Elbow injury sidelines Madson for season  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Before he ever got to pitch in a game for the Reds, the season is already over for new closer Ryan Madson.  —  Following an examination in Cincinnati Saturday morning, the club said that Madson's elbow ligament had torn off of the bone.

Chipper Jones to miss start of farewell season  —  Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will miss the start of his farewell season.  —  Two days after Jones announced this will be his final year, Braves general manager Frank Wren said Saturday that Jones will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair torn meniscus in his left knee.

Power struggle may weaken Sox right off the bat  —  The division of the Red Sox isn't limited to Saturday's split-squad games against the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies.  —  A wedge appears to be forming between new manager Bobby Valentine and new general manager Ben Cherington …

Yankees' Joba Chamberlain only has himself to blame for potentially career-ending injury  —  Reliever has long been undisciplined off field  —  Joba Chamberlain burst on the scene and now his pitching career may have met its end.  —  TAMPA — So the Joba Chamberlain star-crossed era …

Pregame notes: Chamberlain eyeing best-case scenario  —  Joba Chamberlain could be released from the hospital as early as today, and while much of the focus has been on the worst-case scenario for his dislocated ankle, it seems we now have an idea of the best-case scenario.

Yankees might not finalize rotation until the end of spring training  —  New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said his rotation might not be finalized until the end of spring training.  —  Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, Michael Pineda and Freddy Garcia are competing for three spots behind opening day starter CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda.

Short-handed Phillies will still be a contender  —  Pitching should overcome injuries to Howard, Utley in NL East  —  Charlie Manuel is talking small ball.  Taking the extra base.  Bunting.  Swiping a bag here and there.  —  Oh, Charlie, has it really come to this?

Mets interested in dealing Pelfrey.  Good luck with that  —  The Mets would like to trade Mike Pelfrey, sources say.  However, the likelihood of finding a taker considering his abysmal spring and high salary seems remote.  Pelfrey has a 14.90 ERA this spring.

Three left in bidding for Dodgers  —  It is down to groups led by billionaires Steven Cohen and Patrick Soon-Shiong; Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten; and Rams owner Stan Kroenke.  MLB owners are expected to vote next week.  —  Billionaire philanthropist Patrick Soon-Shiong, left …

Prosecutors: Pettitte to testify in Clemens trial  —  Andy Pettitte will testify in the upcoming Roger Clemens perjury trial about his own use of human growth hormone, federal prosecutors said on Friday.  —  In court papers released Friday, the prosecutors outlined their plan for Pettitte …

Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter out indefinitely  —  JUPITER, Fla.—Chris Carpenter has nerve irritation that has caused weakness in his pitching shoulder and the St. Louis Cardinals' ace will be sidelined indefinitely.  —  The Cardinals made the announcement Friday, after Carpenter was evaluated in St. Louis this week.

Leyland has no plans of calling it quits  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — Jim Leyland's return to the home of his first Spring Training as a manager set up the question of whether this could be his last spring in the big leagues.  He isn't planning on it.  —  Asked by a writer how he wants to be remembered, Leyland was ready with a quip.