Yankees stay quiet amid rumblings of 3-year, $45 million contract for shortstop Derek Jeter  —  The last time a Yankee made an announcement during a major sporting event, the news went over about as well as Charlie Sheen's recent stay at the Plaza Hotel.  —  Three years ago …

Melvin can be Mets' drama-free man  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  Bob Melvin should be the Mets' next manager.  Frankly, the decision is easy.  —  The last thing the Mets need right now is drama.

Nats prospects key Scorpions' title run  —  Harper, Lombardozzi plate key runs while Solis earns victory  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — They came to Scottsdale Stadium, they watched on TV or followed it online, largely because of Nationals phenom Bryce Harper.  And while the No. 1 overall pick …

Monfort: Rockies looking for keys  —  Post-collapse, some players need to step it up  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — As difficult as reaching perennial contender status may have been, meeting the accompanying expectations has proven a far more daunting challenge.  —  The Rockies proved they can play …

10 greatest living baseball players  —  There are five dozen living Hall of Famers, a handful of recently retired players like Randy Johnson awaiting enshrinement, and one Hit King marooned outside.  From that group of baseball greats, all titans of their industry, culling a top 10 …

Many ways to play it on Upton and Gonzalez  —  A National League scout was asked a simple question: If you had only so many trade chips to use in the pursuit of a hitter, would you use them for Justin Upton or Adrian Gonzalez?  —  Without hesitation, the scout said, “Gonzo.  He's a much better hitter.”

EX-YANKEE JIM LEYRITZ ACQUITTED IN FATAL DUI CRASH  —  Site powered by msnbc.com Latest news: Mexico charges US-born drug suspect ‘La Barbie’

How an Old Writer Learned a New Trick About Stats  —  With everyone from schoolchildren to retirees, laymen to scholars, seemingly doing a blog, it was a few months ago that my son and I thought we could provide interesting baseball perspectives writing from the same site …

Theo Epstein may be single-minded  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  We're about to find out exactly how strong Theo Epstein's stomach is.  —  The Red Sox [team stats] general manager with a vision for the future is being tested by the immediate present.

90 things to love about Stan Musial  —  On the grand occasion of Stan Musial's 90th birthday Sunday, we offer our own special gift: a literary cake, topped with 90 reasons why we love The Man, or one for each year:  —  1  • Musial is the nicest person we've known.

Pair of Japanese hurlers sign with Dodgers  —  Los Angeles inks Nishijima, Takano to Minor League contracts  —  The Dodgers have gone to the Far East to add to their pitching stockpile.  —  Los Angeles announced Saturday that it has signed two Japanese amateurs — college arm Kazuki Nishijima …

New HOF ballot eyeing those left behind  —  Twelve-man expansion era ballot consists of people in game from 1973 to the present  —  They say that baseball at its finest, with its rich tradition, easy pace and all its nuances, makes time stand still.  Yet in these complicated days …

Florida Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez would love to reunite with friend — pitcher Javier Vazquez  —  UPDATE: Sorry, folks, I made an error early about Vazquez and money.  I have removed it from the blog entry below...  Back home in his natIve Puerto Rico, Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez is a popular guy.

Abreu puts team first in DH stance  —  Veteran open to shifting role should Angels lure Crawford  —  At his offseason home in Orlando, Bobby Abreu has heard the rumor — neither confirmed nor denied by Angels management in accordance with club policy — that the Halos are pursuing free-agent left fielder Carl Crawford.