Blue Jays, Athletics Talking With Dayan Viciedo  —  6:11pm: With Saunders now expected to return much sooner than had been anticipated, the Jays' impetus to add Viciedo seems to have diminished significantly.  Indeed, GM Alex Anthopoulos indicated that the team will likely stick with its internal options …

A-Rod circus taking pressure off Gregorius at Yankees camp  —  TAMPA — On a back field at the Yankees' spring complex Thursday, far from the Alex Rodriguez show in the main stadium, Didi Gregorius quietly fielded ground balls and worked on turning double plays.

Jose Reyes critical of Ruben Tejada not earning Mets' everyday shortstop job … Baseball  —  Projecting all 15 AL teams' lineups

Players union sees potential bargaining issue with Cubs-like spending restrictions  —  MESA, Ariz. - Some of the banking restrictions that have limited the Cubs' baseball spending under Ricketts family ownership also are built into debt structures of many other clubs, said a major league source close …

First Photo Of ‘Jihadi John’ As Adult Revealed  —  The first known photograph has emerged of Mohammed Emwazi - the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” - as an adult.  —  Showing him with a goatee beard and wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap, the image is revealed …

New technology delivers one-of-a kind analysis  —  10/12/14: As Tony Cruz loses track of the pitch, Matt Duffy races home from second base to tie the game at 4 in the 9th inning  —  Statcast tracking technology has provided a whole new way of analyzing the postseason, and Game 2 …

Sources: Hamilton faces suspension, though MLB trying to be lenient  —  FOX Sports … Major League Baseball officials are weighing how to penalize Josh Hamilton for a breach of the sport's drug policy while showing compassion for a former MVP who until recently had abided by the terms …

Brewers will look at all angles to find Ramirez's replacement  —  Jim Callis discusses the acquisitions of Luis Sardinas, Corey Knebel and Marcos Diplan by the Brewers in exchange for Yovani Gallardo  —  PHOENIX — Brewers officials weren't surprised Friday when Aramis Ramirez announced he intends to retire after this season.

Braves center fielder Upton (foot) likely out at least 2 months  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Melvin Upton Jr. will likely miss all of spring training after being diagnosed with inflammation of a bone in his left foot, and the Braves suddenly have another opening-day spot up for grabs.

Orioles' Machado says he's healthy, hopes to play full season  —  Six months after his second knee surgery in two years, Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado reported to spring training happy, and so far healthy.  —  Machado has yet to play a full major league season, and he's confident that 2015 is going to be the year.

2015-16 MLB International Bonus Pools  —  Teams have received their international bonus pools for the upcoming 2015-16 signing period, which begins on July 2.  The pools are up slightly from a year ago, with the top pool getting an extra $378,500 and the bottom pool getting an additional $102,300.

Cardinals' Wainwright has abdominal strain  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright has been diagnosed with an abdominal strain but the St. Louis ace could be available to pitch the Cardinals' opener at Wrigley Field on April 5.  —  Wainwright strained the muscle on Monday while putting a 45-pound weight back on a rack.