Nats acquire Dukes from Tampa Bay  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 10 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Washington Nationals have acquired outfielder Elijah Dukes from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a minor-league player, FOXSports.com has learned.  —  The identity of the minor-league player …

Brewers survey options on Day 1  —  Melvin discusses Rolen, needs for team at Winter Meetings  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brewers general manager Doug Melvin spent last week downplaying rumors that he is interested in trading for Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen.

D-backs trade Quentin to White Sox  —  Arizona receives Minor League first baseman Carter in return  —  NASHVILLE — The D-backs traded outfielder Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for Minor League first baseman Chris Carter on Monday.  —  Carter, who will turn 21 later this month …

Buzz: Mets work with O's on Bedard  —  During an appearance on WFAN, beat-reporter Sweeny Murti said, "There is news floating around that the Mets are close on Erik Bedard." … ...Update...8:45 pm...  ...earlier, i was sent on a wild-goose chase suggesting that the Mets could be working …

Santana speaks (sort of) and Twins are mad about Hanky-Panky.  —  The Star Tribune has just been contacted by Johan Santana's agent, Peter Greenberg.  —  Greenberg said Santana is mad after reading reports that he's ordered the Twins to trade him to either Boston or New York.

Pettitte takes $16 million, adding to total  —  Just received an e-mail back from Randy Hendricks.  —  Andy Pettitte will play for his original $16 million next season.  There are no options.  He decided on Saturday, they talked it over on Sunday and now it's done.

Lobby blogging: The Francona Rule  —  Red Sox manager Terry Francona officially has a rule named after him.  —  "There's going to be, for lack of a better term, a 'Francona Rule,'" said Bob Watson, Major League Baseball's Vice President of Rules and On-Field Operations.  "You can only wear your uniform top or jacket.

Ibanez, Broussard, Sexson  —  Lots of rumors flying fast and furiously here in Nashville.  The best way to hear them is to leave the media room, walk about 15 minutes (or the equivalent of several city blocks) down to a main bar and lobby atrium, pictured below.

Santana?  —  A rotation featuring Beckett, Santana as the top two is pretty much as good as it can get.  The thought of pitching behind these guys has to fire ya up.  That being said I look at it like this.  —  If we make the move we'll have done so with Theo knowing whatever he had to trade …

Kuhn elected to Hall of Fame; union adversary Miller left out again  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the revamped Veterans Committee on Monday while his longtime adversary, players' union boss Marvin Miller, was left out for the second time this year.

Meetings begin with no deals for Reds  —  Krivsky continues search for starting pitching in Nashville  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lots of talks, no deals.  —  The Reds, led by general manager Wayne Krivsky, spent much of the first day of the Winter Meetings on Monday looking for trade matches with other clubs.

Andruw to Dodgers?  Roaming, reporting from Nashvegas  —  There are about 400 laptops opened for business in this cavernous media work room, but only about 100 of them have people tapping at keyboards on this chilly Monday afternoon in Nashville.  Other laptops sit lonely, at the ready.