Yes, there are meetings at the meetings  —  Baseball's winter meetings get started tomorrow in Indianapolis.  Most fans, based on the media coverage, probably assume it's a bunch of general managers and agents getting together in hotel suites to talk about trades and free agents.

Nationals' Willingham on Mets' radar  —  According to source, New York interested in acquiring slugger  —  Add the Mets as one of the teams who have interest in Nationals left fielder Josh Willingham, according to a baseball source.  The Giants, Mariners and Braves are the other teams …

Omar hits Indy  —  Omar Minaya arrived at the Winter Meetings at 9 p.m. on Sunday night and gave a brief interview on his way to his hotel room.  Here's what he said ...  What's your feeling coming into the meetings?  Do you have the expectation of getting a lot of things done?

Cust could be odd-man out in A's DH search  —  Oakland's deal for jack-of-all-trades hitter Jake Fox in advance of the winter meetings probably wasn't good news for another Jack — slugging designated hitter Jack Cust.  —  If the A's do nothing else in Indianapolis this week …

Suppan for Pierre would make sense  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  I haven't even made it to the winter meetings in Indianapolis yet but I thought I'd throw out this trade proposal for the Brewers.  —  I was reading this “tweet” from Steve Henson at yahoo.com that indicated …

Cubs treading water on Bradley … The Cubs are still “not close” to dealing talented yet troubled outfielder Milton Bradley to the Rays or Rangers, the two teams thought to be most interested, sources say.  —  The Cubs, according to a league official, are so far offering to include …

Lackey Looking To Exceed Burnett's Deal  —  Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports says that a club engaged in talks with John Lackey indicate that the free agent righty is looking for a contract longer, and with a greater average annual value than A.J. Burnett's five year, $82.5MM pact.

Betancourt Set To Accept Arbitration  —  11:38pm: FoxSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi says that the Brewers have interest in Betancourt, “but their offer is unlikely to be big enough to persuade him to refuse salary arbitration with the Rockies.”  Morosi adds that interest in Betancourt …

Haynesworth: “They're gonna remember the Redskins”  —  With the clock running down and the Redskins driving to go ahead of the undefeated Saints by two possessions, some of the burgundy and gold types stood and cheered on the muddy sidelines.  Albert Haynesworth didn't join them.

Mariners Discussing Extension For Felix  —  Ken Rosenthal reports that the Mariners have begun discussing a long-term deal with Cy Young runner-up Felix Hernandez.  Both sides are still far apart, according to one of Rosenthal's sources.  —  Hernandez, still just 23, is under team control …

Let the deals begin!  —  1.  —  WHO'S THE THIRD STARTER?  —  The Yankees want Andy Pettitte back to start behind CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett and say Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes will prepare in spring training as starters.  But at what price for Pettitte, who will be 38 in June?

Marlins To Deal Lindstrom At Meetings?  —  8:48pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman says two teams besides the Rays and Rangers are in on Lindstrom as well.  Any ideas?  —  8:06pm: Rosenthal says the Rangers are among the interested teams.  —  7:39pm: ESPN's Buster Olney says a deal is imminent, though we're not sure where Lindstrom is headed.

Cuban Arguelles agrees to deal with Royals  —  The small-market Kansas City Royals are betting big on a free agent they've seen pitch only a handful of times.  —  Noel Arguelles, a 19-year-old left-hander who last year defected from Cuba, agreed to a five-year, $7 million major league deal …