On the first two stops of a challenging road trip, the Kansas City Royals ended the Atlanta Braves' 10-game winning streak, and then ended the Boston Red Sox's seven-game winning streak. Next up is Detroit, and while the Tigers don't have a winning streak, 3 to Watch points out that they are the team the Royals must prove themselves against in the American League Central. ...more

The Dodgers and Padres meet again Monday night at Dodger Stadium, just four days after the big brawl that got Zack Greinke hurt and got Carlos Quentin suspended. But Quentin is serving his suspension and will miss this week's series. Is this the start of a true Dodgers-Padres rivalry? 3 to Watch is skeptical. ...more

The Carlos Quentin-Zack Greinke confrontation was the talk of baseball clubhouses Friday. Orioles center fielder Adam Jones quoted Earl Weaver, the longtime Orioles manager: "Don't go out to the mound, just beat them on the field." ...more

Roy Halladay always pitches well against the Mets. He always has, anyway. Now we wonder whether Halladay can pitch well against anyone. He gets his chance against the Mets on Monday night, in a game that leads off this edition of 3 to Watch. ...more

Hanley Ramirez's thumb injury could have happened just as easily in a spring training game, but you can bet some will blame it on the World Baseball Classic. For all the talk about star players shunning the WBC, the bigger problem the tournament faces is that many major-league teams quietly encourage players not to participate. ...more

Royals general manager Dayton Moore's big winter trade may have drawn criticism elsewhere, but it was a big hit in his own clubhouse. Now it's up to those players to prove that Moore was right when he decided this was the time for the Royals to go for it. ...more

Chase Headley heads a list of players who filed arbitration numbers on Friday. Headley asked for $10.3 million, with the Padres countering at $7.075 million. ...more