Guillen itching to bat Iguchi seventh  —  Likes idea of Erstad, Podsednik at top, 2nd baseman in RBI slot  —  MARYVALE, Ariz. — The Tadahito Iguchi experiment will continue at least through the middle of spring training, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said.

Prior yanked, Wood great to begin dual Cubs' comebacks  —  PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Mark Prior's return answered his own questions about his arm, but created some about his effectiveness.  Kerry Wood's comeback was far more reassuring to the Cubs.  —  Prior, who missed most of 2006 during …

It's The Hardball Times 2007 Season Preview  —  by clicking...  Pitchers are pitching, batters are batting, fielders are fielding and managers are mouthing platitudes.  This sure seems like a good time for The Hardball Times to unveil its first-ever season preview.

The future is now  —  In 10th season, Rays assemble most talented team  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Delmon Young, talented as they come with a future as big as his swing, threw a bat that hit an umpire smack in the chest last spring.  Maybe you heard about it?

Mailbag: What's up down on the farm?  —  Fans curious about Teixeira, Francisco, Rangers rotation  —  Time to talk about the Minor Leagues before we get to the usual questions.  But you can always talk about anything you want at Monday Morning Manager, now playing at Postcards from Elysian Fields.

Morneau willing to deal  —  AL MVP instructs agent to resume talks  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — The American League's reigning Most Valuable Player could end up receiving another prize before the start of the regular season.  —  First baseman Justin Morneau said Sunday that he expects …

Pirates benefit from culture shock in '07  —  Strong second half in 2006 changed club for the better  —  The culture changed and the results changed, too.  Now, for the first time in many years, the Pittsburgh Pirates enter spring with the building blocks of success in place.

Sheffield vs. the Hall of Fame  —  Weird.  That's the best adjective to describe Gary Sheffield's career.  What else can you say about a guy who has worn out his welcome at every stop despite consistently hitting the seams off the ball?  —  Detroit will be the seventh stop during his major-league odyssey.

Nats roughed up by Braves  —  Williams hit hard in six-run second; Fick belts three-run homer  —  BRAVES 14, NATIONALS 5,  —  Braves at the plate: Chipper Jones and Craig Wilson both had two-run doubles in Atlanta's six-run second inning.  Brian McCann contributed a single and a double.

AROD: Rodriguez says he's matured in NY  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Fans, for the most part, cheer him at the New York Yankees' spring training complex, but it's not easy being Alex Rodriguez in New York.  —  "It was very easy in Seattle," Rodriguez said of his first of three big-league stops (Seattle, Texas, New York).

Back in the saddle  —  Boston's Lester successful in brief return to mound  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Jon Lester pitched in his first game Monday since his last cancer treatment just 2 1/2 months ago.  —  His mechanics were good and his command was outstanding as the Boston Red Sox left-hander retired …

Life keeps piling on Navarro … ST. PETERSBURG - It would seem Dioner Navarro has been through enough.  —  There was the medically miraculous saga involving wife Sherley's recovery from a 2003 brain aneurysm.  The frightening hit-and-run auto accident he and his family were involved …

Santana sharing secrets with Silva  —  Twins ace is trying to teach teammate to throw changeup  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Johan Santana has been trying to get his Twins teammate and good buddy Carlos Silva to understand something: He can no longer make a living off the sinkerball.

Reds Likely To Start Producing Josh Hamilton Jerseys Any Day Now  —  The Rays still have plenty of their own questions as they enter the first full week of Spring Training games.  However, there was one question lingering out there in the minds of many Rays fans and it involved a player in a different organization all together.

Rockies' Hurdle: The quiet man  —  This spring, Colorado's manager has turned down the volume  —  Tucson - Manager Clint Hurdle last week officially began the last year of what could be his last contract managing the Rockies.  Yet there exists no sense of urgency, only a startling transformation he promised in January.