Nats out on Darvish, likely to stick with rotation  —  Team opts against rich bid for pitcher with no MLB experience  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals did not place a bid on right-hander Yu Darvish, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com.  The Washington Post was the first to report that Darvish was not in the Nats' plans.

Most voters say ‘no’ to Cooperstown for Barry Bonds  —  Those who vote would bar Hall of Fame door to Bonds  —  Former baseball player Barry Bonds leaves federal court after being sentenced for obstructing justice in a government steroids investigation on Friday.

Tribe bolsters outfield with deal for Cunningham  —  CLEVELAND — One goal the Indians had this offseason was to establish more depth in the outfield behind the starting trio.  The Tribe believes it has found one possible solution in Aaron Cunningham.  —  On Friday, the Indians completed a trade with the Padres to add Cunningham.

Orioles reassign 6 in scouting shakeup  —  Dan Duquette is taking the Orioles in a dramatic new direction, one that will renew the debate over the value of scouting vs. statistical analysis in baseball.  —  Duquette, the team's new general manager, essentially dissolved …

Source: Cubs talking to Paul Maholm  —  Having decided the bidding was too rich for top left-handed free agents Mark Buehrle and C.J. Wilson, the Cubs and agent Bo McKinnis have been negotiating the parameters of a deal that would bring left-handed starter Paul Maholm to Chicago next season, a major league source indicated.

Rockies To Sign Michael Cuddyer  —  Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd continued a busy offseason today by making his biggest move yet.  The Rockies have agreed to sign Michael Cuddyer to a three-year, $31.5MM deal.  —  Cuddyer, 32, hit 20 homers and posted a .284/.346/.459 line in 584 plate appearances for the Twins this past season.

Rockies reach out to Lidge who's interested in returning home  —  DENVER -Having addressed their primary offensive issue with outfielder Michael Cuddyer, the Rockies are moving on parallel tracks to improve their pitching staff.  While exploring trades to add a starter …

With One More From the Heart, a Columnist Steps Away  —  This is a column about a column.  —  On St. Patrick's Day of 1980, the sports editor of The New York Times asked if I would consider moving back to the sports department.  —  The editor, Le Anne Schreiber, said she admired the way I wrote about nuns while covering religion.