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 …

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.

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 …

Ex-Mets Star Valentine At Work In I-95 Traffic Mess  —  STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS 2) — Several stranded trucks turned Interstate 95 into a virtual parking lot in parts of Connecticut Thursday morning.  As CBS 2's Wendy Gillette stood in the thick of it, she ran into former Mets player and manager, Bobby Valentine.

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.

Justin Maxwell designated for assignment  —  The Nationals today designated Justin Maxwell for assignment, potentially cutting ties with an Olney native and Maryland alum who could never harness his vast potential.  The Nationals designated Maxwell in order to make room for reliever Todd Coffey …

MLB Star Adam Kennedy — Busted for DUI  —  Seattle Mariners 2nd baseman Adam Kennedy was busted for DUI in Orange County last night .... TMZ has learned.  —  Kennedy — who was a key member of the 2002 World Series winning Anaheim Angels — was driving on the freeway near Newport Beach around 9 PM …

2011 Preseason College Top 25  —  About Our Grades  —  We love the 20-80 scouting scale at Baseball America; we use it to assess everything from prospects to our favorite local barbecue restaurants (the Backyard BBQ Pit consistently scores highest).  So we figured it would be fun and instructive …

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 …

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.

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.