Latest buzz from MLB winter meetings … SI.com's Jon Heyman will report from baseball's winter meetings in Indianapolis, which take place from Monday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 10.  —  Mariners ace Hernandez seeks $100 million deal  —  Mariners superstar Felix Hernandez will be seeking …

Carl Pavano, Rafael Soriano, Rafael Betancourt accept arbitration  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Minnesota starter Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado setup man Rafael Betancourt accepted salary arbitration offers before Monday's midnight deadline, keeping them with their teams for next season.

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 …

Cashman acknowledges Pettitte talks, adds Marquis to the list  —  Brian Cashman said he has not spoken directly to Andy Pettitte, but it's his understanding that Pettitte wants to pitch next year under “the right circumstances.”  Those right circumstances mean, the right contract.

Boras takes exception to comments by Herzog  —  INDIANAPOLIS - Whitey Herzog predicted Monday the St. Louis Cardinals would win the National League Central with or without free agent outfielder Matt Holliday  —  , warning his former club to be measured in its offseason signings.

Brewers closing in on deal for Wolf  —  Crew offering three years to ex-Dodgers left-hander  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Officially, the Brewers downplayed their contact with free agent left-hander Randy Wolf on Day 1 of the Winter Meetings.  Unofficially, the sides appeared close to a deal.

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.

Monday's latest news and notes  —  Source: Dodgers shopping LHP Sherrill — 2:15 a.m.  —  The Dodgers have a number of young relief pitchers coveted by other teams, including Ronald Belisario, Hong-Chih Kuo and Ramon Troncoso.  —  But when teams have inquired about those relievers …

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.

Pudge signs two-year deal with Nats  —  Veteran backstop to serve as mentor for Flores  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez has agreed to a two-year, $6 million deal with the Nationals, MLB.com learned on Monday night.  Washington has not confirmed the report.

A few things from the Baseball Winter Meetings...  INDIANAPOLIS - Former San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers is in attendance at the meetings but this time not trying to swing a deal, but to map out a possible plan for his future.  —  Towers has a standing offer from the Red Sox …

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.

AL Shopping Lists  —  As we wait to discover if Ichiro Suzuki might finally, finally become the second-slot hitter he's been, by his skills, since the day he arrived in Seattle...  New York Yankees: Breathlessly reported midweek, it's not at all news that the Yankees payroll will be coming down in 2009.

Beane explores A's short-term options  —  Oakland GM scours free-agent market for veteran infielders  —  INDIANAPOLIS — If you're a team looking to make a major upgrade this offseason, the current free-agent market may not be for you.  —  But if you're the Oakland A's …