INSIDE PITCH Manager JOE TORRE announced his pitchers for the first five spring games.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Torre was nicked in the head with Kenny Lofton's foul ball in the fourth and sustained a bruise.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Torre said he planned to sit Jason Giambi through the weekend.

INSIDE PITCH Manager ART HOWE said the team would try to obtain a catcher from another organization in time for tonight's doubleheader.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Torre is not thrilled that the center-field scoreboard now shows the speed of every pitch.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Torre said Chien-Ming Wang would make his scheduled start in Friday's exhibition game at Arizona.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Torre said he had no doubts that Randy Johnson would start Tuesday.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Willie Randolph met 22-year-old shortstop José Reyes on Saturday afternoon and plans to have regular meetings with him to talk baseball.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Willie Randolph said first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz would be activated off the disabled list and would join the team tonight in Florida.

INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Torre said the Yankees would limit the starting pitchers' innings down the stretch.