Soriano arrives at Nationals' camp  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals closer Rafael Soriano arrived in camp on Saturday morning and was greeted in the clubhouse by teammate Gio Gonzalez and general manager Mike Rizzo.  Soriano would later get reacquainted with left-hander Will Ohman.

Furcal takes it easy, but he's confident  —  • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Having avoided surgery for the torn ligament in his right elbow, Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal took the field today and participated in some brief infield drills during …

Rays' one-eyed reliever Sandoval keeps focus forward  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — Veteran pitcher Joel Peralta already had taken an unusual step when he called Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman directly this winter to recommend the team sign a 30-something reliever who had been impressive in the Dominican Republic.

Villalona ready to focus on baseball, not past  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — First baseman Angel Villalona reported to camp Friday, bent on putting his controversial past behind him.  —  “The one thing I can say is I'm here to play, to give my all and to get back to playing baseball,” …

Boras: Calls increasing for Lohse, unsigned free agents  —  Spring Training has begun, and Kyle Lohse is still looking for a team.  But according to agent Scott Boras, the right-hander is drawing more interest as the days go by.  —  Boras discussed the status of Lohse …

Beltran concedes he could use more rest  —  • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Cardinals right fielder Carlos Beltran was voted to the All-Star team last year on the basis of a first half in which he batted .296 with 20 homers and 65 runs batted in.

East Notes: Red Sox, Duquette, Escobar, LaRoche  —  John Lackey's new slim physique marks one of the many signs that the Red Sox organization has taken a step toward rebuilding a positive culture within the clubhouse, writes Buster Olney of ESPN.com (Insider sub req'd).

Mozeliak's ‘vision’ earns him extension through 2016  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  JUPITER, Fla.   • When he was hired as general manager, John Mozeliak had fissures to mend.  —  When his contract was last extended, he had an icon to re-sign.

Source: Braun on another clinic document … MIAMI — The list was written in April, in the hand of Biogenesis of America clinic founder Anthony Bosch.  Among the names is the Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun, and to the right of that name is a figure: $1,500.

Listening to Mets, Santana says WBC unlikely  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The New York Mets have informed left-hander Johan Santana that the organization prefers he not participate in the World Baseball Classic.  As a result, the two-time Cy Young Award winner is unlikely to represent …

Yankees keeping tabs on former ace Wang  —  TAMPA — Free-agent right-hander Chien-Ming Wang threw off a mound at Billy Connors' Tampa area home recently and impressed the spring training pitching instructor.  —  According to Connors, Wang, who will pitch for Taiwan in the upcoming World Baseball Classic …

DIAMONDBACKS KNEW ABOUT DIDI GREGORIUS' ELBOW  —  There comes a point in our time as fans or our time as baseball writers where we forget an important part of team management.  Part of what we do as fans and writers is analyze, dig deeper, and second guess.