Spring Training: Will Paulino remain No. 1 catcher?  —  Management giving Doumit equal chance to be starter  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — “Ronny Paulino is our catcher.”  —  Those were the words of manager John Russell after the Pirates' workout yesterday, and they are echoed at all levels of the team's management.

Koufax Visits and Pedro Talks  —  It isn't every day - or ever, really - that Sandy Koufax decides to speak with reporters.  Koufax, a childhood friend of Fred Wilpon, usually drops by spring training to speak with a left-hander - Tom Glavine or Al Leiter, in the past …

A new Bruney?  It could be  —  Few would have been surprised had the Yankees non-tendered Brian Bruney in December.  —  Opponents were .271/.378/.508 against Bruney in the second half of last season, leading to an ERA of 9.60.  He was demoted to Triple-A, came back, then was left off the playoff roster.

Kendall hitting ninth?  Possibly...  Manager Ned Yost has said for a week that he has a brain-full of ideas when it comes to his batting order, but it is way too early to commit to any one of them.  —  But one of the most interesting of possible orders would have Ryan Braun batting second …

Phils' Lidge limps off mound after hurting knee  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Phillies closer Brad Lidge caught a spike in the mound on his first pitch of batting practice Saturday and hurt the same knee he had surgery on in October.  —  Lidge, the Phillies' biggest offseason acquisition …

Manny makes his move  —  Picks Boras as agent … FORT MYERS - Manny being Manny is on the verge of getting a whole lot more interesting.  —  Red Sox [team stats] general manager Theo Epstein confirmed yesterday that Manny Ramirez [stats] informed the team on Thursday that he has switched agents …

Wang lined up for Opening Day start  —  Joe Girardi gave us a little news today.  He set his rotation for the next few days.  —  Intrasquad game on Wednesday: Mike Mussina vs. Jeff Karstens.  —  Yankees vs. South Florida on Friday: Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain  —  Yankees at Phillies on Saturday: Chien-Ming Wang

On the Mets' Bench, More Bats Than Seats  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After missing the 2003 season recovering from Achilles' tendon surgery, Olmedo Sáenz chose to resume his career with the Dodgers for one simple reason.  —  “They needed a right-handed hitter off the bench,” Sáenz said.

Toronto Blue Jays could compete in AL East  —  J.P. Ricciardi described his outlook as “guarded optimism,” which is about as good as it should get when you're trying to leap over the Yankees, Red Sox or both.  —  But with the Yankees — trying to develop their young pitching and compete at the same time …

With Chamberlain Around, Yanks Find Little Peace  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Joba Chamberlain recently tried to involve his fellow pitcher Mike Mussina in some postpractice recreation in the Yankees' clubhouse.  —  Addressing Mussina by his nickname, Moose, Chamberlain asked if he wanted to join in playing video games.

Jeter: I'll play short for as long as I can  —  TAMPA - The day will come when Derek Jeter is no longer playing shortstop for the Yankees.  Just don't expect that day to be here anytime soon.  —  For years, stat heads have said that Jeter is a below-average fielder, yet managers and coaches voted …

BY GEORGE, IT'S THE BOSS!  —  OLD MAN GREETS ANDY, PRAISES JOBA IN VISIT  —  For the first time this spring, George Steinbrenner was having lunch at his favorite Legends Field hangout, Max's Cafe.  Andy Pettitte came strolling down the hallway on his way home when he spotted The Boss.