The Mariners scratched Bedard from his scheduled outing today because of a sore left hip. MarinersÂ’ manager Don Wakamatsu said, "ItÂ’s just really about being on the mound again. This is more muscle soreness. He had some stiffness in there about four days ago, and we thought it was best at this poi...

Perez left Tuesday's exhibition game after injuring his arm diving for a ball in the outfield. He is expected to miss at least a week....

Toronto SP Roy Halladay has been sharp all spring. The right-hander pitched four innings Wednesday to stretch his shutout streak to nine, and the Blue Jays tied the Pirates 2-all in 11 innings. "I was throwing the kitchen sink at them. I don't feel like I have a specific thing to work on. It's mainl...

Reds SP Aaron Harang took another step in getting beyond his dismal 2008 season, pitching four scoreless innings Wednesday during the Reds' 8-2 victory over the Astros. Harang lost 17 games last season, by far the worst of his career, and slimmed down in the offseason. Cincinnati is counting on him ...

Detroit SP Justin Verlander walked too many batters in an exhibition game against the Yankees on Wednesday. Verlander, the winner of the game, gave up four runs - two earned - three hits and four walks in two innings. In the second, he walked three straight hitters. "Obviously, I was erratic, but I ...

CC Sabathia allowed too many hits in an exhibition game against the Tigers on Wednesday. "I felt like I was throwing the ball pretty sound," Sabathia said. "But they put the bat on the ball. It kind of snowballed." All five runs off him came in the second, when Gary Sheffield hit the first of his tw...

From the The Sports Xchange: Manager Cito Gaston will use LHP Scott Downs and RHP Brandon League as his set-up guys depending on the makeup of the opposition's lineup. Down the road, Gaston can see League, a hard thrower who pitches in the high 90s, as a "future stopper," a guy who can come in to a ...

Baltimore SP David Pauley needs to start pitching better if he wants to win a spot in the starting rotation out of spring training. Pauley was beat up by Twins hitters on Wednesday as he allowed eight hits over three innings of work. Pauley allowed just two runs but walked a batter and now has a 7.7...

A sore tushy apparently kept Erik Bedard on ... well, not on the bench, but he did miss his start today. [Baltimore Sun]...

Edison Volquez, right, earned himself a lot of fans in 2008, but his chances for a repeat seem slim at best. The 2009 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit continues as we release more of the Top 10 Lists Fantasy Owners Always Wanted But Were Afraid to Ask For. Today, Alex has his choices for 2009 flops. They were ...