Jon Niese had provided the best performance by a Mets pitcher in this camp. He surrendered six hits, all singles, in a 3-2 Mets loss on Saturday.

Derek Jeter always maintains that nothing around the Yankees' universe surprises him, and he held firm on that stance Saturday, one day after Andy Pettitte came out of retirement to sign a Minor League contract with the club.

The ink was hardly dry on Andy Pettitte's contract when Yankees general manager Brian Cashman raised the topic of added scrutiny on the club's rotation this spring. An opportunity to add a pitcher of Pettitte's caliber, assuming he can approach his 2010 form, was too great to pass up.

The reason that Mariano Rivera continues to evade questions about his decision to retire is a simple one. The Yankees' closer loves the fact that Andy Pettitte is coming back, but he wouldn't ever want to be in the lefty's situation.

It's time for Rockies pitcher Esmil Rogers to channel the spirit of last Spring Training.

Red Sox right-hander Aaron Cook came out of his first Spring Training start Saturday afternoon feeling good about the way he pitched, feeling as healthy as he has in a while, and excited to fight for a spot in Boston's rotation.

Matt Holliday has gotten off to a hot start this spring, and he's impressed Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. Holliday went 1-for-3 and belted his second home run of the Grapefruit League season on Saturday.

Baltimore right-hander Armando Galarraga wasn't worried about going four innings without any strikeouts on Saturday in a 7-4 loss to the Red Sox. He's a ground-ball pitcher, that's his game.

After cruising through the first three innings against the Tigers in his third spring start, Jaime Garcia was knocked around in the fourth by a lethal Detroit offense on Saturday.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said that he's confident he will see ace right-hander Chris Carpenter pitch in a game soon after Carpenter smiled following his bullpen session Friday.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said before Saturday's contest with the Tigers that it appears Skip Schumaker's right oblique injury may be worse than the one he sustained during Game 5 of the 2011 National League Division Series.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny spent some time before Saturday's contest against the Tigers to discuss his education at the University of Michigan and how it has paid dividends during his managerial career.

Orioles shortstop Manny Machado's first Grapefruit League start pitted him against one of the game's premier right-handers, Boston's Josh Beckett, and Machado wasn't at the plate intending to draw a walk in his first at-bat.

News of the unretirement of Andy Pettitte prompted some intrigue, a few raised eyebrows and smirks in Mets camp Friday and Saturday. And a few questions, too.

Considering this year is the first time in his career that Brett Myers has worked out of the bullpen during Spring Training, it's taken him some time to adjust to the schedule and uncertainty of never quite knowing when he's going to get into a game.

Scott Baker's inflamed right elbow was causing some concern in Twins camp, but some of that was alleviated on Saturday.

Outfielder Tyler Colvin has regained hitting success early in camp with the Rockies. Now the challenge is not to make too much of it.