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 …

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.

Jason Bay and Hideki Matsui are options for Angels' offense  —  Angels General Manager Tony Reagins, after arriving at the winter meetings late this afternoon, said free-agent outfielders Jason Bay and Hideki Matsui, as well as Vladimir Guerrero, are among the options the team is looking at to bolster its offense.

Looking to Add Arms, Yankees First Deal One  —  INDIANAPOLIS — As the World Series champions, the Yankees are the object of envy at the winter meetings.  Yet as executives and agents huddled in hotel suites Monday, safe from the snow outside, the Yankees were just like the rest of baseball.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Relievers move up wish list for Crew at Indy  —  Pitching still main focus for Brewers after Day 1 of Meetings  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Brewers' primary focus this winter is acquiring at least one starting pitcher, but club officials have lined up a wish list of relievers, too.

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.

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.

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 …

The end of the Most Valuable Network, MVN.com  —  It is with regret that I'm writing to announce that I have made the decision to close down MVN.  —  There are many factors that led to this decision, and thusly I will not attempt to work through all the factors and the various happenings that led to this decision.

Valverde rejects Astros' arbitration offer  —  Closer remains a free agent, creates questions for club  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Jose Valverde, who saved 69 games over the previous two seasons as a member of the Astros, rejected the club's offer of salary arbitration late Monday to remain a free agent …

O's eye pitchers at start of meetings  —  Team, Rangers discuss deal for Millwood; club examining Bedard's medical records  —  INDIANAPOLIS - The Orioles' focus on Day One of baseball's winter meetings was on trying to upgrade a pitching staff that has been one of the worst in baseball.