Henrich, Yankees Clutch Hitter, Dies at 96  —  Tommy Henrich, the right fielder known as Old Reliable who helped propel the Yankees to seven World Series championships, died on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio.  He was 96.  —  His death was announced by the Yankees.

Pedroia interested in move back to SS  —  The condition for Dustin Pedroia's family vacation with sidekick Andre Ethier and his family was that they had to have proper workout facilities.  Ethier found a villa in Virgin Gorda with a fully-equipped weight room and tennis courts …

Yanks elect not to offer arbitration to trio  —  No compensation for club if Damon, others sign elsewhere  —  The Yankees announced Tuesday that they will not offer arbitration to any of their eligible players by Tuesday night's deadline, meaning the club will not receive Draft pick compensation if any of the players sign elsewhere.

Northampton grad Schneider to be a Phillie  —  It's what Brian Schneider has been waiting for.  —  After passing a physical on Tuesday, the Northampton graduate signed a free agent contract with the Phillies, his uncle, Northampton athletic director Mike Schneider said.

A.J. Burnett makes pitch for New York Yankees aquiring Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay  —  A.J. Burnett escaped Toronto and won a World Series in his first season in pinstripes.  Now he's hoping Roy Halladay can do the same.  —  Halladay's future continues to be the hottest topic …

Giants decline to offer Molina arbitration  —  The Giants just announced they will not offer salary arbitration to any of their impending free agents, including catcher Bengie Molina, which means they will not gain any compensatory draft picks should Molina sign with another team.

Mariners Targeting Gregg Zaun  —  Gregg Zaun was offered arbitration by Tampa Bay today, but the free agent catcher has at least one serious suitor in the Seattle Mariners.  Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports report that the M's are looking to sign Zaun as a veteran platoon mate for prospect Adam Moore.

Cleveland Indians trade Kelly Shoppach to Tampa Bay for player to be named … CLEVELAND, Ohio — First his teammates were traded.  Then his manager and coaching staff were fired.  —  Catcher Kelly Shoppach knew it would eventually be his turn.  —  Tuesday, the Indians traded Shoppach to Tampa Bay for a player to be named.

Rockies interested in utilityman Crosby  —  Depth and contract offers were the reverberating themes Tuesday for the Rockies.  They have expressed interest in free agent utilityman Bobby Crosby and pitcher Noah Lowry, while extending salary arbitration offers to pitchers Rafael Betancourt and Jason Marquis.

Scott Schoeneweis' wife died of drug overdose, Arizona court discloses  —  PHOENIX — Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Scott Schoeneweis' wife died from an overdose of cocaine and an anesthetic, lidocaine, an appellate court disclosed in a ruling released Tuesday.

Sox owner wants to overhaul MLB's revenue sharing system  —  Red Sox principal owner John Henry is calling for Major League Baseball's revenue sharing system to be overhauled and replaced with a “competitive balanced payroll tax” in an effort to create competitive balance in baseball.

Fehr, now enjoying a slice of the retired life, discusses career  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Donald Fehr, executive director of the Major League players association the last 26 years, spent his first day of retirement Tuesday in the emergency room.  He sliced his left thumb cutting a grapefruit …