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71 BAY AREA NEWS GROUP PLAY BALL ALBELLO/GETTYIMAGES;OPPOSITE:ROBFOLDY/GETTYIMAGES Homeruns NewYorkYankeesdesignated hitter Alex Rodriguez needs 13 home runs to become the fourth player to reach 700. He is 27 behind Babe Ruth's mark of 714, the third-highest in MLB history. Two other Yankees are well within reach of notching 400 homers. Mark Teixeira enters the year with 394, and Carlos Beltrán has 392. Giants outfielder Hunter Pence needs six home runs to reach 200 for his career, and he's 94 hits away from 1,500. A's outfielder Josh Reddick is 14 home runs away from 100 in his career. Fellow outfielder Coco THE LEAGUE YankeeAlex Rodriguez needs 27 home runs to reach 714, which would tie him with Babe Ruth for third on the all-time list. Milestoneswithinreach BY JIMMY DURKIN Crisp remains one stolen base shy of 300 after an injury-riddled sea- son limited him to two last year. A's designated hitter Billy Butler is eight home runs away from 150 in his career and 92 hits shy of 1,500. RBIs Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre enters the year 33 RBIs shy of the 1,500 career mark. The soon-to-be 37-year-old also is 233 hits shy of 3,000, an honor that likely will have to wait until at least 2017. Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is 55 RBIs away from reaching 1,500. Saves Detroit Tigers reliever Francisco Rodriguez is 14 saves away from becoming the sixth player to reach 400. He needs five to pull ahead of Hall of Famer Den- nis Eckersley into sixth on baseball's all-time list. Wins Giants pitcher Madison Bumgar- ner enters his sixth full season as a big league starter needing 15 wins to reach 100. He's averaged 15.6 victories the past five years. Matt Cain enters the year three wins from 100, new Giant Johnny Cueto is four wins away, and Jake Peavy is three shy of 150. Hits Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki needs 65 hits to reach 3,000 for his major league career. If you were to add his 1,278 hits from his nine sea- sons playing in Japan, he's only 43 behind Pete Rose's all-time MLB mark of 4,256. Ichiro also is two stolen bases shy of 500. A healthy Buster Posey stands a good chance to reach 1,000 career hits this season, as he is 150 away (he's never had fewer than 153 in a full season). The Giants catcher also is 53 RBIs away from 500. JDURKIN@BAYAREANEWSGROUP.COM