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.

A-Rod needs to shut up and play  —  Two years ago, I concluded an article about Alex Rodriguez by quoting an American League general manager as saying, "He should let his game do the talking."  —  Truer words were never spoken.  —  Rodriguez is talking himself out of New York …

Prior's number appears to be up  —  Miller, Guzman likely battling for last spot in Cubs' rotation  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — A wide-open derby for the fifth spot in the Cubs' rotation now appears to be a two-man race between veteran Wade Miller and youngster Angel Guzman after two key decisions …

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.

Benitez draws Mariners' interest  —  Reliever Armando Benitez, who is reportedly available in a trade from San Francisco. drew a huge crowd of scouts when he pitched for the Giants Tuesday night against Oakland.  —  Two of the estimated 40 scouts on hand — night games always draw lots of scouts …

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 …

No common cents  —  Penny-pinching Rays a lost cause  —  ST. PETERSBURG - It is 9 a.m. and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have just hit the field for the morning workout before their spring training game with the Philadelphia Phillies.  But instead of trotting out to their positions or lining …

Five Questions: Texas Rangers  —  I've never been good at intros (or conclusions), and this piece is long enough, so I'll spare you any big lead-up, other than to say that Ian Kinsler (whom I mention just once, in passing) is going to be a star, real soon.  Remember, you heard it here first.

Managerial Aging Patterns  —  Very Brief Background  —  Last year I wrote some articles for Baseball Think Factory attempting to determine who were the best and worst managers of all time.  The articles piggybacked on a terrific database put together for a SABR presentation in Toronto by Phil Birnbaum.

Evidently, This Is Why Duke Sucks  —  People don't like Duke?  Who knew?  Especially Maryland and UNC fans?  Shocking!  I've never seen a succinct reason why Duke sucks, but now the evidence is up for the world to see on youtube.  —  This video is by Peter Rosenberg …

No swift changes to Veterans' balloting  —  Hall of Fame's directors will meet again to discuss matter  —  NEW YORK — Any changes that may be forthcoming in the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee process will not be immediate.  After the third cycle of Veterans Committee voting produced another shutout …

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 …