Mitchell tears tendon, will undergo surgery  —  White Sox prospect was first-round Draft selection in 2009  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Prospect Jared Mitchell sustained a tendon tear on the inside of his left ankle during Friday's 10-7 win over the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium after running into the left-field wall to make a catch.

Red Sox to add ‘B’ game after rainout  —  Buchholz to stay on schedule after Friday's game cancelled  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Several Red Sox players made the 2 1/2-hour hike from their spring home in Fort Myers, Fla., to Roger Dean Stadium, only to find out shortly after arriving that it was for naught.

Eiland: No frontrunner in fifth starter race  —  Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves will all get their chance to pitch again on Saturday, as the Yankees have a pair of split-squad games after being rained out in each of the past two days.  —  We're two starts into the fifth-starter competition …

Inbox: Nats inspiring confidence?  —  Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers fans' questions  —  I am very excited about the upcoming season.  The Nats' front office has — at least on paper — put together a decent group of players.  Am I jumping the gun?  —  You are not jumping the gun.

Baker urges caution with ‘Chapman Mania’  —  Reds skipper pacing young lefty through impressive spring  —  PHOENIX — When the Reds signed Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman to a six-year, $30.25 million contract in January, the club declared he wouldn't start in the Majors unless he was ready.

NY Mets starter Mike Pelfrey excited by new pitch … PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - On the plains of southern Kansas, Mike Pelfrey was tinkering with a new pitch, hoping for an elixir from the stagnation of 2009.  Over the winter, Pelfrey visited his alma mater, Wichita State …

Jurrjens pleased with spring debut  —  Right-hander throws two innings in rain-shortened game  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jair Jurrjens had waited long enough to pitch and, with a little help from the weather gods, the Braves right-hander was one of the few Major Leaguers in Florida …

Gritty Conrad off to strong spring start  —  Longtime Minor Leaguer could make Opening Day roster  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — While growing up in the San Diego area, Brooks Conrad enjoyed the regular opportunities he had to watch Tony Gwynn display one of the most successful swings the game has ever seen.

Speedy Gathright seeks spot in outfield  —  Veteran competing for Jays' left-field job with Snider, Reed  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Joey Gathright's locker inside the Blue Jays' clubhouse at Dunedin Stadium sits one stall to the left of the one belonging to second baseman Aaron Hill.

Sweeney, Beltran lead all-decade team  —  Sixteen-man squad includes 10 unanimous selections  —  KANSAS CITY — Could be a tough job, picking an all-decade team for 2000-09, considering the Royals had just one winning record in those 10 years.  —  Yep, 2003 was the only above-.500 season in Kansas City …

Dodgers drop opener in Taiwan  —  Stults throw three hitless innings, Hu drives in two RBIs  —  TAIPEI, Taiwan — Although Joe Torre conceded that the goodwill series the Dodgers play this weekend against a Taiwanese All-Star team is a “semi-vacation for the guys,” some of the guys are trying to win jobs.

Notes from Friday  —  It's time to split up Phil Hughes and Joba Chamblerlain.  Their fifth day should be Monday, but the Yankees are committed to giving everyone that day off — an extra day of rest near the mid-point of spring training — which leaves Tuesday, scheduled to be A.J. Burnett's next start.