Edinson Volquez will have one more start on Saturday before departing the very next day for Tampa, Fla., to hook up with his Dominican Republic team that is preparing to begin play on March 7 in the World Baseball Classic.

There will never be a better time for young Astros slugger Chris Carter to realize his power potential.

Few hitters in the game today can make a tape-measure home run look as effortless as Miguel Cabrera.

On the first full day that the Yankees pondered their Opening Day outfield without Curtis Granderson, you couldn’t say that non-roster hopefuls Matt Diaz and Juan Rivera did much to bolster their chances of making the roster.

Jason Heyward and the Upton Brothers provided a glimpse of their dynamic potential by showing some power and speed during the fourth inning of Monday’s Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.

Miguel Cabrera’s massive home run Monday did not come against some Minor Leaguer or journeyman trying to make the team. It came against Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon.

The answers were eerily similar, but the scene was barely recognizable when John Farrell faced a series of questions from the Toronto media on Monday afternoon.

The Blue Jays got an up-close look at two of their biggest offseason additions on Monday afternoon as R.A. Dickey and Josh Johnson made their spring debuts.

Cliff Lee said Monday he still believes the Phillies are contenders, especially with Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in good health entering the season.

Right-hander Adam Wainwright was so efficient early in Monday’s 10-2 win over the Astros that the Cardinals had to send him back to the mound for an extra inning in order for the right-hander to log a sufficient amount of work.

The Cardinals are considering finding some playing time for Yadier Molina at first base before he leaves next Sunday to join his Puerto Rican teammates for the World Baseball Classic.

Seven decades after Ralph Kiner, of the Pirates of course, said that “Home run hitters drive Cadillacs, singles hitters drive Fords,” it might be time for a postscript to that iconic assessment.

Ubaldo Jimenez searched for answers to his past struggles and Cleveland is hoping these weeks of Spring Training can provide sufficient time for finding a potential solution.

Walking onto the main field at Tempe Diablo Stadium at around 8 a.m. MT on Monday provided a rather welcoming site: Sean Burnett and Ryan Madson, the Angels’ two recovering relievers, throwing side by side.

The Brewers signed Norichika Aoki away from Japan based on a stat sheet, some video, a one-day workout and a worry that left fielder Ryan Braun might be suspended to start the season. Aoki then far exceeded expectations in his debut season in the U.S., playing his way into the starting right-field job and then the leadoff spot.

With Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez on the shelf, Travis Hafner’s power is needed more than ever, and Yankee Stadium might be the right place to demonstrate it.

During the franchise’s “Devil Rays” era, the team normally had an entire staff of guys unqualified to pitch at the back end of any team’s rotation. Oh how things can change over time. Now the Rays have four guys competing for the No. 5 spot that would fit nicely in any team’s rotation — and likely in slots higher than No. 5.