Baby blues  —  Dodgers getting boost from vaunted farm system  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers' roster has been like a runway at LAX, with players flying on top of each other in ways only an air-traffic controller could love.  The past hasn't left yet, but the future is arriving.

Nationals GM doesn't regret wooing Sosa  —  The Washington Nationals' trip to Wrigley Field this week could have been a lot livelier with the presence of a certain power-hitting right-fielder with a taste for salsa music.  —  But former Cub Sammy Sosa declined to sign with the Nationals this winter …

RANGERS NOTES  —  Hicks still on Clemens' trail  —  NEW YORK - Rangers owner Tom Hicks is in New York for the quarterly Major League Baseball owners' meetings, which take place today and Thursday, and include an official vote on the sale of the Washington Nationals.

Kazmir, Rays topple White Sox  —  Starter strikes out eight over seven in fourth straight win  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Scott Kazmir just keeps getting better.  —  On Tuesday night, the Devil Rays' ace put together another solid effort to lead a 10-7 win over the White Sox in front of 11,566 at Tropicana Field.

Proper grip eludes pitcher  —  BALTIMORE — Because the Red Sox won, Curt Schilling said, he was assured of getting some sleep last night.  ''An hour or two, anyway," he said.  —  But the stuff that keeps Schilling up at night — and Sox fans wondering what happened to the guy who was so dominant …

Hermida homers, poised for return  —  Jeremy Hermida appears ready to return to the Marlins this weekend after playing pain-free in his second consecutive extended spring game.  —  "It's been a long time waiting,'' Hermida said Tuesday in Jupiter after he went 1-for-2 with a home run. "

A's smack Felix around  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Mariners came into the season fairly confident that Felix Hernandez wasn't in over his head, pitching in the big leagues at 20.  —  It would be no surprise if that confidence had been shaken some in the first six weeks of the 2006 season.

Cards Notebook: Reyes might get call  —  The Cardinals' top prospect, righthanded pitcher Anthony Reyes, is expected to skip his next scheduled start for Class AAA Memphis so he can be ready to start Saturday for the Cardinals in Kansas City.  —  With Sidney Ponson on the disabled list …

Jays drop Molina's well-rounded return  —  Former Angels catcher gets first steal; plunked Glaus day-to-day  —  ANAHEIM — If nothing else, catcher Bengie Molina's return to Angel Stadium on Tuesday night had its moments.  —  Several of them, actually.  —  The first came when he emerged …

KC: Where the wild things are  —  CLEVELAND — A wild thing can make your heart sink.  Just ask the Royals who, among their many other deficiencies, are on pace to set a modern record this season for wild pitches.  —  "They have come at bad times, too," pitching coach Bob McClure said.  "Why so many?

Posada Ends a Long Night With a Long Ball  —  On a frenzied night in the Bronx, Jorge Posada took one devastating hit and delivered another.  The result matched the greatest comeback in Yankees history.  —  Knocked to the dirt in a collision with the Texas Rangers' Mark Teixeira in the sixth inning …

Willis takes another loss; Ramirez hurt  —  ATLANTA — After winning 22 games last season, Dontrelle Willis might wonder now whether he'll get even two wins this season.  —  And the Marlins might wonder if they'll ever hold a lead again.  —  Two outs away from nailing down that elusive second win …

Zambrano could be finished  —  ST. LOUIS - Victor Zambrano's career is in jeopardy after the righthander yesterday unexpectedly had a second Tommy John elbow surgery.  —  Team doctor David Altchek found a torn ligament that required replacement during what was expected to be a less intense procedure.

Mets' pitchers face challenge from Pujols  —  ST. LOUIS — Those four fingers the Mets showed Barry Bonds last month?  —  Well, they'll show them to Albert Pujols this week.  And as Bonds twice did when the Mets went after him in San Francisco, don't be surprised to see similar results …

Showing his age  —  Johnson's woes reveal his best days are behind him  —  For much of the last two seasons the Yankees have excused the decline of Randy Johnson with some creative thinking.  See, it never could be just that Johnson was getting hit and getting old.