Mets going after Willingham, Rivera to fill left-field hole  —  INDIANAPOLIS— Fearing the market for Jason Bay and Matt Holliday will soar beyond their financial parameters, the Mets have intensified their pursuit of the Nationals' Josh Willingham and the Angels' Juan Rivera to fill their left field hole, the Post has learned.

LIVE: Follow the winter meetings in Indy  —  The winter meetings are under way.  Who's going where?  Follow along as our team breaks the latest news from Indy.  —  Monday's latest news and notes  —  Sources: M's negotiating with Branyan — 8:15 a.m.  —  The Mariners are still engaged …

Pettitte turns down Yanks' 1-year deal  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Yankees claimed Andy Pettitte was their No. 1 offseason priority.  And they have put their money where that statement is at while continuing to monitor the Roy Halladay market.  —  Pettitte was the first and only player the Yankees …

Bruney may go to Atlanta  —  INDIANAPOLIS — According to a team that talked to the Yankees about acquiring Brian Bruney, the right-handed reliever could be headed to Atlanta.  —  “We asked about him but hear he is going to the Braves,” the source said.  —  Because the Yankees asked …

Herzog, Harvey elected to Hall of Fame  —  No one from execs/pioneers ballot makes it to Cooperstown  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Whitey Herzog and Doug Harvey were elected by a Hall of Fame Veterans Committee on managers and umpires, but a separate committee for executives and pioneers did not select anyone …

Yankees could thwart Cubs' shot at Granderson  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Latest hot winter-meetings rumor making the rounds in the Marriott Hotel lobby is that the Yankees are hot on the trail of Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson, and that is not good news for the Cubs.

Milton Bradley trade talks underway in Indy  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Milton Bradley is not a free agent, but he's being treated like such at the winter meetings.  —  The Cubs are so eager to find a team for the disgruntled outfielder that they're letting his agents talk to other teams …

Casey Kelly Commits To Pitching  —  Red Sox prospect Casey Kelly, after completing a first professional season that was described by GM Theo Epstein as “unique” as he split his time between pitching and playing shortstop, informed the Sox on Monday that he intended to commit to a career as a pitcher going forward.

Tigers sign Brad Thomas, trade Clay Rapada  —  The Tigers today announced the signing of southpaw Brad Thomas, and that they traded Clay Rapada to the the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later.  Furthermore, they outrighted Zach Simons.  —  Thomas pitched the last two years in Korea …

Betancourt will go to deadline; Barajas, Green on radar  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Rafael Betancourt is no stranger to late-night pressure, so perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that he's taking his arbitration decision down to the wire.  —  Agent Alan Nero told The Denver Post today …

Pirates announce season ticket plans and pricing for 2010 season  —  Season Ticket prices to remain flat for eighth consecutive year  —  The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced their season ticket pricing and plans for the upcoming 2010 season.  The team will once again be freezing the price …

Rockies ship Murton to Japan  —  Move clears room in crowded outfield for Spilborghs  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Believing that Ryan Spilborghs will rebound from a down 2009, the Rockies reduced some of the crowd in their outfield by selling the rights to Matt Murton to the Hanshin Tigers in Japan on Monday.

Tim Wakefield, Daniel Bard want to see Jason Bay stay  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic - Tim Wakefield [stats] and Daniel Bard represent the opposite spectrum of the Red Sox [team stats] pitching staff.