Waiting for the good word  —  Ravens defensive tackle Dwan Edwards will appear at the Sports Legends Museum on Friday as part of the Babe's Birthday Bash celebration.  The event runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and commemorates the 113th anniversary of Ruth's birth.

Tom Verducci: 7 young pitchers who could be injury risks  —  So the Yankees have let Johan Santana pass to the Mets and smartly bet the future on Phil Hughes, 21, Joba Chamberlain, 21, and Ian Kennedy, 23.  Throw in Chien Ming Wang, 27, and the Yankees have the bulk of their starts covered for years.

Pirates, Sanchez agree to unusual three-year deal  —  Signing will come today, pending physical, at PNC Park  —  The Pirates and Freddy Sanchez have agreed to terms on a three-year contract — two guaranteed years plus an unusual option, with a total worth in the range of $19 million — and expect to make that official today.

Rios signs one-year contract with Jays  —  Off best year, outfielder avoids arbitration with $4.8 million deal  —  TORONTO — A long-term contract will have to wait for now.  On Tuesday, the Blue Jays were content with settling on a one-year pact with Alex Rios, who agreed to a $4.835 million salary for the 2008 season.

Nationals' treasure  —  Ballpark, to debut with Nats-O's exhibition, has intimate atmosphere not found at RFK  —  WASHINGTON - The media got a peek yesterday at Washington's nearly completed baseball stadium.  The steel, glass and concrete home of the Washington Nationals is more bland …

Departures don't dissuade Nathan from desire to stay  —  The closer says he remains open to signing an extension and says he doesn't feel an obligation to push salary limits.  —  With the Johan Santana saga behind them, the Twins are mostly finished with their offseason business, though two questions remain:

Brewers Top 11 Prospects  —  Four-Star Prospects  —  Three-Star Prospects  —  Just Missing: Lorenzo Cain, of; Hernan Iribarren, 2b; Mark Rogers, rhp  —  1. Matt LaPorta, OF  —  Drafted: 1st round, 2007, University of Florida  —  2007 Stats: .259/.289/.519 at Short-season (7 G); .318/.392/.750 at Low-A (23 G)

Shapiro addresses C.C., other Tribe topics  —  Let's take this from the top.  —  No. 1: The Indians, short of an early collapse this season, won't trade C.C. Sabathia.  —  No. 2: Regardless of Johan Santana's contract with the Mets last week, General Manager Mark Shapiro believes …

Baltimore has interest in Fogg  —  Typically a pitcher's future is connected to his success against hitters.  Josh Fogg, however, has seen his winter tied to fellow starters.  With the Erik Bedard trade to Seattle expected to be finalized, the Orioles have expressed interest in the right-hander …

Report: Jeter settles tax case with New York state  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Derek Jeter settled his case with tax officials, who had said the New York Yankees' captain should have paid three years of taxes as a New York state resident.  —  A state official confirmed the settlement, which was first reported in Tuesday's New York Daily News.

CLEMENS SET TO FOLLOW ANDY OUT TO THE ‘HILL’  —  Roger Clemens has followed Andy Pettitte in a rotation, but never quite like this.  —  Clemens will go to Capitol Hill today to speak with staff members of a congressional committee about his alleged steroid use, one day after his friend and former teammate Pettitte did.

No big splash signing expected  —  Despite countless players looking for work less than two weeks before spring training, don't look for the Marlins to make any notable last-minute additions.  —  President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said Monday the Marlins are ready to open spring training as is.

Cards sign Juan Gonzalez to minor-league contract  —  The Cardinals have signed two-time American League MVP Juan Gonzalez to a one-year, minor-league contract.  —  The signing guarantees Gonzalez a base salary of less than $1 million if he makes the major-league club.

Tigers, Granderson agree to deal  —  Center fielder will stay in Detroit through 2012 season  —  Curtis Granderson was already a special player.  Now that takes on a whole new level.  —  The Detroit Tigers have been anything but shy the last two years in signing players …

Revisiting the Beltran Trade  —  With the Santana drama finally behind us - it was somehow appropriate that JoePo's satirical blast came just before the trade was finalized - I'm sure more than one fan here in the Midwest was reminded of the Royals' predicament at the turn of the century …