Alex Rodriguez's DEA confession: Yes, I used steroids from fake Miami doctor  —  ›  —  ‹  —  For 21 tumultuous months, New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez has defiantly maintained he never used banned substances from a Coral Gables anti-aging clinic …

NO, GOLD GLOVE VOTERS STILL AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION  —  The Gold Glove Awards make more sense than they used to ... but they don't make that much sense, still.  —  As I'm sure you'll recall, last year Rawlings was gracious and sensible enough to (finally) inject some machine intelligence into the process …

Giants slugger Michael Morse on Mets' radar  —  After eliminating Michael Cuddyer from their list of potential free-agent pursuits, the Mets still have other outfield targets they may consider.  —  Michael Morse is one such name who fits the Mets' criteria, according to a person with knowledge of the club's internal discussions.

Dodgers hire Farhan Zaidi as GM  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will name Oakland Athletics assistant GM Farhan Zaidi, a Berkeley-educated economist, as their next GM, baseball sources confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com Tuesday night.  —  The news will be officially announced later this week.

2015 Toronto Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects  —  Want More?  Complete 2015 Top 10 Prospects Rankings  —  Get it all: Subscribe to Baseball America  —  Go 30 deep: Order the 2015 Prospect Handbook!  —  The Blue Jays entered this season with playoff aspirations after struggling in 2013 …

Mets make changes to uniform, hats  —  Matthew Cerrone: It looks like they are ditching the ivory uniform, while going back to the pinstripes on bright white.  Also, the all-white with no stripes is gone, which is a shame, as I really liked that one.  It also looks like road blue (with New York) …

Former big league lefty Halsey dies at 33  —  Brad Halsey was selected by the Yankees in the eighth round of the 2002 Draft.  (Getty)  —  Former Major League left-hander Brad Halsey died on Tuesday at the age of 33, according to a tweet by Halsey's agency, O'Connell Sports.

ISSUES WITH THE MLB QUALIFYING OFFER SYSTEM … The qualifying offer system in Major League Baseball was a well-intended and generally well-executed addition to the CBA prior to the start of the 2013 season.  Ultimately, the system helped remove draft pick compensation attached to most free agents.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2015  —  As explained in this series of posts, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  We've heard from many MLB teams and agencies that reference the projections in their work.

Cubs, already a big free-agent player, are targeting Russell Martin  —  The Cubs, already the leader in free agency after landing marquee manager Joe Maddon for a $25-million, five-year deal, are going to target top free agent catcher Russell Martin, sources connected to the team said.

Alfonso Soriano Announces Retirement  —  Longtime big leaguer Alfonso Soriano has annunced his retirement from the game, reports Hector Gomez of Dominican outlet Listin Diario (via Twitter).  The 38-year-old played in parts of 16 MLB seasons, including thirteen as a full-time regular.