Hideki Matsui-Mariners Rumor  —  By Tim Dierkes [November 5 at 11:21pm CST]  —  From Yahoo's Tim Brown: … Matsui has a full no-trade clause.  He's owed $13MM next year, the last of his deal.  He hit .294/.370/.424 this year in 378 plate appearances, missing much of the season with knee problems.

Yankees ready Peavy pitch  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - With the CC Sabathia sweepstakes getting underway next week, the Yankees are also keeping their eye on another former Cy Young winner.  —  Jake Peavy might not have the Yankees at the top of his list, but as the Padres run into more roadblocks …

GMs' meetings: Mike Mussina and Andy Pettitte  —  Mike Mussina's agent Arn Tellem is here.  Said Tellem of his client and whether he'll retire: “He hasn't decided yet.  I think he'll decide sooner than later.  It's a major life decision.”  The bet here still is that Mussina retires.

GMs' meetings: Wrapping up Wednesday  —  OK, one more cleaning of the notebook before I begin the job for which I get paid...  - The Dodgers have offered Manny Ramirez a contract with the second-highest annual average value among current players, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told reporters about an hour ago.

Cashman: We'll show a lot of love  —  Here's Brian Cashman's media session today.  He talked about Phil Hughes, Andy Pettitte and other subjects:  —  Cashman said he hopes to cut a deal with Pettitte.  “Hopefully we'll be able to do something,” he said.  Meanwhile, the Yankees …