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 …

Gordon gets an early gift from Royals  —  Receives $4.775 million pact on eve of 28th birthday  —  KANSAS CITY — Now Alex Gordon has something extra to celebrate Friday on his 28th birthday, a $4.775 million contract with the Royals for 2012.  —  “It was a great birthday present,” he said.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Braves Plan To Buy Lynchburg Franchise, Move To Wilmington  —  Sale contingent on construction of a new ballpark  —  As the first Opening Day in 33 years without a Kinston, N.C., franchise in the Carolina League approaches, another longtime league member may also be on the way out.

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 …

Victorino to appear on ‘Hawaii Five-O’  —  PHILADELPHIA — Shane Victorino likes to chat a lot in the clubhouse, and later this month, he should have even more to talk about, as he is appearing on the Feb. 20 episode of “Hawaii Five-O” on CBS.  —  According to CBS, Victorino appears as a business executive on a company retreat.

Alderson says Mets are staying pat  —  Mets on Twitter  —  Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is scheduled to begin his drive from New York to Port St. Lucie Wednesday, and there don't figure to be too many new faces to greet him.  —  “We're pretty much there,” Alderson said of what the Mets' roster …