Yanks target Cuban SS as Jeter's heir  —  Do the Yankees have their sights on Derek Jeter's eventual replacement, who also could be a future center fielder who nudges Curtis Granderson to left?  —  According to the multiple members of the international scouting community …

Source: Felipe Lopez fires agent  —  Free-agent infielder Felipe Lopez has fired his agent, Scott Boras, and signed on with the Beverly Hill Sports Council, a source told ESPN.com Friday.  —  The 29-year-old Lopez was reportedly disgruntled over still finding himself without a team, just days before the beginning of spring training.

Reinsdorf: Put Thomas in HOF … Saying it would be “a disgrace” if Frank Thomas was not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf called his former slugger one of the best right-handed hitters in the game.  —  “I never saw Joe Jackson, he was a little before my time …

Yankees trainer Gene Monahan ill  —  A very familiar face and important cog in the Yankees' universe won't greet the players in Tampa this week when spring training camp opens.  The Post has learned that legendary athletic trainer Gene Monahan will miss his first spring training in 48 years due …

Marlins ready for FanFest on Saturday  —  Single-game tickets go on sale when doors open at noon  —  MIAMI — FanFest opens the door for the general public to meet Marlins players, get autographs and purchase tickets for the 2010 season.  —  The tradition continues Saturday …

Richmond hurts shoulder preparing for spring training  —  Jays pitcher is suffering from right shoulder impingement and will need rehab  —  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond of North Vancouver, B.C., has hurt his shoulder preparing for spring training, the team announced Saturday.

Blessed with talent, West divisions are best  —  Angels, Dodgers poised to face serious challenges in 2010  —  For eight days and nights, October tumbling into November, the East owned the grand stage, with the New York Yankees dethroning the Philadelphia Phillies in a rousing World Series.

Carl Crawford's pursuit of excellence  —  Carl Crawford wishes that the baseball culture would allow for some smack talk.  —  Nothing mean.  Nothing vicious, necessarily.  Crawford is a genial and positive personality who doesn't wake up pining to say something bad about your mom.

Minor League Transactions  —  Check out the Transactions Glossary for the key to deciphering the various inactive lists presented here.  —  Baltimore Orioles  —  Signed: LHP Will Startup  —  Outrighted to Triple-A, removed from 40-man: RHP Armando Gabino, RHP Dennis Sarfate

San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum reach multiyear deal  —  Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have settled their arbitration case, with the two-time reigning NL Cy Young winner agreeing to a $23 million, two-year contract ahead of Friday's originally scheduled hearing.