20, 2012 Feb 20 1:54 PM ET Assuming David Price opens the regular season for the Rays on April 6 at The Trop, here is your Opening Day Yankees lineup: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher...

There will also be new and exciting promotions such as Capital Region Baseball Heritage Night with a Derek Jeter bobblehead giveaway, Social Media Monday, Welcome to the Future Night, Summer Olympics Night and more. The ValleyCats will kick off their...

York Mets third baseman David Wright gestures as he tells a story between batting practice turns during spring training baseball, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) New York Mets third baseman David Wright gestures...

Donnie Baseball was my idol growing up, playing the game how it should be played. He was so clutch. Rickey Henderson was great too. Man, did he rob those bases. Paul O'Neil was such a warrior. I wore #21 in college because I loved his intensity and his...

Yankee great will turn 38 this summer—and no major league team has ever won a pennant with a 38-year-old shortstop. If I had a vote, I'd probably have given Derek Jeter the MVP in 1999, which was won that season by Texas catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez,...

Reportedly the deal includes incentives that could make the deal worth up to $4 million. The deal is still pending a physical. Ibanez, 39, likely fills the role the Yankees had been looking for at DH. Though it is also likely that aging stars Alex...

He's passionate, but it's rare that he ever runs his mouth off or says anything controversial. However, at the start of last season, Showalter made some interesting remarks about the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, division rivals of his Baltimore...

But when your biggest two potential problems for a baseball team are Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter , do you really have worries? Girardi will be wound as tight as ever, but this seems the season for him to win his second ring and upgrade his uniform...

Acquired from the Reds in the trade that sent Ken Griffey Jr. to Cincinnati during the winter of 2000, Cameron needed all of five games to ingratiate himself with Safeco Field fans. Challenged to replace the irreplaceable, he made an over-the-fence...

NEW MEMBER Kasey Kahne is the new man on the “Yankees of NASCAR,” the Hendrick team, along with Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. This team was supposed to dominate the sport, but outside of Johnson’s five championships, they look more...

That looks like the spot being saved for Raul Ibanez. I only noticed three other open lockers: One right next to Alex Rodriguez, one right next to Derek Jeter, and one corner locker where Mark Prior and Kei Igawa have been in the past. “I’ve continued...

Jordan Walden came through big time as a rookie for the Angels in 2011 being an anchor to their bullpen. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Jordan Walden in his rookie season saved 32 games for the Angels and posted a 2.98 ERA is the process. His violent...

Now, the Yankees can contend in 2012, replace Kuroda with top pitching prospect Manny Banuelos (and shave $10 million in payroll in the process) and keep contending while some of their worst contracts come off the books. By the time Michael Pineda and...

Andruw Jones performed exactly as advertised last season, hitting for power against left-handers, and doing it well enough to reprise that same role this year. Also, the roster offers plenty of choices for veteran players to pick off DH at-bats,...

Pitchers and catchers report. Flows smoothly off the tongue. Like the smooth steady swing of Ted Williams, who even at 40 could spray the field with endless hit-them-where-they-ain't line drives. Pitchers and catchers report. Makes you smile and replay...

Cashman said he views Phil Hughes as a starter. Nevertheless, if Pineda, Nova, Garcia and Kuroda pitch well in the exhibition season, Hughes likely will land in the pen. LINEUP A lineup that housed Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano,...

Russell Martin R/R; age 28 Endeared himself with defense, game-calling behind plate. 3. Austin Romine R/R; age 23 Top Yanks’ catching prospect now that Jesus Montero is in Seattle. 1. David Adams R/R; age 24 Second baseman has been hampered by ankle...

The AL-to-NL effect on pitchers and their well-being is now well-documented. But think about the impact on a closer who has spent his entire career pitching in the toughest division in baseball. Has anyone ever attempted to measure that? Jonathan...

It's rarely a disappointment, loads of fun along the way and will usually result in fans getting exactly what they're looking for. It'll also result in a lot of sighs from folks on the receiving end of those stories once the fun is over. Yes, Derek...