Sources: Boston Red Sox making push to trade for Roy Halladay, try to beat New York Yankees to punch  —  Thanksgiving isn't until Thursday, but the Halladay season is officially underway.  —  The Red Sox are “putting on a full-court press” to acquire Roy Halladay, according to a source …

Sox will think deeply about adding starters  —  The Red Sox used 11 starting pitchers last season, two more than the Yankees and one fewer than the Phillies.  For even the best teams in baseball, the five-man rotation is simply a starting point.  By June, pitchers who were in the spring training shadows can become critical.

Good call II by Mets on Collins  —  I'm going to give the Mets props twice in the same day?  I must be going soft — or the Metsies, for once, are using their heads.  Bringing ex-Bisons manager Terry Collins on board as field coordinator, a move announced Tuesday night, is a terrific choice on several fronts.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 10 Prospects  —  St. Louis Cardinals … The Cardinals didn't view their series of win-now trades in 2009 as a jarring change of direction.  Rather, they presented the spree-spending of prospects as an offshoot of a deeper design.  —  For nearly five seasons …

Calling all free agents, you have Mets' ear  —  The Mets are making sure to stay in the loop on the “big three” free agents of this market, outfielders Jason Bay and Matt Holliday and starting pitcher John Lackey.  —  The Yankees have been so deliberate this offseason that their own free agent …

Cuban defector Arguelles attracts suitors  —  More than 100 scouts, agents and executives showed up last month in the Dominican Republic to watch Noel Arguelles pitch.  If the name is not familiar, it's with good reason: He was practically an unknown to the baseball world a year ago, too.

Could Lincecum file for $23 million at arbitration?  —  is due a large raise.  —  Fortunately, baseball has a system in place for the occasion.  —  It's called salary arbitration, and Lincecum has been around just long enough to qualify for the first time.

Putting the pieces back together  —  Clinical depression had sent pitcher Justin Duchscherer's life, career into a tailspin  —  Duchscherer was so “overwhelmed” he began to wonder if he should continue playing baseball.  —  A pitcher's manhood is routinely defined by what he throws instead of who he really is.

To the Season's Biggest Turkeys  —  The nice thing about Thanksgiving, aside from stuffing your face and watching the Lions lose again, is the elemental simplicity of the holiday's premise: Surely even the most downtrodden of us has something to be thankful for.

Phillies and Castro agree to deal  —  He doesn't have a beard.  But the Phillies apparently think Juan Castro can replace Eric Bruntlett in other regards.  A source familiar with talks between the club and the veteran infielder said the two sides have agreed in principle on a one-year major league deal …

Santos is top rookie catcher  —  The Mets didn't totally get stiffed in postseason awards.  Omir Santos was named by Topps as the top rookie catcher in 2009.  Santos has started playing winter ball for Caguas in Puerto Rico.  He's hitting .222 through 18 at-bats.

An Interview With Trayvon Robinson  —  I'll just let you read the interview transcript for now, but i'll give my thoughts on it afterwards.  —  What i'm saying is in bold, and the interview jumps around a lot, but that's mainly because I suck.  —  How does the talent in the Arizona Fall League compare …

Pierzynski not worried about future  —  With deal expiring and Flowers in wings, uncertainty exists  —  CHICAGO — It's easy to support the theory of A.J. Pierzynski standing out as one of the most valuable players on the White Sox roster during his five-year tenure in Chicago.