If Mets want Molina, it will cost them draft picks  —  Bengie Molina will cost the Mets more than just money.  He will also likely cost a draft pick.  —  Photo credit: Getty Images |  Free agent catcher Bengie Molina had 20 homers and 80 RBI for the San Francisco Giants this season, but posted a lowly .285 on base percentage.

Varitek exercises option for 2010  —  Jason Varitek has exercised his $3 million option for 2010.  —  “We're happy to have Jason back and we look forward to a good year from him in 2010,” Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said.  “He means an awful lot to the organization on and off the field.

Yanks likely to target available Granderson  —  CHICAGO — In a cost-cutting frame of mind, the Tigers have let teams know Curtis Granderson could be had for the right package, an NL executive told The Post.  —  The Yankees will almost certainly push to the front of the line when it comes to Granderson.

The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings  —  Executives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as:  — The Rust Belt Ripples.  Just months after the Indians' payroll concerns nudged …

Wednesday's buzz from the GM meetings  —  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.  —  Wednesday

Notes from Day 3 of the GM Meetings  —  The agents for both Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui were in Chicago these past three days, but Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met with neither of them.  —  “I said hello passing in the hallway,” Cashman said.  “But I never had any official dialogue …