Yankees Held Private Workout For Yoan Moncada  —  Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada can't sign just yet, but he's in the process of conducting private workouts for teams.  The Yankees, Baseball America has learned, are one team that has already held a private workout for Moncada.

Amaro on Hamels: 'I don't really foresee him being moved'  —  READING, Pa. — Ruben Amaro Jr. certainly isn't ruling it out, but on Tuesday the Phillies general manager said he thinks Cole Hamels will open the season pitching against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park.

11 of 12 Pats footballs underinflated  —  The NFL has found that 11 of 12 of the New England Patriots game balls were inflated significantly less than the NFL requires, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday's AFC championship game told ESPN.

Mets projecting attendance increase at Citi Field … DATA  —  Citi Field HRs

Marlins still sorting out issues: Jose, Haren, Ichiro, bullpen, bench, batting order; Heat, Dolphins, Canes chatter  —  WEDNESDAY BUZZ COLUMN  —  The Marlins open spring training on Feb. 20 with what appears to be their best team in many years, but also with several issues that must be sorted out over the next two months.

Barry Bonds tutoring A-Rod at Bay Area facility  —  Alex Rodriguez, trying to make the comeback of the century, has gotten a few tips from the best hitter since Ted Williams.  —  Barry Bonds, who spent time tutoring Giants hitters last season — Michael Morse credited Bonds …

YES Network Close To Four-Year Deal To Put Yankees Games On WPIX … YES Network is close to a deal with Tribune-owned broadcast station WPIX-CW, a deal that would take a N.Y.-area over-the-air package of Yankees games off of the Fox-owned WWOR-TV for the first time in more than a decade.

Wrigley rooftops sue Cubs, say team violated revenue-sharing contract  —  Businesses owning and operating two Wrigley rooftops sued the Chicago Cubs and team chairman Tom Ricketts in federal court Tuesday, accusing the team of breaching the terms of its revenue-sharing contract …

Proposal would shorten inning breaks  —  Under a new proposal by Major League Baseball, pitchers would be required to finish their warm-up pitches and be ready to make their first pitch of an inning 30 seconds before the end of all between-inning commercial breaks, sources told ESPN.com.

Astros sign Rasmus; Vogelsong deal near  —  Veteran free-agent outfielder Colby Rasmus has signed a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, the team announced Tuesday.  —  Financial terms weren't released.  —  The Astros also are nearing a deal with free-agent right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, baseball sources told ESPN.com.

The market for James Shields  —  How is the free-agent right-hander, in the third week of January, still unemployed?  —  Where in the world is James Shields?  —  Where has he been?  Where is he signing?  How is it even possible that here, in the third week of January, he's still looking for work …

Mets cash owed to Strawberry won at auction  —  The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday auctioned off the money owed to Darryl Strawberry from the New York Mets contract he signed in 1985.  —  A man, who did not want to be identified, agreed to pay $1.3 million to receive a check from the Mets …

Bucs' bullpen living up to ‘Shark Tank’ nickname  —  5/3/13: Mark Melancon strikes out Bryce Harper swinging with two men on base to end the top of the eighth inning  —  PITTSBURGH — Opponents have something to fear in the Pirates' bullpen, and its nickname seems to fit the bill.

BREWERS COMMITTED TO JIMMY NELSON, SO SCRATCH JORDAN ZIMMERMANN  —  JP Morosi  —  Since I previously made the case here for the Milwaukee Brewers to trade for Jordan Zimmermann, I should share with you something Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said on the subject Monday.