The last time that John Farrell took his Boston Red Sox to Toronto, Blue Jays fans booed him non-stop. The Jays and their fans have other things to worry about now, with the team off to a 9-17 start. The Blue Jays aren't buried yet, but as 3 to Watch points out, they could be soon. ...more

There were 10 blown saves in the major leagues on Wednesday. Through the first three full days of the season, saves are being converted at just a 58-percent rate (70 percent is more normal). Is there something going on here? Indians closer Chris Perez thinks there might be. ...more

With one more improbable win, this time over Japan, Puerto Rico has advanced to the World Baseball Classic's championship game. How do the Puerto Ricans do it, with a pitching staff filled with guys you barely remember or never heard of? It's catcher Yadier Molina who changes everything. ...more

After playing behind Kyle Lohse the last four years with the Cardinals, Skip Schumaker never imagined Lohse would go into March without signing somewhere as a free agent. ...more

Few pitchers have as much impact on a team as Chris Carpenter has over the past decade with the Cardinals. When he stayed healthy, the Cardinals won. When he was hurt, they didn't win. Now the Cardinals face 2013 and beyond without their oh-so-important ace. ...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

The Giants are trying to keep their World Series-winning team together. They've already re-signed center fielder Angel Pagan, and are hoping to retain second baseman Marco Scutaro. But they face competition for Scutaro from the Cardinals and Yankees. ...more

Torii Hunter went on a recruiting visit to Detroit on Tuesday, sources confirmed to CBSSports.com. The Tigers have emerged as the clear favorite to sign the free-agent outfielder, and a source who has spoken to Hunter said, "He wants to play there." ...more

Baseball is in the early stages of testing Kevlar inserts that could go inside caps and help protect pitchers from head injuries. Head injuries have become a growing concern, one that got even bigger when A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy required brain surgery after he was hit by an Erick Aybar line drive in early September. ...more

As crazy as it seemed, even to him, the White Sox were right to hire Robin Ventura. The Cardinals were right to hire Mike Matheny. Does that mean the Rockies are right to hire Walt Weiss? Maybe he'll prove them right, but is this trend really worth following? ...more