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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Nationals Acquire Brian Bruney; Release Saul Rivera  —  4:11pm: The Yanks will receive the Nationals' Rule 5 pick for Bruney, reports Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.  —  12:51pm: The Nationals confirmed the deal via a press release.  They released Saul Rivera to make room for Bruney.

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.

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.

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.

Brewers want Counsell decision  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Indianapolis - We just had our daily briefing with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin at the winter meetings.  No big news but here's what came out of it:  —  *The Brewers hope to get a decision before the end …

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 …

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 …