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 …

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

Giants, Lincecum reach $23M, 2-year deal  —  Buzz up!  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants reached a preliminary agreement on a $23 million, two-year contract ahead of the scheduled start of an arbitration hearing.  —  The two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner …

Cashman always looking ahead for Yanks  —  WEST HAVEN — The New York Yankees were just a couple of hours from the start of what ended up being the club's 27th World Series championship.  Yet there Brian Cashman was working the phones.  —  Cashman, the team's senior vice president and general manager …

Question: Race in Citi Field  —  I submitted the same thing.  —  My other idea was a race with fans dressed as 7 trains.

Ask Alex: Will Mark Reynolds hit more than 40 home runs?  —  We all have questions about the 2010 season and Alex Remington luckily has some answers.  The Stew's resident stats guru will address a few per week as Opening Day approaches.  —  The Situation: Mark Reynolds