Mets back in Santana race  —  Twins talk to others while negotiating with Red Sox  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn — With the Red Sox still trying to match names with the Twins, other teams — including the Mets — are trying to jump into the Johan Santana sweepstakes, SI.com has learned.

Obstacles to Bedard trade  —  Clubs line up to bid on Baltimore's stud left-hander  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Teams are starting to salivate over the prospect of trading for Orioles ace Erik Bedard, who has wisely refused to sign Baltimore's three-year offer to remain with baseball's messiest organization.

Santana/Reyes/Haren Rumor Quashed  —  UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 5:45pm: Billy Beane, who rarely comments on trade rumors, actually went out of his way to call mine below a "total fabrication."  I guess I should be proud, right?  I was the subject of an elaborate hoax/impersonated sportswriter (thanks, Fake John Delcos!).

No reward for awards: BBWAA out of bonus biz  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baseball players no longer would receive bonuses for winning the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young or rookie awards bestowed by the Baseball Writers' Association of America under a rule passed Wednesday.

Winter Meetings, Day Three  —  3:30 p.m. ET: A Minnesota official said Wednesday that he is "99 percent sure" that left-hander Johan Santana will still be a Twin when the meetings end Thursday.  The Twins still figure to deal Santana sometime before spring training, though it now seems …

Who are these guys?  —  Dissecting the Marlins' new six pack of prospects  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When the Tigers traded six players to the Marlins for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, the lobby was filled with questions about just who exactly the six where.

Yankees reach out to relievers  —  Offer to lefty Mahay in works; agent for Vizcaino contacted  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Backing away from the blockbuster neighborhood at the Winter Meetings, the Yankees hope to at least upgrade part of their bullpen before checking out.

Sources: HGH suspension in works for Jose Guillen  —  The Major League Baseball Players Association is negotiating with MLB officials on a possible 10- to 15-day suspension for outfielder Jose Guillen for his reported involvement in the purchase of steroids and human growth hormone …

Cubs turn focus to Roberts  —  After they were unsuccessful in their attempts to sign Kazuo Matsui, the Cubs have turned their attention to Baltimore's All-Star second baseman Brian Roberts.  —  Roberts hit .290 with 12 homers, 57 RBIs and a .377 on-base percentage during the 2007 season.

Dontrelle to the Mets?  No, that's not happening  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — How rumors get out of hand:  —  While they were negotiating the Miguel Cabrera-Dontrelle Willis trade with Florida, it appears that the Tigers did briefly consider turning it into a three-way deal in which Willis …

Agent: Bonds wants to play in 2008  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Despite profound legal troubles and a pending arraignment on Friday in a San Francisco federal court, former Giants slugger and current free agent Barry Bonds still hopes to play the 2008 season, his agent told MLB.com on Wednesday.

Ten weeks until the four magic words....  Almost all of the Braves' moves have already been made, and we still have 10 weeks left until we head toward Dark Star and the most splendid four-word phrase: Pitchers and catchers report.  —  Ten weeks to pick apart, praise, criticize, bitch, moan and project.