Holliday, Bay bidding may surpass Mets' appetite  —  Omar Minaya arrived at the GM Meetings at the O'Hare Hilton on Monday night maintaining it was his obligation to investigate the price tags of top-tier free agents.  However, a team insider told the Daily News he expected that the salary demands …

Ichiro, Hunter win ninth Gold Gloves  —  Jeter returns to winning award for first time since 2006  —  The American League Gold Glove winners, unveiled on Tuesday, showcase the cream of the league's defensive excellence, the ooh-and-aah squad.  —  The dive-and-spin, dirty-uniform parade began …

Branyan rejects Mariners' one-year offer  —  Slugger wants at least a two-year deal, hopes to be back  —  Free-agent first baseman Russell Branyan has rejected a one-year offer from the Mariners and though he still hopes to return to Seattle next season, he said he would rather test the market …

Mets could have interest in Varitek  —  CHICAGO — Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has until Friday to accept or reject a $3 million player option.  —  Boston rejected its $5 million option and clearly signalled that Victor Martinez will be the starting catcher next season.

Yanks' Cashman Won't Be Swayed  —  CHICAGO - Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman made it clear Monday that even if Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon had gone 20 for 20 in the World Series with 10 home runs apiece, it would not change the team's thinking about how it would deal with the two impending free agents.

Damon won't give Yankees discount  —  CHICAGO - So much for the hometown discount.  The Yankees have been hoping Johnny Damon's desire to stay a Yankee is great enough that he agrees to return on a one- or, at most, two-year contract.  —  However, his representative, Scott Boras …

Tampa Bay Rays exercise Carl Crawford's $10 million option  —  Carl Crawford, a three-time All-Star coming off arguably his best season, has said he's willing to talk about a long-term contract with the Rays.  —  Times]  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays' decision Monday to lock …

Are the Sox planning a spending spree?  —  So we're talking to Theo Epstein Monday afternoon and he mentions that restructuring Tim Wakefield's deal will save the Sox $1.5 million on the CBT, which is GM-speak for the payroll luxury tax, or collective bargaining tax.

Type A positive (and negative)  —  For years, the Elias Sports Bureau rankings that determined what kind of draft-pick compensation would be attached to free agents meant nothing to some teams.  For many executives, a gained or lost pick meant little, so the rankings had little impact on the players involved.

Latest buzz from MLB's GM meetings  —  CHICAGO - The World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but MLB GMs are already focusing on next season.  Thankfully, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi are on the ground in Chicago with all the latest gossip and buzz.  Note: All times listed are ET.

The 2009 Internet Baseball Awards  —  NL Results and Wrap-Up  —  It's that time of year when we announce the winners of the 18th annual Internet Baseball Awards.  More than 1,200 baseball fans from cyberspace participated in this effort to honor those players and managers whose performances in 2009 were most deserving.