Brewers make 4-year contract offer to Suppan  —  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Brewers have offered a four-year contract to free-agent pitcher Jeff Suppan.  —  The offer is for between $36 million and $40 million, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports.  —  Free-agent left-hander Ted Lilly received …

Miadich continues to excel in Mexico  —  Veteran righty recording saves left and right in Winter League  —  Right-hander J.B. Miadich continued his excellent season with Venados de Mazatlan of the Mexican Pacific League, earning saves in his last four appearances.

Reds acquire Conine in trade with Phillies  —  CBS SportsLine.com wire reports  —  CINCINNATI — The Reds acquired Jeff Conine from the Philadelphia Phillies for a pair of minor leaguers Thursday, giving them a right-handed hitter who can share a spot at first base and play the outfield.

Dodgers announce staff assignments for 2007 Minor League season  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced minor league field staffing assignments for the 2007 season with five former Dodger players among the personnel, according to De Jon Watson, Director of Player Development.

Delgado charity is a hit at home  —  For Carlos Delgado, charity begins in his hometown.  —  The Mets' first baseman, who was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his philanthropy before Game 3 of the World Series, passed out presents to hospitalized …

M's are serious about pursuit of Zito  —  The Mariners don't have the number 75 embroidered in diamonds and rubies in the Safeco Field home clubhouse in eager anticipation of Barry Zito's arrival.  —  But they do appear to be serious in their pursuit of the left-hander, who won the American League Cy Young Award in 2002 with Oakland.

Cabrera delays Winter League plans  —  All-Star's grandmother passes away, will decide when to play  —  MIAMI — Since being called up to the big leagues in 2003, Miguel Cabrera has continued to spend part of his offseason playing Winter League ball in his native Venezuela.

Sammy Sosa begins training for return to big leagues  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Sammy Sosa began training Thursday in hopes of returning to the major leagues.  —  "I feel like I did when I was a rookie," Sosa told The Associated Press.  "I have a lot of spirit and a desire to return.

Gonzalez trade talks find obstacles  —  No match yet with Yankees, Braves, Red Sox  —  By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  —  Mike Gonzalez to ... nowhere?  —  The Pirates' attempts to trade their closer for a left-handed power hitter appear to have hit a dry patch on all of the most prominent fronts.

Ripken is a 100% Hall of Famer  —  On the night of Sept. 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. saved baseball.  —  The game was flickering when the Baltimore Orioles shortstop broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games played.  —  None of us at Camden Yards that night realized how important the new Ironman's feat would be.

Cecil Travis; Washington Senators Legend  —  Cecil Travis, a sweet-swinging infielder with the Washington Senators in the 1930s and '40s, whose stellar career was interrupted by World War II, died Dec. 16 of congestive heart failure at his farm in Riverdale, Ga. He was 93 and was one of the oldest surviving former Senators.

Bonds not likely to break Aaron's mark in '07  —  So Barry Bonds is back with the San Francisco Giants.  —  His decision to re-up with his hometown team (one year, $16 million) means he'll be in a Giants' uniform for a 15th season.  That, in turn, means that Bonds will join Willie McCovey …