Spanish Links: Garcia, Belaguer, Rangers  —  Links in Spanish as the 2011 Caribbean Series inches closer...  - The White Sox may be considering Freddy Garcia, but Garcia had a different team in his sights when he spoke yesterday with Israel Pacheco Velásquez from the Venezuelan paper Meridiano.

Bobby Valentine is taking public service very seriously  —  We all shook our heads when Bobby Valentine was named the public safety director for Stamford, Connecticut, but the dude is committed: he was caught on film directing traffic near the I-95 on-ramp this morning.  Click through for the video.

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 …

Ranking the top prospects (Nos. 1-25)  —  Trout, Harper lead the way in ESPN's fourth 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 …

Mets see Omar Minaya in advisory role  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon said Thursday night that he wants former general manager Omar Minaya to return to the organization in an advisory role.  —  “I think Omar is a very good man and a very good person also,” …

Cashman serves up drinks, Pettitte talk  —  NEW YORK — The most frequent request Brian Cashman heard in his cameo as an evening bartender was also a predictable one from Yankees fans: Serve us up a pitcher, please.  —  Cashman's hustle in slinging beverages in a fundraiser for prostate cancer …

U2 concert forcing Florida Marlins-Mariners series to Seattle  —  NEW YORK — A three-game series between the Florida Marlins and Mariners from June 24-26 has been moved from Miami to Seattle because of a U2 concert.  —  Major League Baseball said Thursday the change was made because of the scheduling conflict at Sun Life Stadium.

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.

Titans, Jeff Fisher parting ways … In an unexpected development in what already has been a turbulent offseason in Tennessee, the Titans and Jeff Fisher, the NFL's longest-tenured head coach, are preparing to part ways, SI.com learned Thursday afternoon.  —  According to an NFL source close …

Beimel narrows decision down to three teams  —  Veteran lefty reliever considering Red Sox, O's and NL club  —  BOSTON — Free-agent lefty reliever Joe Beimel has pared down his choices to the Red Sox, Orioles and a National League team, and could sign as soon as Thursday.

Twins Announce Plans To Retire Bert Blyleven's Number 28  —  Will Become Sixth Twins Player To Have Number Retired; Bert Blyleven Day Set For July 16  —  Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced today that they will honor 2011 Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven by retiring …

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.

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 …

Darryl Strawberry aids cancer research  —  NEW YORK — Darryl Strawberry will run to the top of the Empire State Building to raise money for cancer research.  —  The former baseball slugger will race up 1,576 steps and 86 floors to the Observatory on Tuesday with about 100 other participants …