Bedard deal likely nearing completion  —  Source: Mariners' Jones in Baltimore today, trade pending results of physicals  —  The long-awaited blockbuster trade that would send Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for five players is finally nearing completion.

Baseball coach's wife arrested  —  Kim Mattingly, the wife of Los Angeles Dodgers's assistant coach Don Mattingly, was arrested over the weekend and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct after she allegedly refused to leave her husband's property.

Santana's deal puts Sabathia on deck  —  You don't have to be a New Yorker or one of Johan Santana's heirs to be thrilled with the deal that sent baseball's best pitcher from Minnesota to the Mets.  You could be C.C. Sabathia or any number of other people and still be thinking, “Sweet!”

Late Bloomer or Dirty Cheater?  —  What does Roger Clemens's on-field performance have to say in the case of McNamee v. the Rocket?  —  What does Roger Clemens's on-field performance have to say in the case of McNamee v. the Rocket?  The trainer alleges he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in 1998, 2000, 2001.

Yes, you can have too much pitching  —  Many contenders for few vacancies on Cubs, Brewers staffs  —  Pitching depth is unlikely to decide a race between the Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers.  Both of the NL Central front-runners will head to spring training with more arms than they will need.

Three Offseason Questions for Yankees  —  Even by their own high standards, the Yankees have had an absurd winter.  Alex Rodriguez quits the Yankees during the World Series.  Hank Steinbrenner bloviates about pride and tradition.  Steinbrenner gives Joe Torre an even more graceless send-off …

Potentially, he's special  —  If healthy, Quentin could be impact player for Sox  —  Carlos Quentin played his entire junior season at Stanford with a torn ligament in his throwing arm.  —  He also earned his bachelor's degree from the academically challenging university in 31/2 years.

Texas Rangers  —  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.

Marlins caravan arrives tuesday  —  The Marlins' promotional pre-season caravan will make two stops in Palm Beach County on Tuesday.  —  At 4 p.m., players and staff will sign autographs at JJ Muggs Stadium Grille, across the street from Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter.

Minors: New Baseball America's Top 10  —  In a chat at Baseball America, Jim Callis re-ranked the Mets Top 10 Prospects List to look as follows: (1) OF Fernando Martinez, (2) RHP Eddie Kunz, (3) RHP Brant Rustich, (4) LHP Jon Neise, (5) LHP Nathan Vineyard, (6) RHP Robert Parnell, (7) …

MLB INSIDER: Free-falling times for free-agent list  —  An attorney actually concerned about conflict of interest!  —  Mets threat  —  With Johan Santana aboard, are the Mets the National League's best team?  Perhaps.  But you could make a strong case for Arizona.