Guerrero's best bet could be Orioles  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  Vladimir Guerrero could be an Oriole soon, if only because he has no choice.  —  Try to find another suitor.

Ranking the top prospects (Nos. 1-25)  —  Trout, Harper lead the way in ESPN's 4th annual rankings of top prospects  —  Welcome to the fourth annual edition of my rankings of the top 100 prospects in baseball.  With a slew of impressive debuts from top prospects in 2010 …

Yankees' Brian Cashman is unplugged, but why  —  So what gives with Brian Cashman, the suddenly unfiltered, say-anything GM who must've gone crazy the other day, openly speculating about Derek Jeter's future in centerfield.  Either that, or Cashman, in the final year of his contract …

No new Rocks' talk on Rangers' Young  —  With Texas' acquisition of DH-1B candidate Mike Napoli this week, the Rockies have been reconnected to trade rumors involving Rangers' all-star infielder Michael Young.  Colorado, however, has not talked with Texas since the Rangers reached out during the winter meetings.

Tampa Bay Rays switching to AstroTurf at Tropicana Field  —  Work is underway to replace the FieldTurf playing surface at Tropicana Field with AstroTurf's GameDay Grass 3D60H product.  —  According to company officials, the new turf will look and play better, and more like natural grass, than any other synthetic surface available.

Pitcher Spurns $12 Million, to Keep Self-Respect  —  The guaranteed contract is a fundamental principle of Major League Baseball, as much a part of the game as balls, strikes and outs.  No matter how a player performs, or how his body holds up, he must be paid in full.

Murphy sets sights on second chance  —  Mets vet, facing yet another position change, has opportunity to win second-base job  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Daniel Murphy again is reinventing himself.  This incarnation is aiming higher than simply making the 25-man roster of the New York Mets.

Ruling: Money manager cheated Mo Vaughn  —  An Ohio arbitrator has awarded former major-league baseball player Mo Vaughn $3.5 million in a dispute with his former money manager.  —  The arbitrator ruled that RKM Business Services, owned and operated by Ra Shonda Kay Marshall …

Source: “very strong possibility” that Andy Pettitte pitches in 2011  —  A source close to Andy Pettitte tells me that there is a “very strong possibility” that Pettitte is going to pitch in 2011.  He is doing his usual preseason workouts and has had no physical issues thus far.

Yankees sign Bartolo Colon  —  The New York Yankees are taking a chance on Bartolo Colon in their quest for another quality arm in the starting rotation.  —  The team said it has signed the right-hander to a one-year, minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.