Angels expect to make offer to Mark Teixeira soon  —  General Manager Tony Reagins says the club might submit a bid and ask for a prompt response ‘over the course of the next couple of weeks.’  —  The Angels started and finished negotiations with Vladimir Guerrero within 48 hours.

Not so fast on Jason Varitek  —  Agent Scott Boras uses Jorge Posada deal as catcher's benchmark  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - If the Red Sox [team stats] were entertaining thoughts that their efforts to re-sign free agent catcher Jason Varitek [stats] were going to be easy, they learned otherwise yesterday.

Baltimore Orioles  —  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.

Buzz: Rays and Mets talk Aaron Heilman  —  According to the Daily News, the Rockies, Cardinals, Cubs and D'Backs have interest in Aaron Heilman - as do the Rays, according to Ken Davidoff, in a post to his blog for Newsday.  —  The Rockies and D'Backs, among other teams …

Peavy Deal Could Come Down to Location, Location, Location  —  The agent for pitcher Jake Peavy tried on Tuesday to soften comments made a day earlier by Kevin Towers, the San Diego Padres' general manager, who said the Yankees were among the teams to whom Peavy would accept a trade.

Phillies would need righthanded bat if Burrell leaves  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Manager Charlie Manuel was in town yesterday, shaking hands with well-wishers and meeting with new general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. One of the topics of conversation between the two men was Plan B - as in, Plan Burrell.

Florida Marlins talk to Rangers about catcher Max Ramirez  —  At a meeting of general managers, the Marlins have talked to Texas about getting catcher Max Ramirez in exchange for young pitching.  —  CSPENCER@MIAMIHERALD.COM  —  DANA POINT, Calif. — The Marlins have spoken to the Texas Rangers …

GM meetings produce lots of rumors involving Royals — but only rumors  —  Let's put the disclaimer up front before touching on some of the rumors and chatter circulating this week at the St. Regis Resort as baseball's 30 general managers hold their annual meetings.  —  Most rumors, even when valid, don't lead to anything.

Pitching top priority, but Mets look at Ibañez  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - The Mets couldn't be more clear about their offseason strategy: They scored 799 runs in 2008, the same number as the Phillies, tying them for second place in the National League.  Their offense isn't the problem.

Marlins unveil new park's dimensions  —  Outfield to resemble Dolphin Stadium's; site will be pitcher-friendly … MIAMI — Some of the characteristics of the old stadium will be incorporated into the Marlins' new ballpark.  —  Specifically, the field dimensions.

Honeymoons and Divorces  —  Joe Maddon is getting married on Saturday, and he will then head to Europe for his honeymoon.  “We're going to try to see a lot of Europe on foot with backpacks and that kind of stuff, see some old churches and all the other sites, but we'll also stay at some really nice hotels,” Maddon said.

Morning at the St. Regis - and rumors keep popping up  —  Before heading into another mass meeting, baseball GMs and their assistants talked about rumors in the same way fans do - all wondering which were true and where some came from.  —  Among those floating here this morning:

Church is no fan of Francesa  —  We knew all along (and from personal experience) that Mike Francesa's talk-radio blather last month about Mets right fielder Ryan Church hating it in New York was a bunch of nonsense.  Well, that was confirmed from the man himself today when Church told mlb.com …