Red Sox agree to minor league deal with OF Ryan Sweeney  —  According to a major league source, the Red Sox have reached an agreement on a minor league deal with outfielder Ryan Sweeney.  Sweeney, who turns 28 next month, spent 2012 with the Red Sox after being acquired from the A's …

Feds, MLB probe adviser, who has worked closely with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, for possible performance-enhancing drugs link  —  Bosch, a well-known figure among current and former Latin ballplayers in South Florida, has advised the embattled Yankee superstar on nutrition …

Jones to help instruct Padres this spring  —  SAN DIEGO — It's been over three decades since Randy Jones last slipped on a Padres uniform, which is why it will no doubt feel a little surreal when he does so again during Spring Training.  —  But this much the 1976 Cy Young Award winner …

Labor deal could thwart Mets' pursuit of Bourn  —  Baseball's owners succeeded in getting some cost certainty in their First-Year Player Draft budgets.  They were happy about this.  Meanwhile, players got the number of free agents requiring Draft pick compensation reduced.  They were happy about that.

Yankees GM: There's A ‘Chance’ A-Rod Could Miss 2013 Season  —  NEW YORK (WFAN) - Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip on January 16, and he is expected to be out until after the All-Star break.  —  But there's a chance that you might not see the 14 …

Friday Baseball Post  —  I said last week I had nothing particular to say about Stan Musial, but that's not quite true; I just wanted to wait a week out of respect.  But now that I've done that, it's time to consider how his passing affects...the All-Time All-Alive Team and the All-Time All-Dead Team.

Rule Change Eliminates a Fake Pickoff  —  When news of its demise reached the men who will enforce it, nobody mourned.  The ol' fake-to-third, throw-to-first pickoff move, a pitcher's trick that fooled only the most gullible base runners, will now be a balk.  —  “It's funny,” the umpire Ted Barrett said.

White Sox agree to terms with reliever Matt Lindstrom  —  CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox and right-handed reliever Matt Lindstrom have agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.8-million contract which includes a club option for 2014.  —  Under terms of the agreement, Lindstrom will receive $2.3 million in 2013 …

Prospect Watch: Top 10 third basemen  —  Twins' Sano, Rangers' Olt, Nats' Rendon most promising young players at hot corner … 1. Miguel Sano, Twins: After a long signing process, documented in the film “Pelotero,” Sano signed with the Twins in 2009 for $3.15 million.

MLB Investigating Age Questions On Aledmys Diaz  —  Major League Baseball is investigating the age of Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz, according to multiple sources.  —  Diaz is presenting himself as a 23-year-old born Jan. 8, 1990.  However, that date conflicts with previous accounts of when he was born, according to multiple sources.