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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Kang can earn $750,000 annually in bonuses from Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — South Korean infielder Jung Ho Kang can earn $750,000 annually in performance bonuses based on plate appearances as part of his $11 million, four-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Red Sox To Sign Dana Eveland  —  The Red Sox have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with left-hander Dana Eveland, tweets SB Nation's Chris Cotillo.  Eveland, a client of PSI Sports Management, will receive a split deal with an invite to big league camp.

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 …