Granderson To Yanks, Edwin Jackson To D'Backs, Scherzer To Tigers  —  As chronicled here, a three-team blockbuster trade has been agreed upon between the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Tigers.  The players:  — The Yankees receive center fielder Curtis Granderson, who turns 29 in March.

Gammons Ends Hall of Fame Run with ESPN  —  Baseball Hall of Fame journalist Peter Gammons has decided to pursue new endeavors and will no longer be a contributor to ESPN after this week's winter meetings.  —  Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production:

Braves drop Church to open spot for Soriano  —  Indianapolis - To open a spot on the Braves' 40-man roster for the unexpected return of reliever Rafael Soriano, outfielder Ryan Church was designated for assignment Tuesday.  —  That effectively ended the Braves career of Church …

White Sox interested in Matsui  —  Could Godzilla be headed to the Windy City?  —  The White Sox have emerged as a serious contender for Hideki Matsui, according to a source, while the Angels have confirmed their interest in the World Series MVP as well.  —  The Yankees haven't ruled …

Breaking news: Mets sign player  —  Well, this doesn't exactly heat up your hot stove, but the Daily News has learned of one signing by the Mets.  Career minor-leaguer Mike Hessman has signed a minor-league deal.  Hessman, 31, hit .217 with 23 homers and 77 RBI while striking out 171 times …

Waiting on Wolf  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Indianapolis - I just spoke with manager Ken Macha, who said the Brewers have no deal with free agent lefty Randy Wolf — or any other pitcher, for that matter.  —  The Brewers apparently are waiting while Wolf's agent, Arn Tellem, shops their offer around.

Nats sign free agent Ivan Rodriguez  —  The Washington Nationals' bid to add a back-up catcher ended Monday night with the acquisition of free agent Ivan Rodriguez, a future Hall of Famer whose stature and salary suggests a significant role, according to a team source.

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.

Is Twitter helping or hurting baseball's winter meetings?  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Forget the official name of this annual event  —  These are the Twintter Meetings now.  —  It's quite a scene.  Reporters of every age are tweeting while walking in hallways, while they're standing on the escalator …

Cards, Penny reach a deal  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Cardinals wouldn't call it Plan B.  —  They wouldn't even call it a done deal.  —  But the defending NL Central champions arrived in Indianapolis ready to act, and they agreed in principle Monday to a one-year, incentive-laden contract …

Where's the money?  Mets look like pretenders  —  INDIANAPOLIS - Every year, it seemed, Omar Minaya has been the rock star of the winter meetings, strolling through the lobby of the headquarters hotel as if he owned the place.  The Mets were cool and hip, Minaya had a limitless reservoir …

Rockies' target Bobby Crosby likely headed to Pittsburgh  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Scratch Bobby Crosby from the Rockies' list of utility player candidates.  The free agent is expected to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he will be given a chance to compete for a starting job.

Pirates, Blue Jays talking Doumit  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Pirates and Toronto are discussing a trade involving catcher Ryan Doumit, but the Blue Jays are not the only team in the mix.  —  More tentative word is floating that the Mariners — who were known previously — and Giants are in there, too.

Rockies pushing hard to bring back Torrealba  —  INDIANAPOLIS -The Rockies are aggressively trying to retain catcher Yorvit Torrealba, with talks progressing this afternoon.  —  Torrealba has made it known that he wants to return to the Rockies.  And the team wants him back.

Williams sports a poker face  —  Sox GM just might be playing possum with Quentin-Crawford, Jenks rumors  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Two weeks of downplaying the upcoming winter meetings.  —  Two months of pointing out that he couldn't “spend a dollar if he only had 50 cents.”