The myth behind the man  —  Matsuzaka says 'gyroball' not part of his arsenal  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Despite highly descriptive news reports, slow motion video and purported eyewitness accounts from major league hitters — well, the Florida Marlins' scrubs — Red Sox pitching sensation …

Piniella chooses Miller over Prior  —  Ex-ace Iowa-bound after 5th starter battle  —  MESA, Ariz. — Mark Prior's start Wednesday at HoHoKam Park will be his last in a Cubs uniform for quite a while.  —  Manager Lou Piniella confirmed Tuesday that Wade Miller has sewn up the fifth starter's spot …

Payton injury delays Perlozzo's final roster … FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. // Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo seems resigned to having left fielder Jay Payton begin the season on the disabled list with a left hamstring injury, which creates a second issue as Opening Day approaches:

Jacobs, Willingham to share cleanup duties  —  FORT LAUDERDALE — Mike Jacobs hopes he'll develop into the same caliber of cleanup hitter as Gary Sheffield, Carlos Delgado and Derrek Lee - some of the more prominent hitters who have batted fourth for the Marlins over the years.

Rockies' rotation more suspicious than special  —  Tucson  —  Even before Arizona's Scott Hairston clobbered consecutive home runs to right, left and center field Tuesday, the Rockies' starting rotation was taking hits from all directions.  —  Talked to Yankees captain Derek Jeter …

Dan Johnson out with hip injury  —  From Sporting Green A's beat writer Susan Slusser at Spring Training:  —  Just two days away from breaking camp, the A's were looking reasonably good from a health perspective, but on Tuesday, first baseman Dan Johnson was scratched from the lineup with a strained left hip flexor.

How the New York Yankees Can Win the World Series  —  Will talks with Alex Belth about the Yankees' chances on Baseball Prospectus Radio.  Click to download the mp3.  —  Imagine the Yankees winning it all this year.  I know it's a leap of faith, but go ahead and try.  Okay, that didn't take long now, did it?

Brandon Morrow  —  I guess it's my turn to weigh in on this.  —  I have to admit, I've been going back and forth on the issue - at first I liked it, but that's because my first impressions are always shortsighted, and the more I thought about it, the more I started to side with the "send him to the minors" camp.

Miller forced back onto the sidelines  —  Forearm strain opens bullpen door for Lara or Mastny  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Matt Miller proved he was healthy enough to be named a member of the Indians bullpen.  —  And then, cruelly, he got hurt again.  —  Miller, who suffered a strain …

Z-Day (cont.)  —  So, given some of those hefty numbers and the certainty that, next winter, they'll probably be even heftier, both sides are busy burning up calculator batteries and wording contract proposals just right.  Yet the question remains: Can Hendry and Zambrano …

Rotation set, but concerns linger  —  Health, inexperience key issues facing Nats' starting five  —  VIERA, Fla. — The Nationals had 36 healthy pitchers in camp, and they were looking for four starters to follow right-hander John Patterson in the rotation.

Anderson to open season with Sox  —  Youngster to serve as fourth outfielder after rough 2006  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — There was no major celebration planned by Brian Anderson for Tuesday night after he received the official news from Ozzie Guillen that he would break camp as part of the White Sox 25-man roster.