Bonds playing in '08 would be bad for baseball  —  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.  —  Barry Bonds has every right to play baseball this season.

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 …

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.

Blog Helps a Yankee Connect With Fans  —  TAMPA, Fla. — It was a month or so before the start of spring training, and Phil Hughes had no weekend plans.  Hughes is 21 and single, a Californian living in Tampa, and he needed some advice.  —  “So tomorrow I have nothing going on and have the option …

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

Clemens joked about wife's chat with Canseco's ex  —  Congress is believed to have received new evidence over the past 10 days that may further undermine Roger Clemens' sworn testimony that he did not attend a suddenly notorious 1998 party at Jose Canseco's South Florida home.

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.

Boone reveals battle with alcohol  —  With Minors deal, infielder finds peace in sobriety, baseball  —  VIERA, Fla. — It was March 1, 2006.  Bret Boone was a member of the Mets and expected to battle Kaz Matsui for the starting job at second base.  But Boone suddenly retired that day …

Into the heavens  —  A pitcher and a pilot reveled in each other's worlds, but for one of them, it was the thrill of a shortened lifetime  —  This offseason, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield took a 45-minute flight with the Blue Angels.  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - As long as he can remember, Tim Wakefield loved airplanes.

Vaughn headlines 2008 Sox HOF class  —  Slugger, seven others to be inducted in prestigious group  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Before Big Papi, there was Big Mo.  —  And on Monday, the Red Sox announced Maurice Samuel Vaughn would headline the latest class of inductees into the club's Hall of Fame.

Searching for the game's best pitch  —  Is it Santana's changeup or Papelbon's four-seamer?  Maybe Carmona's wicked sinker or Mariano's mythical cutter?  Smoltz's slider is right there and Beckett's curveball has to be in the discussion, right?  So, who has the very best pitch in the game?

Jerry Owens is Your De Facto Leadoff hitter  —  Let's forget for a moment that leadoff hitter is not a position or that Ozzie and Kenny (generally) say they just want a leadoff man who gets on base.  Their actions, as observed and relayed by the three local media-type bloggers, speak exponentially louder than their words.

Walker weighs in on steroids era  —  JUPITER, Fla. — When the report that called into question the era in which he starred became public, former Cardinal Larry Walker shared a laugh with a few neighbors.  —  “Gee, I might go into the Hall of Fame now,” Walker said he joked.

Notes: Igawa hopes experience will help him contribute  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Kei Igawa's first year of pitching in the United States could be classified as a disaster.  —  Igawa, to whom the Yankees committed $46 million between posting fee and a five-year contract, had a 6.25 ERA in the majors …

Two on Two: NL West Preview  —  A tradition of sorts has developed here at Baseball Analysts.  Each season, two outsiders and two of our own preview the six divisions.  We kick off this season with what may be the very finest division in all of baseball, the National League West.

A Tour of the New Ballpark  —  Tom Bridge:  —  This weekend, as part of the Super Flush, I got an excellent tour of the new stadium under construction.  Nationals Park (which I hope it remains) is truly a wonder to behold.  The concrete and glass exterior was the part I was most concerned …

Hank Steinbrenner to talk contract with Cashman  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Hank Steinbrenner sounded very much like someone enamored with his general manager as he talked about Brian Cashman's future Monday afternoon.  —  The Yankees senior vice president said he will talk with Cashman about his contract, which expires after the season.