Mark Teixeira is on the DL. Kevin Youkilis needs surgery. Vernon Wells (.260 OPS in June) is in the cleanup spot. That's the Yankees. ...more

Lyle Overbay hasn't been great for the Yankees, but he hasn't been bad. And now they can't afford to let him go. ...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

The Red Sox spent the spring believing they had a plan to get better. The Yankees spent the spring fearing that for them, things could get a lot worse. Opening day at Yankee Stadium played into those Red Sox hopes, and also those Yankee fears. ...more

The White Sox defy predictions more frequently than any team in the game. So maybe it's good for them that everyone is talking about the rest of the AL Central this spring, just as it turned out just fine when a scout predicted last spring that they would lose 100 games. ...more

Mark Teixeira's injury means the Yankees will begin the season without at least eight of their 10 players who hit double-digit home runs in 2012. The Yanks have built their offense on home runs ('We're not the Bronx Bunters'), but where will the homers come from? ...more

Torii Hunter says he knew during last season that he'd sign with the Tigers when he became a free agent. Maybe that's why his first day in Tigers spring training felt so natural. ...more

It's a little crazy to think Kevin Youkilis will become the seventh member of the curse-ending 2004 Red Sox to later play for the hated Yankees. Some were obscure, while others (like Youkilis, Johnny Damon and Derek Lowe) were Red Sox heroes. So is it still a big deal? ...more

The Dodgers have more money than anyone, so no one believes they're done after spending $147 million on Zack Greinke and $36 million on Hyun-Jin Ryu. They may now be ready to pursue Kevin Youkilis or Anibal Sanchez, sources say. ...more