too big.

Sheffield “99.9-percent” sure he's going to retire  —  It appears that Tampa native Gary Sheffield's career is coming to a close.  —  Sheffield told ESPN 1040 in Tampa this afternoon that he's “99.9-percent” sure he's going to retire.  Sheffield, who last played in 2009 with the Mets …

Ian Kinsler could return to Texas Rangers' leadoff spot  —  ARLINGTON — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said Wednesday that new third baseman Adrian Beltre would likely bat cleanup.  —  The rest of the lineup remains in flux, with the exception of Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz sandwiching Beltre.

Bell wants to remain a Padre with multiyear deal  —  Rather than become a free agent at the end of the 2011 season, closer Heath Bell would like to sign a multiyear contract with the Padres.  —  “That would be my dream,” Bell said Thursday as he discussed his future with the Padres.

Tigers to open season on ESPN vs. Yanks  —  DETROIT — The Tigers haven't had the honor of the first nationally televised game of the season in several years, but their Opening Day matchup at Yankee Stadium is going to change that.  The 1:05 p.m. ET showdown with the Yankees on March 31 will kick off ESPN's Opening Day tripleheader.

THE CAMERON EQUATION: HOW THE OUTFIELDER FITS THE 2011 RED SOX  —  Mike Cameron had a pair of noteworthy phone conversations around the time the Red Sox signed free agent Carl Crawford to his landmark seven-year, $142 million deal.  —  The first was initiated by Red Sox GM Theo Epstein …