Just getting warmed up  —  Sure signs of spring down at Sox camp  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - It's impossible to beat WBZ's Jon Miller to spring training, but coming in second to the Boston media legend gives you some chest-thumping pride.  You see, we've all been a little eager to get to The Fort this year …

Alderson: ‘Big Fundraiser Tonight for Gas Money’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Even Mets general manager Sandy Alderson can't resist pointing out the team's financial difficulties.  —  The team tweeted Thursday afternoon that Alderson had started a Twitter account (at)MetsGM.

Local baseball governing body bans Baltimore's scouts after controversial signing  —  The South Korean governing body of baseball has banned scouts from the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball (MLB) from attending local games, after the Orioles signed a teenage pitcher in a controversial move.

Law: Top 100 MLB prospects of 2012 (1-25)  —  Mike Trout and Bryce Harper come out on top for the second straight year

Ranking the top prospects (1-25)  —  Mike Trout and Bryce Harper come out on top for the second straight year  —  Welcome to ESPN Insider's 2012 ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball.  —  This is the fifth year I have done these rankings for Insider, and for the first time …

Yankees TV host Bob Lorenz charged with drunken driving; cops found YES anchor passed out in car  —  Police say his speech was slurred and he smelled o alcohol  —  Cops in Connecticut say they found 48-year-old Bob Lorenz slumped over his steering wheel early Wednesday morning.

11 bidders remain in running to buy Dodgers  —  The list includes the team of Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten, former owner Peter O'Malley, Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the pairing of Rick Caruso and Joe Torre.  —  Rams owner Stan Kroenke, a bidder for the Dodgers, addresses the media during …

Brian Cashman's accused stalker, Louise Meanwell, tells wild tale saying Yankees GM misled feds on steroid probe  —  Woman is currently in jail held on $200,000 bail  —  Brian Cashman's ‘pal’ (below) injects steroids into argument.  —  The woman accused of stalking and blackmailing Yankees GM Brian Cashman …

Source: Rangers, Cruz close on 2-year deal for likely more than $15 mil  —  Update 10:43 a.m. Thursday: Last night, I speculated Nelson Cruz 2-year deal to be worth $14-15 million.  When announced, post-physical, likely to be more than $15 mil.  —  SS Elvis Andrus may not be the only Ranger to get a multi-year contract this week.

NY Mets' Mike Pelfrey is confident he will revive his sinker after subpar 2011 campaign  —  Regaining pitch could be the key to crucial season  —  Mike Pelfrey throws self into reviving sinker after rough 2011.  —  Mike Pelfrey estimates that he has already thrown 1,000 sinkers …

Figgins could return to form at leadoff  —  When Eric Wedge said the idea of removing Ichiro from the leadoff spot has “as much to do with his teammates as it has to do with him,” the Seattle Mariners manager might as well have screamed Chone Figgins' name.  —  Wedge has yet to commit …