White House drug czar hails Bonds indictment  —  MADRID, Spain (AP) — American anti-doping officials hailed Barry Bonds' indictment as an example of how far the United States has come in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.  —  "This is just another story related to the big picture …

Catcher signed by Mets  —  Colorado, which loses free agent Torrealba, braces for the departure of Matsui as well.  —  The Denver Post  —  After losing free-agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba to the New York Mets on Thursday, the Rockies are bracing for the loss of Kazuo Matsui.

Jeter might owe New York state millions in taxes  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter has landed in tax trouble with the state of New York.  State officials say the shortstop owes the state back taxes for claiming to live in Florida when his actual residence is New York City.

Astros acquire right-hander Villarreal from Atlanta  —  Outfielder Anderson sent to Braves; Astros also sign outfielder Yordany Ramirez  —  HOUSTON — The Houston Astros announced today that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Oscar Villarreal from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder Josh Anderson.

Rogers cuts ties with agent Boras  —  Free agent left-hander will represent himself in negotiations  —  DETROIT — In an unexpected twist to the offseason saga surrounding both free agent pitcher Kenny Rogers and agent Scott Boras, Rogers informed Major League teams on Friday afternoon …

Mariano Rivera holding out for fourth year  —  Having seen the Yankees hand out a four-year contract to Jorge Posada and a 10-year deal to Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera has apparently decided that three years are not enough for him.  —  According to sources, the All-Star closer is now demanding …

Reunion?  Braves offer free-agent Glavine contract  —  The Atlanta Braves offered Tom Glavine a contract Friday, the first attempt to reunite the free agent left-hander with the franchise he broke into the majors with 20 years ago.  —  Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton, said Friday that Glavine would take less money to join the Braves.

Notes: Izturis' option declined  —  Veteran shortstop joins free agent market  —  PITTSBURGH — As expected, the Pirates declined to pick up the 2008 option on Cesar Izturis' contract, officially making the infielder the third member of the 2007 club to file for free agency.

YES benches SI's Tom Verducci  —  Tom Verducci is out as an analyst on YES's "Yankees Hot Stove.''  —  Why?  His recent, scathing column on SI.com regarding Joe Torre's departure might have had something to do with it.  Actually . . . it had pretty much everything to do with it.

Arizona Fall League Top 20 Prospects  —  That wasn't exactly how things ended up however.  —  Last year, the league boasted such names as Royals righthander Luke Hochevar, Mets righthanders Philip Humber and Mike Pelfrey, as well as Devil Rays righthander Jeff Niemann.

Rapping With Rusty  —  If you were born after 1965, you probably don't have many memories of Rusty Torres in a Yankees uniform.  A lean, switch-hitting outfielder in the Roy White mold, Torres played for the Yankees in 1971 and '72 before being packaged to the Indians as part of the deal that brought Graig Nettles to New York.

Sources: Royals dip into Japanese market  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Royals, dipping into the Japanese market, are close to signing free-agent reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta to a two-year contract with a player option for a third season, according to major-league sources.

Hot Stove: Iguchi to test free agency  —  Second baseman to try his options after release from Phils  —  Teams searching for help at second base will have another potential option as Tadahito Iguchi is officially a free agent.  —  Philadelphia released Iguchi, who batted .301 while filling …