The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club is thrilled to announce the signing of two returning right-handed pitchers, Nick Dolsky and Sean Martin. Both played partial seasons with the Honkers last summer, and will be in Rochester for a full season this summer.

The Waterloo Bucks have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Chase Stevens to their roster for the 2011 season. Stevens is a sophomore at Seminole State College of the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The Washington Nationals have more hype surrounding Spring Training camp than any team that finished under .500 in the past few years.

The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are pleased to announce that UW-Stevens Point junior outfielder/pitcher Cody Koback will return for his second season with the Rafters in 2011. The Plover, WI native was one of two WIAC players to be named to the Northwoods League All-Star team in 2010.

The St. Cloud River Bats announced the addition of two more position players Thursday, signing Sauk Rapid, Minn., native Andy Henkemeyer (Minnesota) and junior Jeremy Banks (Youngstown State) to full contracts for the 2011 season.

The New York Mets look to rebound from a disastrous 2010 season that saw the NL East team finish four games under .500. The Mets newly hired manager, Terry Collins, has ties to the Northwoods League. Collins managed the Duluth Huskies and plans to add discipline to a Mets team that has severely lacked leadership the past few years.

The La Crosse Loggers baseball club added to their ever-growing roster today with the addition of a pair of position players from St. John’s University in outfielders Jimmy Brennan and Rowan Wick.

The Waterloo Bucks have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Ali Simpson to their roster for the 2011 season.

The Thunder Bay Border Cats have added four more players for the 2011 Northwoods League season with the signings of first baseman Kevin Taylor, outfielder Eric Aguilera, pitcher Donnie White and shortstop Jake MacWilliam.