Replacing a franchise icon like Mark Buehrle is not an enviable task, and the White Sox aren't asking one person to fill that void. It will take the entire starting rotation to pick up the slack left by the clubhouse and on-field leader.

Bryan LaHair, who won the Pacific Coast League MVP Award last season after belting 38 homers and driving in 109 runs for Triple-A Iowa, enters spring camp with a spot on the Cubs' Opening Day roster. Finally.

Though the Cardinals' offense will not be built around speed, manager Mike Matheny will heighten the emphasis on baserunning during camp this year.

Veteran infielder Edgar Renteria is considering retirement after spurning a pair of Minor League offers, his agent told FoxSports.com on Wednesday. Brewers GM Doug Melvin said one of those offers came from Milwaukee.

The New York Yankees have signed reliever David Aardsma, though the right-hander will open the season on the disabled list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

With Jay Bruce 15 pounds lighter this year as he reported to camp, manager Dusty Baker expects the right fielder to make adjustments in his hitting approach.

Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said he does not want to negotiate a new contract extension after Friday.

After the Reds picked up Phillips' $12 million option following the season, negotiations dragged all winter without resolution. So as an early arrival to camp Wednesday, Phillips found himself discussing the lack of an extension once again.

Dustin Pedroia is the type of player who will create motivation just to maintain that edge he loves playing with. This spring, there is no need to manufacture anything — not with the Red Sox coming off the worst September collapse in baseball history.

Bryce Harper's locker is next to that of Jason Michaels, and that's surely no accident. The Nationals are Michaels' fifth Major League team, and at 35, he arrived at Spring Training with a Minor League contract and no guarantees.

With at least six pitchers looking to be in the starting rotation, the Rangers expect a fierce competition to take place this spring before they determine everyone's role.

The American League Central Division title won in 2011 might have been just the beginning for the Detroit Tigers.

For a few fleeting moments during the offseason, David Ortiz contemplated the unthinkable.

The Rays will have 59 in camp — even though that's fewer than they've had in the past, there will be plenty of position battles this spring.

Gerrit Cole is hardly getting the Stephen Strasburg treatment. Unlike the last pitcher to be the overall No. 1 pick in the First-Year Player Draft, in 2009 by the Nationals, Cole has been flying under the radar in his first big league training camp.

The sale of the Dodgers remained on track when a federal bankruptcy judge approved a necessary disclosure agreement between the parties on Wednesday morning in a Delaware court.

The Blue Jays signed right-hander Rick VandenHurk to a non-guaranteed split Major League contract on Wednesday. To make room for VandenHurk, right-hander Alan Farina was placed on the 60-day disabled list.