Cashman: No new pacts for big three  —  When Brian Cashman looks at Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi, the Yankees' GM paints his shortstop, closer and manager with the same brush.  —  And with spring training opening next week in Tampa, Cashman has no plans to stray from his plan of not negotiating with them.

Yanks sign Thames, make Winn official  —  Left fielders expected to be compete with Gardner for time  —  On the day the Yankees finalized a one-year deal with a potential left fielder for the 2010 season, they reportedly reached agreement with a man who could give him even more competition.

Mets' Citi Field to become more homer-friendly next season; center-field wall gets chopped to 8 feet  —  Broadcaster Gary Cohen may be able to proclaim, “It's outta here!” a little more often in 2010.  And David Wright may not be as inclined to frustratingly fling his Great Gazoo helmet …

Looking back on race, Red Sox  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  —  During the 2008 postseason, I wrote a column pointing out the Red Sox's roster was largely white.

It's time to trade Greinke, Soria  —  In the midst of a 1-15 season in 1989, Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson came to the conclusion the only way Dallas would be competitive long-term is to make a blockbuster trade.  —  They did  —  They traded Herschel Walker for eight draft picks, six of which would be eventually used.

Schumaker agrees to deal with Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) -Second baseman Skip Schumaker and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $4.7 million, two-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing.  —  Schumaker will earn $2 million this season and $2.7 million in 2011.

Fastball Losses  —  Previously, I looked at the pitchers with the biggest increases in fastball speed this past season.  The list of the top 20 was dominated by relief pitchers, which is not a huge surprise given how volatile relief pitchers tend to be and since they tend to throw harder …

Will Jays' Pitching Depth Lead To Trade?  —  The Blue Jays are overflowing with pitchers, five of whom are out of options.  In a recent article, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian named Brian Tallet, Dustin McGowan, Shawn Camp, Merkin Valdez, and Sean Henn as pitchers who would need to clear waivers before being sent to the minors.

Mays' life and legend transcend statistics  —  New biography of greatest living player available Tuesday  —  The man who inspired so many baseball dreams was a dreamer himself.  —  The game often stayed with him after the final out, stretching his imagination and goading him toward greater, more spectacular deeds.

Omar can salvage offseason with series of moves  —  With the Mets, it is difficult to determine whether they are trying to spin the news or are just delusional.  —  Consider the state of the roster: For most of this offseason, they acknowledged a desire to upgrade at catcher, second base …

Brewers erecting a statue of Selig outside park  —  MILWAUKEE (AP)—The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.  —  Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court in 1970, moved the franchise to Milwaukee and renamed it the Brewers.

Yankees Announce Spring Training Invites  —  (Yankees PR) Marcus Thames, 32, was originally selected by the Yankees in the 30th round of the 1996 First-Year Player Draft.  He owns a .243 career batting average with 75 doubles, 101 home runs and 261 RBI in 522 Major League games over parts …

Mariners' Lee undergoes foot surgery  —  Procedure removed a floating bone spur in pitcher's left foot  —  Mariners left-hander Cliff Lee underwent minor surgery on his left foot last Friday in Little Rock, Ark., the club announced on Monday.  —  The surgery, which was performed by Dr. Bryan Burke …

Send Mark to spring training  —  When I launched this site one week ago, I honestly had no idea what to expect.  I knew I wanted to provide another outlet for news and analysis of the Washington Nationals.  But with no method of advertising other than word-of-mouth, I didn't know how many people that content would reach.