Halladay insists he is healthy after rough outing  —  Righty struggled mightily in his start against Detroit on Tuesday, giving up seven runs  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Roy Halladay insisted Tuesday that he is fine.  —  But is he really?  —  Halladay struggled terribly in 2 2/3 innings …

New Times Says No to MLB  —  Sorry, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.  We won't hand over records that detail the inner workings of Biogenesis, the controversial Coral Gables anti-aging clinic that allegedly supplied prohibited drugs to six professional baseball players, including Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.

US Beats Puerto Rico 7-1 in WBC  —  MIAMI (AP) — Gio Gonzalez gave Team USA its best start yet, and David Wright provided a big finish.  —  Gonzalez pitched five scoreless innings and the Americans beat Puerto Rico 7-1 in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night.

NO MOVEMENT ON FUTURE PLANS FOR HOUSTON ASTRODOME  —  HOUSTON (AP) - The dilemma of the deteriorating Houston Astrodome remained unresolved Tuesday with the passing of a deadline to put a bond referendum before voters in May.  —  Harris County commissioners took no action on the ballot initiative …

Harper already psyched for 2017 WBC  —  VIERA, FLA.  —  Here is good news for American baseball fans and bad news for the rest of the world:  —  Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals' emerging superstar, doesn't plan to miss the next World Baseball Classic.

White Sox GM Hahn sticking with his instincts  —  With eye on competing in AL Central, club anticipates buying, not selling in '13  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The word “rebuild” might as well be four letters long where the White Sox are concerned, because it has that sort of profane connotation to the organization.

A tricky Texas two-step with Nolan Ryan  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Nolan Ryan pulled up in his golf cart, chatted for a few minutes and sauntered through the glass doors Monday morning at the Texas Rangers' spring training complex.  —  He walked up a flight of steps, dropped off his briefcase …

Pirates will likely make a few cuts Wednesday  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — One of the few teams yet to whittle down population in the Major League camp, the Pirates are expected to get into that act on Wednesday, when they check back into McKechnie Field following Tuesday's break in their schedule.

A's Yoenis Cespedes back after harrowing family ordeal  —  Yoenis Cespedes' trip home to see his family - just arrived from Turks and Caicos Islands after a long struggle to immigrate to the U.S. from Cuba - was a quick one; he spent just a day in Miami, but he is all smiles.

Latos and Beckett Look Ready for Season  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Reds' Mat Latos allowed one run in four innings and the Dodgers' Josh Beckett gave up his first run of the spring in Cincinnati's 6-2 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.  —  Latos allowed hits to the first two batters of the game.

Minor League Ball TOP 150 Prospects for 2013  —  Here is a list of Top 150 Prospects for 2013.  This list supplements, updates, and integrates the Top 50/50 Hitters/Pitchers list in the 2013 Baseball Prospect Book and adds another 50 names.  First, a few points:

Texas Rangers Jurickson Profar could be headed to World Baseball Classic after all  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. After facing a crisis over his career vs. his country early in the spring, Rangers INF Jurickson Profar might just get the best of both worlds this weekend.