TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees pitcher David Wells resumed working out Sunday after missing one day with flulike symptoms.

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Wells spent time in the weight room, played catch and took part in fielding drills.

"I'm better today, not 100 percent,'' Wells said. "I had a good workout. Sweat it out.''

Wells has been fighting a cold and came down with the flulike condition several days after getting a flu shot Wednesday.

"I'll never take one again,'' Wells said.

Wells was 19-7 with a 3.75 ERA in 31 starts last season. He is scheduled to throw off a bullpen mound Monday.

"My arm is ready to go,'' Wells said. "One day won't make a difference.''

Wells arrived one hour early, not realizing reporting time was 10:45 a.m. Sunday instead of the usual 9:45 a.m. He said maybe he'd better check the board once in a while.

Wells has a book coming out in April from William Morrow titled: "Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches and Baseball.'' (An earlier version of the title had "Babes'' inserted between "Beer'' and "Brawls''). Wells, who co-wrote the book with Chris Kreski, thought the title inappropriate: He prefers other drinks over beer.

"Since kids, I've been in two or three fights my entire life,'' he added. "Is that a brawler?''

He deleted some passages that might upset teammates, and said some items in the final version surprised him.

"They added stuff at the end that I didn't know about,'' Wells said.

He is to autograph copies on April 8, the day after the team's home opener, at a Manhattan bookstore and that night at the Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, N.J.

"I told Yogi I'd give him first dibs,'' Wells said.

He said the book's proceeds would pay the college tuition for his kids and leave enough to buy a car.

What a relief
Manager Joe Torre projects right-hander Steve Karsay and left-hander Chris Hammond as the setup men out of the bullpen this season and sees Randy Choate as a possible second lefty.

Karsay came through his first full bullpen session Saturday since undergoing back surgery last November without any significant problems.

"My hamstrings are a little tight,'' Karsay said Sunday. "My back doesn't bother me at all.''

Early arrival
Reporting day for position players was Sunday, and they were allowed to call the team to report their arrival. Bernie Williams went to the clubhouse at 7:30 a.m. to drop off his gear and was gone by the time pitchers and catchers arrived for their 10 a.m. workout.

Notes
Bench coach Don Zimmer is entering his 55th season in baseball. The past few years he has changed his uniform to match that number. Because Hideki Matsui is wearing No. 55, Zimmer will again wear 54 this season. Zimmer also skipped No. 51 (Williams) in 1999. ... SS Derek Jeter is scheduled Monday to discuss offseason comments questioning his focus by owner George Steinbrenner. "I don't think it's going to be as dramatic as everybody anticipates,'' Torre said. "Just knowing Jeter, I think he'd like to put this to sleep because I know his favorite thing to do is play baseball.'' ... Torre said OF Rondell White, who had been working out at the minor league complex, will probably miss several days of camp following the death of his grandmother. ... LHP Sterling Hitchcock, one of the Yankees' seven starting pitchers, has been throwing in the group that includes primarily relievers. ... The nameplate above the locker of INF Enrique Wilson was taped over Sunday with "Estupido 14.'' ... RHP Jorge DePaula reported on Sunday. He was delayed by visa problems. Still missing, but expected by Tuesday, is RHP Delvis Lantigua. ... Torre was impressed by the bullpen sessions of two pitchers coming off injuries -- LHP Brandon Claussen (elbow) and RHP Christian Parker (shoulder). ... Torre said the team will play intrasquad games on Feb. 24 and 25, and that young pitchers would do most of the throwing.