Top 100 Prospects: No. 1-20  —  The Top 100 Prospects from 1-20.

Rays' Kazmir to have MRI after feeling discomfort  —  Tampa Bay Rays ace Scott Kazmir left the team's intrasquad game Tuesday without throwing a pitch after feeling discomfort in his elbow, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark is reporting.  —  Kazmir told told the Rays he felt discomfort in his elbow …

Martinez will not broach contract talks  —  Right-hander willing to listen if Mets want to discuss deal  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Though pleased by how he has been treated by the Mets and clearly intent on extending his career beyond this season, Pedro Martinez will not approach the team …

Bonds Could Actually Make Rays a Contender  —  Ordinarily, the news that a club had held some minor internal discussions about signing Barry Bonds, such as those Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon acknowledged to the Associated Press yesterday, wouldn't be very interesting.  What don't clubs discuss internally?

Mets open with a tie  —  Quick hits from windy, steamy Port St. Lucie after the Mets' 4-4 exhibition tie with the University of Michigan at Tradition Field:  —  1. The Mets were on the verge of an embarrassing loss until Michel Abreu launched a two-run homer run to right-center with two out in the bottom of the ninth.

Harper: Mets down on Reyes' upswing  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Jose Reyes swore he was just trying to hit a line drive up the middle, or even to the opposite field, as instructed.  Yet with a flick of his wrists he hit a screaming shot that crashed high off the 20-foot fence in center field, 408 feet from the plate.

DeRosa won't alter Cubs' plans  —  Cubs in brief  —  MESA, Ariz. — Don't expect Mark DeRosa's medical issues to have any bearing on the Cubs' pursuit of Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts or any other player.  —  “What's happened to DeRosa will have no effect on how we go about our business …

Theme of the morning — bullpens  —  Just got back from the 10-pack, where we watched what amounts to 2008's rotation throw bullpens.  —  Pedro Martinez looked extremely crisp.  His fastball had life and he was hitting his spots precisely.  Afterwards, Guy Conti couldn't stop raving about how productive his session went.

A's going to Tokyo get sweet cash bonus  —  (02-26) 04:00 PST Phoenix —  All players who travel to Tokyo for the season-opening series between Oakland and Boston will receive $40,000, according to Major League Baseball officials, and that figure could rise depending on how much revenue the event creates.

Mets vs. University of Michigan  —  2:49 p.m.: Down to their final out, the Mets pulled out a tie with Michigan.  Michel Abreu's two-out, two-run homer in the ninth evened the score at 4.  With no extra pitchers, that's the ballgame.  —  2:29 p.m.: After a leadoff double by Angel Pagan in the eighth …

Who's Afraid of the Mets?  —  There has been a lot of talk recently about the Mets “buying” the 2008 N.L. East division title.  After scuffling through a painful post-season where memories of their historic 5-12 collapse against the Phillies are in their minds, now suddenly the Mets …

Raissman: Torre critics have amnesia  —  Early in Joe Girardi's Yankees regime, the media has centered on his penchant for conditioning.  The dispatches describe a manager who wants his players in shape from the first pitch and is doing what it takes to make that happen.