Yankees Prospects Look Grim — Star Pollster Nate Silver  —  ​If Nate Silver is correct, both the Democratic Party and the New York Yankees might be headed for tough times this fall.  The ace political pollster/baseball analyst projects the numbers for 1,600 major league ballplayers …

Roster analysis  —  The Mets still have two weeks to resolve the roster, and things will resolve themselves to a certain extent by performance, but here's an early look at how things appear to be shaking out:  —  Rotation  —  No debate in the Nos. 1-4 slots: Johan Santana starts on Opening Day …

How long can Derek Jeter continue to defy the effects of aging?  —  We all have questions about the 2010 season and luckily Alex Remington has some answers.  The Stew's resident stats guru will address a few per week as opening day approaches.  —  The Situation: Derek Jeter

Enough with WADA's phony warnings to MLB  —  The white-knight crusaders at the World Anti-Doping Association set about on their high horse Thursday with another message for Major League Baseball.  They do this once or twice a year, cobbling together a few paragraphs worth of phony moralistic preening …

Shame we can't see Dodgers' true potential  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  —  Defenders of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt — the few that exist — point to the team's two straight appearances …

Victor Rojas Launches “Yakcy” Social Network Site for Sports  —  Yakcing all over Twitter: A new social network site launched by Victor Rojas  —  looks to hook you into sports specific social networking “rooms”  —  Social networking has become more than a trend, by all accounts, it appears to be here to stay.

Carlos Beltran makes progress with knee rehab, may return to New York Mets' lineup by early May  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Most of the Mets had just started their workday when Carlos Beltran emerged from the clubhouse gym, unhooking a heart-rate monitor from around his midsection.

PADRES ANALYSIS: Status of Gonzalez remains in limbo  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — It seems as if the entire baseball world is waiting for the other shoe to drop — for the Padres to finally relent and trade Adrian Gonzalez to the highest bidder.  —  The conventional wisdom is that the Padres cannot afford …

Arizona legislature approves surcharges  —  Fees collected would help fund new Cubs facility  —  MESA, Ariz. — The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Spring Training ticket surcharge plan designed to keep the Cubs in Mesa and generate more than $100 million for improvements …

Teixeira a lesson in how to play big stage  —  TAMPA — There isn't another city that insinuates itself into the equation quite the way New York City does.  Nobody ever wonders if a linebacker “has the makeup to make it in New Orleans.”  No one ever ponders if a power forward can become “a Portland guy.”

Vin Scully admitted to hospital after hitting head  —  Longtime Dodgers play-by-play announcer Vin Scully was admitted to a hospital Thursday night after falling out of bed and hitting his head, said Josh Rawitch, the Dodgers' vice president of communications.

National Matters: Rizzo talks right field, shortstop & a deal with Dunn  —  Welcome to the first installment of a new feature on MASNsports.com: Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo's weekly blog.  —  Each week during the 2010 season, Rizzo will bring his insight straight to you, only on MASNsports.com.

Texas Rangers' Ron Washington said he used amphetamines and marijuana during his playing days  —  A day after apologizing for using cocaine last season, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said that he used amphetamines and marijuana during his playing career.