Nolan Ryan could leave Rangers by the end of spring training, sources say  —  Yes, there's been a shift of power in Arlington, which may or may not be the same as a power struggle, but the end result is the same.  —  Either way, Jon Daniels wins and a guy named Rick George wins …

Red Sox' Dustin Pedroia: Baseball should pursue cheaters  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox players will hold their annual meeting with representatives of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Monday morning.  If previous meetings at other camps are an indication …

Will San Jose sue the San Francisco Giants to allow the Oakland A's to move south?  —  SAN JOSE — The A's attempted journey to San Jose continues at the speed of Pablo Sandoval.  As he tries to steal home.  While carrying Bruce Bochy on his back.  —  In other words, the slowness …

Was there a better way for Red Sox to spend?  —  There are different ways to construct a baseball team, and the Red Sox chose their own interesting path for 2013.  So far they have succeeded in protecting their second pick by not going after a free agent requiring compensation, instead using older …

Kyle Lohse not completely off Rangers' radar  —  SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cactus League games have been played for nine days so far this year, which isn't even a quarter of the Texas Rangers' schedule in the longest spring in club history.  —  No one knows better than club personnel, and the media …

WAR stat in baseball is complete nonsense  —  Was Mike Trout the best all-around player in baseball last year?  —  You kidding?  Who doesn't know that?  No one combined offensive and defensive skill to the extent he did.  It's barely a debatable topic.  —  So why is there no American …

Howard HR Exits Stadium in Phils' 13-5 Win  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Brett Cecil that cleared the back fence and went out of Bright House Field, helping a Philadelphia Phillies' split squad beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-5 Sunday.

Furcal is ‘not getting better’  —  • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Not only was Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal unable to play Saturday, which had been his target date a few days before, he has no idea when he again will test his ailing right elbow.

Black looks back on 2009 Richard-Peavy trade  —  Padres manager nostalgic about right-hander's time in San Diego  —  SAN DIEGO — There was a slight twinge of nostalgia Sunday for Padres manager Bud Black each time he glanced at the mound and saw Jake Peavy digging to make a pitch.

Rondon shaky; Tigers GM says club not eyeing another closer — yet  —  The Tigers may not have a closer issue yet, but they could be working toward one if hard-throwing 22-year-old Bruce Rondon doesn't find the strike zone.  —  There have been hints out of Tigers camp that longtime manager Jim Leyland …

Cuba Beats China 12-0 In Nearly Empty Stadium  —  FUKUOKA, Japan—In a nearly empty stadium that had the energy of a library, Cuba trounced China 12-0, invoking the mercy rule after the top of the seventh inning to improve to 2-0 in the first round of the World Baseball Classic.

Rockies Recap: A's 7, Rockies 2  —  At Salt River Fields  —  SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — There's no getting around it, Jorge De La Rosa was awful in his second outing of spring.  —  The lefty, hoping to make a strong return in his first full season after Tommy John elbow surgery in June 2011 …

Yankees' Ichiro in car crash, not hurt  —  TAMPA — Ichiro Suzuki avoided injury last night when his car collided with another vehicle.  —  “He is fine,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.  “His interpreter called to let us know.”  —  Ichiro was headed south in his Land Rover …