Gonzalez's agent set for Boston visit  —  FT. MYERS, FLA.  —  The agent for new Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is due to visit the team's camp next week, at which point negotiations on a long-term contract could resume.  —  John Boggs stressed during a Monday interview …

Strasburg gradually regaining arm strength  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg continues to make progress following Tommy John surgery last September.  He is now throwing 90 feet on flat ground and his arm strength is slowly coming back.

Was 2009 or 2010 the real aberration for Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist?  —  DUNEDIN — You can believe in the glory, or you can put your faith in the fall.  —  You can trust that the season with an MVP gloss was the reality and the season with dead ball numbers was the fluke.  —  Really, the choice is yours.

Peavy's ties to Padres remain unbroken  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The uniform on his chest may say White Sox right now, but in some ways Jake Peavy will always be a Padre.  —  He still resides during the offseason in San Diego and this spring, he's staying in nearby Peoria where the San Diego club trains.

PROSPECTS COUNTDOWN  —  Though Castillo is having a solid spring offensively, the source said Castillo's limited defensive range is problematic for the new regime.  The Mets still do not view Murphy as an everyday second baseman, and many in the organization are not convinced Emaus and Turner are major-league players.

Catwalk ground rules changed back to pre-playoff rules  —  At the request of Major League Baseball, the 2011 regular season ground rules pertaining to the catwalks at Tropicana Field will revert back to the language that was used during 2010 regular season.  Tropicana Field's ground rules …

Derek Jeter's Swinging Years  —  Derek Jeter is not a victory robot.  He knows his last season was rough.  And yeah, he's pissed at the Yankees about that contract negotiation.  The most famous player in baseball sat down with Seth Mnookin to talk his private life, the press, and the specter of his final years in pinstripes

Duda an Enticing Option for Mets  —  His Big Bat Has Manager Seriously Considering Him if an Ailing Beltran Can't Play Right Field  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—Something about Lucas Duda makes Mets managers weak in the knees.  —  For Jerry Manuel, the team's manager last year …

A's Closer Andrew Bailey Leaves With Sore Elbow  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey has left a spring training game against the Cleveland Indians with elbow discomfort.  —  Bailey, shut down at the end of last season with an elbow injury, faced three batters Monday.

Theriot looks to recapture success of '08  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Tony La Russa doesn't want Ryan Theriot to go up to bat this year looking to draw a walk.  But as long as Theriot isn't being asked to hack away and hit for power, that's perfectly fine with the Cardinals' new shortstop.

Plenty in Mets organization are ready to give up on Oliver Perez, but Dan Warthen isn't in that camp  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - At 9 a.m. on a chillier-than-usual Florida Friday, the Mets are dispersed among backfields behind their spring training stadium.  Some are taking batting practice, others fielding ground balls.