New York Yankees' Brian Cashman not pursuing Johnny Damon  —  After four seasons and one championship, Johnny Damon won't be returning to the New York Yankees unless he slashes his asking price.  —  “I'm not having any discussions on him,” general manager Brian Cashman said, according to MLB.com.

Rangers' farm system still loaded  —  As I did last year, I offer this teaser to Thursday's ranking of the Top 100 prospects in baseball by ranking the 30 farm systems based on the current inventory in each organization.  This ranking includes only players who are still eligible …

Dawson may wear Cubs hat for speech  —  Andre Dawson said he was disappointed the Hall of Fame decided his bust in Cooperstown, N.Y., will feature a Montreal Expos hat, but Dawson plans to acknowledge Chicago Cubs fans during his induction speech in July.  —  Dawson, who spent …

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.

Mets' problems go deeper than GM Minaya  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  —  One day, maybe soon, the Mets will fire general manager Omar Minaya.  —  Frankly, they should fire him right now rather …

Padres acquire free-agent pitcher Jon Garland  —  Free agent pitcher Jon Garland is apparently becoming a Padre.  —  Padres President Tom Garfinkel, speaking at a Military Appreciation Luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the Torrey Pines Hilton, said the Padres have signed the 30-year-old free agent …

Relax and keep minor-league signings in perspective  —  The emails are frequent, and reflect a sense of urgency and anger.  Every time the Rockies sign a veteran at the end of his career, there is outrage.  First it was over Paul Lo Duca, then Jay Payton, now Tim Redding.  —  The passion is great.

Big things expected from Sox prospect Westmoreland  —  When former Lowell Spinners manager Gary DiSarcina would deliver his lineup card to home plate prior to the first game of a series, it would be inevitable that every opposing manager would ask him the same question.  —  “Who's this Westmoreland kid?”

McGwire: Too toxic to return  —  A chorus of baseball voices raises questions about Mark McGwire's steroids admission  —  Whatever cleansing effect Bud Selig and Tony La Russa thought might be produced by Mark McGwire's re-entry into baseball has been hijacked by real anger from an unexpected source …

Notes from Mets' three-day camp  —  Jerry Manuel offered a few tidbits as the Mets' three-day minicamp nears a close:  —  • I asked, since Daniel Murphy has played multiple positions during his career — albeit struggling at times defensively — if Murphy one day could be a Joe McEwing of sorts, with a better bat.

'It's not about me,' Tejada says as Orioles announce signing  —  Returning as stopgap 3rd baseman, veteran says he thinks Orioles can win  —  When Miguel Tejada was first introduced to the Baltimore media a little more than six years ago at a Camden Yards news conference …

Brewers Claim Joe Inglett Off Waivers  —  The Brewers claimed infielder Joe Inglett off waivers from the Rangers, tweets MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.  McCalvy says the Brewers designated reliever Chris Smith for assignment to make room.  —  Inglett had been designated by the Rangers Monday to make room for Colby Lewis.