From hot stove to death march, baseball is screwing itself one cold winter at a time  —  Tickets for spring training games at Phoenix's lovely Camelback Ranch go on sale today, offering fans of the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers an opportunity to throw down some cash and dream of warmer times just a few weeks away.

Troy Tulowitzki says he would welcome Manny Machado on the Yankees  —  If superstar free-agent Manny Machado does end up putting on pinstripes before spring training, another recently-added New York Yankees shortstop expects to be among the first to welcome him to the team, and embrace the chance to play with him.

Why Manny Machado's wife, Yainee, could lead star to Yankees  —  The most important free-agent signing of the last off-season didn't occur until Feb. 26, precisely a month before Opening Day, when J.D. Martinez signed a five-year, $110 million deal, including two opt-out clauses, with the Boston Red Sox.

Lowdown: Bringing Back Britton  —  Bringing Back Britton  —  The market for relief pitching continues to be very active.  Just days after the Phillies signed former Yankees' reliever David Robertson to a two-year, $23 million contract, the Bombers' locked up one of their own, inking Zach Britton to a three-year, $39 million deal.

Sources: David Wright set to move into Mets front office  —  When David Wright walked into Citi Field last September, his future was murky.  —  After years of battling injuries, the Mets captain admitted he was physically unable to play major league baseball any more, but he isn't entirely ready to leave the game.