Spring training news and notes thread

Since there's going to be a ton of news coming from the various camps, I thought that it'd be easier if there was one running spring training news thread.

I guess I'll get it started. The Red Sox and Terry Francona agreed to a three year extension.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/02/sox_francona_st.html

 

Here's one HB and spnited should like. A couple of folks I spoke to in Port St. Lucie have said Pedro Martinez is looking outstanding thus far this spring. I realize it's awfully early but with Pedro and Santana, the Mets will be hard to beat in the NL East.

Unless ...

 

...come on now.

Pirates sign Kim and it doesn't register on the richter scale?

 

I'm cautiously optimistic.

 

Come on Casty that sounds like a cliche at this point .

 

I note Brad Lidge has re-injured his knee. It's like being a kid again, it's not even March and the Phillies are already screwed.

 

Saw that Joba tossed 27 pitches of BP yesterday

 

Yanks are still undecided about his role.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/Decision_2008_Whats_Jobas_job.html

I still think he should be Rivera's set-up man, while learning from the master how to close at the Major League level.

 

Just another reminder that even with the new GM, they are still the worst-run franchise in baseball and it ain't even close.

 

Seems like Girardi is doing good job so far.

 

I think it's too soon to tell. Wait until the season is under way and he has to deal with the day-to-day, on-and-off field aspects of managing in New York.

 

that is why I said " so far"

Saw that Antonio Pierce visited the Mets camp.