Girardi open to Granderson in left field  —  Yanks skipper plans to assess situation in Spring Training  —  NEW YORK — With plenty of ground to cover at Yankee Stadium, Yankees manager Joe Girardi is open to the idea of moving Curtis Granderson to left field and using Brett Gardner in center field after Spring Training begins.

Yanks should up offer for Damon  —  Brett Gardner is a useful player.  But he is useful in that good third-down back kind of way, more Darren Sproles than Chris Johnson.  —  His speed can change the pace of a game in spots, but he becomes less effective the heavier the load you ask him to carry.

2010 Farm System Rankings  —  I introduced you to the Top 100 prospects of 2010 on Monday.  Now it's time to size up the minor leagues on an organizational level.  Below, I've ranked each team's farm system from 1-30.  —  Top 100 Prospects: Nos. 1-25 |  Nos. 26-100

Same old Mets even with Johan Santana  —  In the most narrow sense, it was a good day for the Mets, who watched Johan Santana throw off a mound for the first time since last September's elbow surgery.  The great ace, attending the Mets' minicamp in Port St. Lucie, Fla., also played catch with Oliver Perez …

Andre Dawson to enter Hall of Fame as an Expo  —  Andre Dawson will be going into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the Montreal Expos, the Tribune has learned.  —  Dawson, who played the first 11 seasons of his major league career with the Expos, signed a blank contract to play …

Hall picks Expos; Dawson preferred Cubs  —  Hawk to join Carter as second from Montreal enshrined in Hall  —  Andre Dawson will enter the Hall of Fame as a member of the Expos, as the image on his plaque will feature him wearing a Montreal cap, the Cooperstown museum announced on Wednesday.