Let's make a deal  —  Mets closing in on six-year contract with Santana  —  Johan Santana and the Mets continue to make progress on a record-setting contract that is expected to make the two-time Cy Young winner a $150-million man, SI.com has learned.  People with knowledge of the talks …

Casey joins Red Sox by signing one-year contract … BOSTON — First baseman Sean Casey has signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to ESPN's Peter Gammons.  —  Casey hit. 296 in 143 games last season with Detroit.  He is a career .301 hitter in 11 major league seasons.

Carrying a Weight, but Standing Firm  —  When Brian Cashman tells the story of how he became the Yankees' general manager, he makes his voice squeaky, like a teenager's, as he tries to sound confident before the principal owner George Steinbrenner.  —  That was Feb. 3, 1998, and a decade later …

Marlins-Mets P.R. series talks revived  —  Both clubs would play in San Juan in a three-game set in July  —  MIAMI — Discussed and dismissed before, talks have resumed about the Florida Marlins possibly calling San Juan, Puerto Rico, home for a three-game series.

Twins show interest in signing Fogg  —  The winter free-agent market is starting to thaw for Josh Fogg.  The Minnesota Twins contacted Fogg's agent Thursday, and appear serious about adding the veteran right-hander if the Johan Santana deal goes through with the New York Mets.

NL questions are plentiful  —  Adding Dan Haren to a pitching staff led by Brandon Webb gives Arizona as strong a 1-2 as any team in baseball.  —  What the Diamondbacks are waiting to find out is whether Randy Johnson, at age 44, can bounce back from his third back operation and fill the No. 3 slot.

Dodgers Top 11 Prospects  —  Four-Star Prospects  —  Three-Star Prospects  —  Just Missing: Pedro Baez, 3B; Bryan Morris, RHP; Michael Watt, LHP  —  1. Clayton Kershaw, LHP  —  Drafted: 1st round, 2006, Highland Park HS (TX)  —  2007 Stats: 2.77 ERA at Low-A (97.1-72-50-134); 3.65 ERA at Double-A (24.2-17-17-29)

Around the Horn: Rotation  —  The following is the fifth in a series of weekly stories on MLB.com examining each Major League club, position by position.  Each Wednesday until Spring Training camps open, we'll preview a different position.  Today: Starting pitchers.

Citizens Bank Park has Feliz ready to grab a bat  —  No one had to tell Pedro Feliz how well the ball jumps at Citizens Bank Park.  He saw it for himself the first time he played in the cozy ball yard on Pattison Avenue.  —  It was Aug. 13, 2004.  Feliz and the San Francisco Giants marked …

Knoblauch Arrives in Washington for Questioning  —  WASHINGTON — Chuck Knoblauch arrived to speak to House Oversight Committee staff on Friday morning in the first of a series of interviews of former Yankees and people who say they supplied performance-enhancing drugs to baseball players.

M's add OF Wilkerson, Bedard may be next  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Brad Wilkerson and the Mariners agreed Thursday to a $3 million, one-year contract, a move that could signal Seattle is close to finally acquiring pitcher Erik Bedard from the Baltimore Orioles.  —  Wilkerson can play …