Rays' Chris Archer is in Twins' sights as spring training approaches  —  The Rays righthander has a club-friendly contract.  —  FORT MYERS, FLA. - After failing to land Yu Darvish with a five-year contract offer, the Twins are looking at several other free-agent pitchers …

Phillies spring training roster: A closer look at the players  —  Pitchers  —  RHP Drew Anderson (24): He pitched in just three games last season above double A, including two relief appearances with the Phillies.  Anderson's likely ticketed for the triple-A rotation.

Photos: Former Cardinals Rookie of the Year, Wally Moon, dies at 87  —  Former National League Rookie of the Year Wally Moon, who played on three World Series-winning teams with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died.  He was 87.  Moon played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954-58 …

Blue Jays to retire Roy Halladay's No. 32 on Opening Day  —  Roy Halladay will forever be remembered by the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  The Blue Jays announced on Monday they will retire the late pitcher's number, 32, on Opening Day, March 29, and wear a commemorative No. 32 patch for the 2018 season.

Next Slide  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — He isn't wide-eyed or pinching himself or in awe of being in big league camp.  —  No, Alex Faedo is just happy to be here.  —  “I just think of it as a good opportunity,” he said on Monday afternoon at Tiger Town.  —  Faedo, the Detroit Tigers' first-round pick …

What Rays can't — or won't — tell you at Tuesday's pre-spring media session  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — Rays GM Erik Neander, senior VP Chaim Bloom and manager Kevin Cash will take their seats on the Charlotte Sports Park boardwalk under a spotlight sun just after noon Tuesday …

Houston Texans tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz mulls retirement  —  Johnsburg grad suffered 3 concussions during 2017 season  —  JOHNSBURG - C.J. Fiedorowicz spent Friday night smiling a lot, posing for pictures with youngsters around Johnsburg's gymnasium and signing autographs.

Dave Martinez and the great casino heist … While researching a recent profile of Nationals manager Dave Martinez, which ran in Sunday's print edition, I looked into a story that MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds told when he interviewed Martinez at this year's winter meetings.

Indians, Ryan Hanigan Agree To Minor League Deal  —  The Indians are in agreement with veteran catcher Ryan Hanigan on a minor league contract, reports USA Today's Bob Nightengale (Twitter links).  The O'Connell Sports Management client will earn a $1.25MM base salary if he's able to crack the Major League roster.

Marlins' Starlin Castro says he'll ‘try to set the best example’ for new teammates  —  Starlin Castro is now ready to mentor Miami's young Marlins in 2018 — at least for as long as he remains on those grounds.  —  The Dominican infielder, who will turn 28 just before Opening Day …

Arizona Diamondbacks newcomer Yoshihisa Hirano hopes to win closer's role  —  When Opening Day rolls around, right-hander Yoshihisa Hirano will be 34 years old, but the Diamondbacks' Japanese import has no concerns about his age factoring into his ability to get big-league hitters out.

Mozeliak cautions not to forget about Valera for Cards' bench  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, added a wrinkle to the projection of who would constitute the Cardinals' bench when he threw out the name of utility man Breyvic Valera Monday.

Fowler will start at leadoff, Carpenter likely back to No. 3, says Matheny  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • There are still more than six weeks, two dozen games, and a handful of at-bats for all of this to change, but as Cardinals manager Mike Matheny imagines his lineup today, this moment, he expects it to be back where it started last year.