Bidding War for Rodriguez Needs 2 Teams  —  Alex Rodriguez is not attending the general managers meetings, so no general managers have been throwing thousand dollar bills or offers at him.  But his agent, Scott Boras, isn't ready to entertain any offers yet.

Yankees want Miguel Cabrera, won't trade big three pitchers  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - If the Yankees want Miguel Cabrera to succeed Alex Rodriguez as their third baseman, it's going to cost them.  —  Brian Cashman met with the Marlins at about 6 p.m. last night at the GM meetings.

Mets covet pitching most, not A-Rod  —  The Mets have their sites set on improving their pitching, and Red Sox reliever Eric Gagne is among those they could sign this offseason.  (Getty Images Photo)  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - As of dinnertime last night, the Mets had yet to meet with Scott Boras …

Notebook: Baseball GMs approve replay for home runs  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - Baseball's general managers sent their strongest message yet to Bud Selig that they want instant replay.  But developments in the game progress at "glacier-like movement," Major League Baseball executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon …

Indians exercise Byrd option, not good judgment  —  By now, it is obvious that the folks who own and operate Major League Baseball franchises could not give a fat rat's behind about past use of performance-enhancing drugs.  No matter what George Mitchell and his band of merry barristers uncover …

Wright joins Gold Glove class  —  Third baseman a first-time winner; center fielder Beltran repeats  —  NEW YORK — Weeks before he became the third Mets player to produce a 30-30 season, David Wright considered the significance of that round-number achievement.  He knew it came with cachet and embraced what it suggested.

Nats' Zimmerman Breaks Bone in Wrist  —  Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman broke a minor bone in his left wrist while swinging a bat over the weekend, an injury that will almost certainly require surgery but which club officials don't believe will hinder his preparation for the 2008 season.

Get used to Phillies' 3B situation  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - Forget about the Phillies signing Mike Lowell as a free agent.  —  Forget about getting Garrett Atkins from the Rockies or taking a chance on dealing with the White Sox for Joe Crede.  —  In fact, in a pretty significant shift …

Rocks' focus: contracts  —  ORLANDO, FLA. — As trade talk began to percolate at the general managers meetings, the Rockies' focus shifted Tuesday to contracts.  —  Colorado has made two-year offers to second baseman Kazuo Matsui and catcher Yorvit Torrealba and settled on the multiyear proposal …

Johnny D arrives  —  ORLANDO - Johnny Damon just pulled up to the hotel here at the GM Meetings in his brand new Ferrari.  He said he met with new Yankees' manager Joe Girardi and general manager Brian Cashman and received assurances that he would be the Yankee left fielder next season.

'84 Series would have been at Comiskey  —  Former commissioner Ueberroth says no lights at Wrigley was deciding factor  —  If the 1984 Cubs had defeated the San Diego Padres to capture the National League pennant, the World Series would have been played at — gasp — Comiskey Park.