Trade may settle back of rotation  —  Tucson - Competition between pitchers Josh Fogg and Byung-Hyun Kim for the fifth spot in the Rockies' rotation could be settled by a trade.  —  The Rockies have made it known in recent conversations with teams that Kim is available.

Notes: Humber turns it down a notch  —  Righty focuses on getting outs rather than nailing down job  —  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The mantra of every young player is "try not to do too much."  They all speak it in some manner, and a few of them even accomplish it.  Philip Humber hadn't been among the few.

Nationals Stay the Course With Logan  —  Nook Logan can look in the mirror and wish the reflection he saw was the way his life actually is.  He yearns to live in Bizarro World, where there is an exact opposite of everything he knows, where left would be right and right would be left …

Second plunking by Brocail irks Rockies  —  TUCSON, Ariz. - Tempers flared yesterday when Padres reliever Doug Brocail plunked a Rockies front-line player for the second time in four days.  —  Brocail, who nailed Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in the wrist Saturday …

Will maturity be lasting?  —  Milledge shows signs of growing, but roster spot is not guaranteed  —  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Lastings Milledge means it when he says: "I think I'm at the end of developing as a prospect.  I'm done being a prospect.  I'm not a prospect anymore."  —  He doesn't mean to sound cocky.

Roberts, O's agree to two-year deal … JUPITER, FLA. // After about seven weeks of discussions, the Orioles have agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension with second baseman Brian Roberts that, barring a trade, will keep him in Baltimore through the 2009 season.

A-Rod: Love me ... or else  —  Says pressure's on fans to make him want to stay  —  TAMPA - Alex Rodriguez has a message for his hometown fans: It's up to you, New York.  —  During an interview on WFAN yesterday, A-Rod opened the door for his departure from the Bronx at the end of the season …

Schilling Shows He's Up To Speed  —  Hits 93 MPH To End Simulated Game  —  FORT MYERS, Fla — .  - Curt Schilling's Tuesday began at 6:30 a.m. It ended at 93 mph.  —  With Hamden's Jeff Natale in the batter's box in a near-empty City of Palms Park around 8:15 p.m., Schilling decided …

Look at me, I can be ... center field  —  I stopped by Brewers camp on my way through the Cactus League last week and couldn't help but be impressed with emerging star Bill Hall.  For those of you who aren't familiar with Hall, it's because he came out of nowhere in 2006 …

Nostalgia's all Orange Bowl holds  —  Crush it.  Bomb it.  Level it.  Bury it.  Say it with sadness, if you want.  But the time has come to retire the Orange Bowl, hasn't it?  —  Come on, wake up, the 1980s are gone.  —  If the Orange Bowl really needs $175 million in improvements …

Podsednik planning to ease off throttle  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Leadoff batter Scott Podsednik will make his spring debut Wednesday in a B game against Colorado, a move that eventually could affect the makeup of the White Sox's Opening Day roster.  —  Podsednik's return comes one week ahead …

Healthy Hermida back on solid footing  —  JUPITER — Marlins right fielder Jeremy Hermida had spent most of his off-season visiting doctors' offices, clinics and training rooms in a quest to cure a sore foot that had contributed to a disappointing rookie year.  —  Nothing seemed to work.