Guillen, Gibbons suspended for drugs  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons were suspended Thursday for the first 15 days of next season for violating baseball's drug policy, an indication how the sport might treat any players named in the Mitchell steroids investigation.

Nationals add veteran infielder Boone to bench  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Backup infielder Aaron Boone agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract Thursday with the Washington Nationals, who also avoided arbitration with outfielders Wily Mo Pena and Ryan Langerhans.

Astros Tejada Trade Not Close, But Possible  —  UPDATE, 12-6-07 at 5:01pm: MLB.com's Alyson Footer checks in with some detail.  She notes that no deal is close but it is possible.  Hunter Pence, J.R. Towles, and Felipe Paulino are considered off-limits.  —  UPDATE, 12-6-07 at 3:02pm …

Phillies Take 2 Pitchers in Rule 5 Draft  —  The Phillies selected lefthander Travis Blackley from the San Francisco Giants' organization and righthander Lincoln Holdzkom from the Boston Red Sox's organization in the major-league portion of the Rule 5 Draft.

Could Matsui be on the market?  —  Some Japanese reporters asked Brian Cashman if Hideki Matsui could be traded and he gave them a "no comment."  —  There was a time such a question would have been dismissed.  But Matsui is signed to a reasonable contract ($26 million over the next two seasons) …

Jones offers Dodgers plenty of options  —  LA could look to deal Kemp for starting pitcher or retain depth  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Besides the Gold Gloves and power bat and All-Star resume, Andruw Jones gives the Dodgers something else that makes general manager Ned Colletti smile.  —  Options.

Wrapping it up  —  OK, the Winter Meetings are over.  Let's empty the notebook:  —  * The Brewers are talking about starters David Bush and Chris Capuano with teams.  But the interesting thing is that Milwaukee is letting the ace market - Johan Santana, Erik Bedard and Dan Haren - clarify …

San Diego Padres  —  Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel.  All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched (without regard to service time) are eligible.

BBWAA Opens Up Its Membership to Web-Based Writers  —  "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."  — Chinese Philosopher  —  The Baseball Writers Association of America voted yesterday to open up its membership for the first time to web-based baseball writers.

Rule V draft  —  The meetings are winding down.  We had our last briefing with Brian Cashman, who's flying back to NY this afternoon, a little while ago.  Cashman said last night he thought they might lose two players in the Rule V draft this morning.  That's a good thing, he said …