CHARLEY WALTERS: Minnesota Twins could trade Santana within 10 days  —  The Twins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees are not holding up the proposed trade of Twins pitcher Johan Santana.  It's Santana, who is seeking $150 million over six years.

Lieberthal retires  —  Just before playing soccer for the first time in his life earlier today in a charity celebrity game hosted by Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm, former Dodgers backup catcher Mike Lieberthal, a two-time All-Star while with Philadephia and a graduate of Westlake High School, said he has decided to retire.

Hank: Don?t question Yanks' titles  —  Angered that Yankee integrity was called into question, Hank Steinbrenner spoke out this past week about the Mitchell Report that last month named 20 current or former Yankees as users of steroids or human growth hormone.

Hot Stove: Coonelly cool in PirateFest crossfire  —  None of the questioners at PirateFest's various Q&A sessions with management and players carried a press pass, but that hardly diminished the pointed queries from the fans in attendance Friday and yesterday.

Koskie's goal: a normal life  —  Effects of concussions plague third baseman  —  Two weeks ago, he was able to walk through a crowded mall in the Minneapolis area for three or four hours without experiencing the excruciating symptoms he's endured for about a year and half.  —  Doesn't sound like much, does it?

Sox in Brief: Ramirez a man of mystery  —  Ask White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker about newly acquired Carlos Quentin, and he can go on for five minutes about the outfielder's swing.  —  Ask him about Alexei Ramirez, well, that's a different story.  —  “To me, he's an unknown,” Walker said.

Can't Spring ahead  —  Only 17 days until pitchers and catchers - do you know where your teams are?  —  It's been that kind of a sluggish winter in which the grade for the majority of GMs is still an incomplete.  —  Even the White Sox's Kenny Williams, who made some bold moves to address …

Cust says no to Mitchell Report  —  A's DH denies using steroids  —  (01-26) 17:58 PST — Jack Cust hadn't discussed the Mitchell Report publicly since it was released in December with his name included, the result of a conversation former teammate Larry Bigbie alleges they once had in the minor leagues.

Beane defines A's direction toward youth and development  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane reiterated Saturday that the movement of his club toward youth and development is a sign home run king Barry Bonds probably isn't in the plans.

Prospectus Q and A: Mike Pagliarulo by David Laurila  —  Mike Pagliarulo … David Laurila: A lot of people are familiar with the scouting you've done in Japan with iScouts, Inc. What are you up to now?  —  Mike Pagliarulo: What I've done since 1998 is international consulting work for major league teams and teams in Japan.

Shields gets his, so just what can Kazmir expect?  —  Executive vice president Andrew Friedman bought Scott Kazmir lunch Friday.  Only fair, because at some point the Rays will ask Kazmir to buy into their future.  —  Last week's seven-year potentially $44-million contract with James Shields sent …

Mailbag: The important statistics  —  MLB.com's Marty Noble answers Mets fans' questions  —  I enjoy reading your stories.  You give straight answers to tough questions, and I look forward to your Mets mailbags.  That being said, I have a comment about two recent stories dealing with Brian Schneider.