Fri Feb 13h 2009 Concerns will always linger for Chris Carpenter. But more important, the discomfort that grabbed him by the shoulder last August and September does not. Carpenter took the mound Wednesday for the first time in five months, completing a restrained 10-minute throw that marked another ...

Wed Feb 11th 2009 Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said he hopes reports out of Japan that right fielder Ichiro Suzuki might pitch for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic is more "propaganda than real." "I don't think it's a good idea," Wakamatsu said. "I just don't think it is a very good idea a...

Thu Jan 29th 2009 Just into the third year of an eight-year, $136 million contract, it is becoming clear Alfonso Soriano has no leg to stand on-so to speak-in insisting he bat leadoff. It is even becoming clear to him, given his age, injuries and diminishing speed. Soriano says he will go to spring ...

As long as Vincent Lecavalier is from Quebec and as long as the team currently known as the Tampa Bay Lightning plays in Florida, we are going to have to deal with rumors that Vinny is on the verge of being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. This has been a simmering pot since the day he was drafted ...

Sat Jan 17th 2009 Quick Hits: Braves eyeing returns for Glavine, Jones. Glavine made just 13 starts before season-ending elbow surgery and has not thrown off a mound since. The 305-game winner, who turns 43 in March, went 2-4 with a 5.56 ERA in his next season back with the Braves since 2002. Jones ...

Tue Jan 13th 2009 Though the New York Yankees still have some interest in Mike Cameron, the Milwaukee Brewers are more inclined to hang on to their center fielder, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Sunday. GM Doug Melvin told the newspaper that having a good defensive centerfielder is valuable...

Thu Jan 8th 2009 Recent Chicago Cubs trades may have positioned the team for another run at San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy. But acquiring the 2007 National League Cy Young Award winner may hinge on new ownership for both franchises. "We all understood that there was some sort of framework [for ...

Wed Jan 7th 2009 I guess this counts as politicians doing their part to give back during these trying economic times. But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration, against a backdrop of economic turmoil, are giving up their luxury boxes in both the new Yankee Stadium, and Citi Field. ...

Although Andy Pettitte has frustrated Yankee brass by declining to accept the Bombers' one-year offer of $10 million, the Yankees haven't closed the door on a deal for the veteran lefthander. According to a person close to the situation, GM Brian Cashman has "had dialogue" in recent days with Pettit...

Twenty things around Major League Baseball to look out for in '09 The new Yankee Stadium and incoming hurlers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett (right) are just two of the 20 things to look out for in 2009. (Nick Laham/Getty) SLPlayer.writePlayer({mid:null,imgId:"story_photo"}); There are New Years, and ...