K-Rod leaving Angels after 2008?  —  Francisco Rodriguez, the owner of a major league-best 132 saves over the last three seasons, expects to become a free agent after 2008, the closer said Sunday.  —  When asked as he arrived in Arizona for spring training, K-Rod was asked if he thought 2008 would be his last season with the Angels.

Schilling backs own doctor, says medical ‘egos’ in play  —  Curt Schilling, who said he held off on addressing his situation because he didn't want to be a distraction but became even more of a story this past week because of his silence, met with a few handpicked reporters in the parking lot …

Schneider catch of the offseason  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - The presence of Johan Santana transcends everything in Mets camp, as one would only expect.  The embarrassment of the epic September collapse has been replaced with a renewed swagger to the point where, of all people …

Family affair: Bret is latest Boone to join Nationals  —  VIERA, Fla. — Bret Boone came out of retirement to sign a non-guaranteed, minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on Monday, joining his younger brother, infielder Aaron, and their father, assistant general manager Bob, with the club.

Stanton gets quiet over Roger's trail of blood  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Mike Stanton was a supporting player of sorts in the hearings on the Mitchell Report last week when he was mentioned several times by congressmen quizzing Brian McNamee and Roger Clemens.  —  One topic was an alleged incident …

Notes: Lefty trio to front new rotation  —  Hendrickson, Miller and Olsen will join Mitre and one other  —  JUPITER, Fla. — For the most part, the Marlins opened Spring Training knowing four of their five starting pitchers.  —  But unlike years past — when the club had established starters …

Phillies Belt back after boast  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - With position players' attendance still voluntary, Carlos Beltran stayed away from the Mets' spring-training complex Sunday, a day after borrowing Jimmy Rollins' script and anointing the Mets the NL East's “team to beat” for 2008.

Pedroia proving naysayers wrong  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  FT. MYERS, Fl.  - Even during the World Series, scouts questioned whether Dustin Pedroia was a championship-caliber player.

2007 MLB Organization of the Year: Boston Red Sox  —  When we set out to determine which MLB organization was the best, we knew that in order to do it, we had to look through multiple prisms.  Sports, as a business, is ultimately about winning, but now, more than ever, it is about running an organization from top to bottom.

Lasorda to manage Dodgers again  —  Will manage eight exhibition games while Torre's in China  —  VERO BEACH, Fla. — Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda will manage the Dodgers again.  —  Lasorda, 80, will take over the split squad left behind in Florida when new manager Joe Torre takes another squad …