Northampton grad Schneider to be a Phillie  —  It's what Brian Schneider has been waiting for.  —  After passing a physical on Tuesday, the Northampton graduate signed a free agent contract with the Phillies, his uncle, Northampton athletic director Mike Schneider said.

Pedroia interested in move back to SS  —  The condition for Dustin Pedroia's family vacation with sidekick Andre Ethier and his family was that they had to have proper workout facilities.  Ethier found a villa in Virgin Gorda with a fully-equipped weight room and tennis courts …

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay's reps say he won't accept proposed trade after spring training  —  Roy Halladay, the All-Star pitcher who has been the subject of much trade talk since before the July deadline, will not approve any proposed deal after he reports to spring training, according to his representatives.

Arbitration Offer Predictions For Free Agents  —  On October 12th, I explained what it means when a free agent is offered arbitration and also made a few loose predictions.  Tomorrow evening, those arbitration decisions will be upon us.  As far as I can tell, there are 70 Type A/B free agents.

Sherman: Honor should be A-Rod's  —  should be A-Rod  —  FOURTEEN years into the existence of the Turn 2 Foundation, Derek Jeter finally received the Roberto Clemente Award for community service on Oct. 29.  —  Two days later, he was handed the Hank Aaron Award as the American League's top hitter.

Halos share purse with Adenhart's estate  —  Team votes to split postseason winnings with late pitcher  —  ANAHEIM — Putting their money where their hearts are, the Angels have voted to send a full share of their postseason purse to the estate of Nick Adenhart, the young pitcher whose death …

Yankees spring training schedule announced  —  Here's the press release:  —  The 2009 World Champion New York Yankees announced today they will open their 2010 Major League spring training schedule on Wednesday, March 3 at 1:05 p.m. vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

FOR THE THRILL OF IT: GREGG ZAUN - THE CFL FAN!  —  Gregg Zaun was a big Baltimore fan!  Who knew?  —  What, you think I'm talking about the Baltimore Orioles, the team he spent parts of three seasons with?  No, not them.  —  Nor am I talking about the Ravens, Colts, Blast, Bullets or Burn.

Sox owner wants to overhaul MLB's revenue sharing system  —  Red Sox principal owner John Henry is calling for Major League Baseball's revenue sharing system to be overhauled and replaced with a “competitive balanced payroll tax” in an effort to create competitive balance in baseball.

Chip Caray and TBS Part Ways  —  Chip Caray's tenure as TBS's lead major league baseball announcer ended Monday when he and the cable network agreed to part ways.  —  Caray's high-volume style was mixed with a penchant for bad play calls, embellishments and factual errors.

3UP: Damon, Cora and Jeter  —  1. The Yankees almost certainly will not offer arbitration today to Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte.  That pushes each of them a little closer to the door, specifically Damon.  —  If Damon were offered arbitration, he would have had a very difficult …

This could be the year for Dawson, Blyleven  —  First-timers will likely have to wait for induction  —  I have this nagging thought about the new Hall of Fame ballot and the 26 candidates for 2010: This could be the first year since 1996 that no one gets the necessary 75 percent of votes needed to be elected.

Cubs Choose Not to Offer Arbitration to Harden  —  Tonight is the deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their free agents.  And for the Cubs, that means they have decisions to make on a handful of players, including starting pitcher Rich Harden and closer Kevin Gregg.