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

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?

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Kazmir scratched with elbow discomfort  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir missed a scheduled intrasquad game appearance Tuesday after feeling discomfort in his elbow on his final warmup pitch.  —  The AL strikeout champion had warmed up in the bullpen without a problem …

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.

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.

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 …

One-time Tigers prospect is back from depths of alcoholism  —  LAKELAND, Fla. He began his career as a catcher.  Nearly ended it, though, as an alcoholic.  —  “I drank all night, every day of the season,” Max St. Pierre said.  —  Before that, he often fought on the streets of Quebec.

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 …

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.

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?

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.