Jeff Keppinger sustained a broken right fibula upon falling down the stairs at home during this offseason, but reported to White Sox camp with no setbacks from the injury.

While Red Sox team president/CEO Larry Lucchino is unified with the rest of the organization in thinking that a resurgence could be in the making as soon as this season, he knows that the team’s record-setting sellout streak of 793 games at Fenway Park will soon come to an end.

Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Scott Baker, coming back from Tommy John surgery last year, most likely will not be ready by Opening Day, and that Scott Feldman will start and won’t need to multi-task as he did with the Rangers.

The Phillies would love for Ryan Howard to bounce back in 2013 and play like a younger, healthier version of himself, and Howard believes he is capable of that type of season if he focuses on the right things.

Left-hander John Danks completed his first spring bullpen session without any trouble on Thursday. The White Sox hurler continues to make progress in his rehab from last August’s arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder.

Coming off the most disappointing season of his career, former staff ace Ricky Romero is feeling healthy and energized for the start of what he hopes will be a bounce-back 2013.

There is sure to be lots of attention placed by fans on top Reds prospect Billy Hamilton, who is in big league Spring Training for the first time. Hamilton, who was an early arrival, was a 2012 sensation as he stole a professional record 155 bases at Class A Bakersfield and Double-A Pensacola.

Former Atlanta great Hank Aaron visited the Braves’ Spring Training complex, where he discussed the versatility of Jason Heyward and the upside of the Justin Upton trade.

Bryce Harper arrived at Nationals camp Thursday, prepared for a potential position switch to left field and perhaps a new spot in the batting order, but the reigning NL Rookie of the Year Award winner’s main focus is doing what he can to help Washington win the World Series.

The thunderous sound of the ball coming off the bat of Wil Myers has impressed those observing the Rays’ prospect early in Spring Training.

The Rockies, wanting another infield option with the versatility to play shortstop, acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Rays on Thursday for cash and a player to be named.

Beware calling Phillies old, especially around Ryan Howard, writes Mike Bauman. The 33-year-old believes Philly has plenty left in its tank.

With five Major League seasons under his belt, Evan Longoria is now one of the Rays’ elder statesmen. The 27-year-old told himself coming into Spring Training this season that he would “do a better job at meeting the new guys and just making myself available for them.”

The official report date for pitchers and catchers to Nationals camp was Wednesday, and as the team gathered for a Thursday morning meeting, newly acquired closer Rafael Soriano was absent due to a visa issue.

If the song “I’m So Excited” by the Pointer Sisters isn’t on the playlist of Shane Victorino’s iPod, it should be. The Red Sox’s new right fielder arrived to camp on a rainy Thursday and used the word “excited” 14 times in a 13-minute session with the media.

The Cardinals will stick with the duo of general manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny, extending Mozeliak’s contract for three years and picking up their option on Matheny’s deal for 2014 on Thursday.

Spring Training’s arrival doesn’t mean the end of free agency, and there’s a stable of recognizable names out there, from Bobby Abreu to Carlos Zambrano, just waiting for a team to take a chance.