Yankees Soar, Mets Plunge On List of Baseball's Most Valuable Teams  —  Baseball has emerged from the recession with a big bang.  —  The average MLB franchise is now worth $523 million, an all-time high and 7% more than last year.  All of the league's teams rose in value except for three …

Yankees Blog  —  TAMPA — Jorge Posada will turn 40 this season.  This is not the end of the line, though.  If all goes well in his new designated-hitter role, Posada wants to come back to the Yankees again in 2012.  —  If they don't want him back, Posada admitted, it would be difficult …

Yankees may need to send Jesus Montero to Triple-A as play behind plate dips during hitting slump  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Jesus Montero, the can't-miss slugger, hasn't lived up to the hype in spring training, and it's starting to look as if the Yankees may not have a choice but to send him back to Triple-A …

Oswalt appears OK after being hit by liner  —  Phillies right-hander suffers neck bruise, will receive X-rays  —  PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — It was a very scary moment, but the Phillies are hopeful Roy Oswalt is OK.  —  Oswalt was struck behind his right ear by a line drive off the bat …

2011 Organization Talent Rankings  —  We present our annual organization talent rankings, evaluating each farm system based on its prospect-eligible players heading into the 2011 season.  Our ratings consider both impact talent and overall depth and were developed by the Baseball America staff.

First Look: MLB Top Jersey Sales  —  One of the most popular lists I put out is the league jersey sales lists.  The NBA and the NFL have been doing it for years, but today, Major League Baseball enters the fray.  —  So who is missing on the Top 10 list?  —  Well, Stephen Strasburg is not there.

Francoeur stays positive through struggles  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Even though Jeff Francoeur has spent most of Spring Training hitting a buck something, he's never lost that million-dollar smile.  The Royals' new right fielder is the epitome of upbeat.  —  “I love this game and I love to be around it,” he said.

Justin Turner optioned to Triple-A, hello Brad Emaus  —  Justin Turner was sent down to the minors this morning, which essentially paves the way for Brad Emaus to lock down the starting second base job.  —  Updated by Matthew Cerrone at 9:40 am: … ~ Emaus, quoted by MLB.com

Maine, Berg among four cut from Cubs' roster  —  MESA, Ariz. — The Cubs have trimmed four players from their Spring Training camp roster, including lefty Scott Maine and right-hander Justin Berg.  —  Maine and Berg were optioned to Triple-A Iowa, while Todd Wellemeyer and Angel Guzman were both assigned to the Minor League camp.

Braves' Salazar returns to camp after losing eye  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Atlanta Braves minor-league manager Luis Salazar returned to camp Wednesday, two weeks after being struck in the face by a foul ball and losing his left eye.  —  “I'm very fortunate to be alive,” Salazar said.

Joba Chamberlain's velocity raises eyebrows as New York Yankees reliever returns to mound  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Is Joba Chamberlain ready to turn the clock back to 2007?  —  Spring training results can often be deceiving, but the radar gun doesn't lie.  Chamberlain hit as high as 96 mph during …

Burnett could be part of closer by committee  —  VIERA, Fla. — Although Nationals left-hander Sean Burnett continues to be a quality reliever, it appears he will be part of a closer by committee.  Manager Jim Riggleman indicated that he may need Burnett in the seventh or eighth innings.