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 …

Rays, Rangers interested in Bradley  —  Any trade could hinge on Cubs picking up part of salary  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Tampa Bay and Texas both appear to be interested in trading for outfielder Milton Bradley, but it may come down to how much money the Cubs are willing to pick up in order for general manager Jim Hendry to move him.

Red Sox Winter Meetings checklist  —  For the purposes of this discussion, let's focus on what the Red Sox really need, not what some fans want.  —  The Fantasy Island checklist — trade for 1B Adrian Gonzalez and RHP Roy Halladay, dump the contracts of Mike Lowell and David Ortiz …

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?

Mets interested in Willingham  —  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 who reportedly are willing to acquire his services.

Cardinals awaiting a meeting with Boras  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The closest casino to downtown is 20 minutes southeast.  But the best poker game in town may play out in the Cardinals suite of the Marriott, headquarters for baseball's winter meetings.  —  With free agent Matt Holliday the week's centerpiece …

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 …

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 …

Pirates made less than $11 million past two years  —  Part 1: Management divulgues a profit level well below most estimates, insists it can show that all of it went back into baseball, not to owners  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Pirates have made less than $11 million in profit over the past two years …

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 …

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.

Dodgers Shopping Sherrill  —  3:44am: Matthew Pouliot calls the situation “another sign the Dodgers are broke.”  Writes Pouliot: … Pouliot also names the Tigers and Rays as possible matches, and adds the Phillies and Rangers as teams who could be interested in Sherrill as well …

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 …