Baseball 

Baseball 

As Edinson Volquez-for-Josh Hamilton proved, the offseason was made for trading. 

The Marlins have 11 arbitration-eligible players, and not all will be signed. 

The Marlins have 11 arbitration-eligible players, and not all will be signed. 

The Marlins aren't taking any chances with their star player getting hurt this offseason. 

--The Marlins know what it's like to have All-Star SS Hanley Ramirez in the lineup. 

The Marlins aren't taking any chances with their star player getting hurt this offseason. 

--The Marlins know what it's like to have All-Star SS Hanley Ramirez in the lineup. 

Major League Baseball will release in January the number of players who had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008, according to The New York Times. 

Major League Baseball will release in January the number of players who had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008, according to The New York Times. 

Major League Baseball will release in January the number of players who had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008, according to The New York Times. 

Baseball 

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge in Sussex, Va. 

CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO - Long tired of watching two pitchers "squeezed" by one very inconsistent home plate umpire, the home team's manager trudges to the mound for a word or two with his frustrated reliever.