Riggleman juggles batting order  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — More than a month after saying Jayson Werth would hit third and Ryan Zimmerman cleanup, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman has decided to move Werth up to the second spot in the order and Zimmerman back to his normal spot in the three-hole.

go here  —  Michael Baron: How much did fan sentiment play into the decision to cut Castillo and/or Perez?  —  Short answer for Castillo: Yes, for Perez, probably not.  We brought both players back to see the players, get to know the players, and make a decision not jus ton history, but current events.

Buchholz has ‘work to do’ before season  —  Red Sox righty seeks to improve command in final spring start  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Building up to 82 pitches on Thursday was a plus for Clay Buchholz, but the Red Sox right-hander recognizes that he has to go back and polish up some things.

Minor League Transactions: March 16-22  —  For the complete record: The asterisks (*) here denote instances of 40-man roster players who have agreed to terms on the minor league portion of their split major league/minor league contracts.  These players will have their minimum salary dictated …

Showalter's slap at Theo has no sting  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Well, now.  That's one way to liven up spring training, an impolitic Buck Showalter speaking to truth and people making it sound like he's picking fights with Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and Yankees captain Derek Jeter.

MUSIAL NO MAN OF HONOR, MR. PRESIDENT  —  With the economy and international turmoil, President Obama has enough headaches; he doesn't need any more.  But his staff has created one for him with its failure to investigate fully the career and life of Stan Musial before recommending …

Mets Fans, Meet Brad Emaus  —  With Plate Discipline, No-Name Rookie Appears to Have Won Second-Base Job  —  JUPITER, Fla.—For a professional athlete, Brad Emaus is a little bit doughy.  He is barely 6 feet tall.  He runs at a plodding pace.  He doesn't hit for much power.

Homer-happy Royals blast past Mariners 9-8  —  PEORIA, Ariz.—Melky Cabrera, Alex Gordon and Lance Zawadzki each hit two-run homers and the Kansas City Royals broke a four-game spring training losing streak with a 9-8 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

Giants to explore options in right with Ross out  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants will consider all possibilities as they spend the exhibition schedule's final week seeking a temporary replacement for Cody Ross.  —  Ross, San Francisco's starting right fielder, is expected to be sidelined for three weeks with a sprained right calf.

2011 spring training: Texas Rangers set rotation, keep Neftali Feliz in bullpen  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — After plenty of discussion and evaluation over the last six weeks, the Texas Rangers said Thursday that Neftali Feliz will remain the team's closer in 2011.

Franklin Gutierrez isn't healthy yet … Franklin Gutierrez, the Gold Glove center fielder who's battled stomach ailments for more than a year, hasn't played in the Seattle Mariners last four games - isn't in the lineup today - and is undergoing more medical tests.

Farm report brightening by the day  —  The Angels apparently got better at drafting and developing players in the last 12 months.  Either that or their young players (eg., Mike Trout, Mark Trumbo and Hank Conger) just turned out to be better than people thought.