Curtis Granderson was beloved but on the decline  —  Indianapolis — To trade a player with as much talent and box-office pizzazz as Curtis Granderson means something dramatic had to have happened in 2009.  —  It did.  And it was not only because the Tigers got hit with a monsoon season …

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:

Florida's Dan Uggla not Giants' top choice  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants are looking to add thump to their lineup, but not if it leads to more clanks in their infield.  —  So they haven't amplified efforts to acquire Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, who might be the surest run …

Brewers hope for Wolf answer Wednesday  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Indianapolis - The Brewers hope to get a response — and a positive one — on Wednesday to the three-year, $27 million offer they have made to free agent lefty Randy Wolf.

Jerry Manuel's Q and A  —  Q. I guess just based on what you've done so far this winter, two backup catchers, does that signal you were not enthused with the signal calling and receiving last year?  —  JERRY MANUEL: I just thought that we felt that we had to shore up that particular position.

Winter Meetings: Pirates set to sign Crosby  —  Team talks Doumit deal with Toronto, puts off discussing Duke, Maholm  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Pirates are expected to make their first noteworthy move of Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings today, agreeing to a one-year …

A quick wrapup from Tuesday  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Texas Rangers are certainly doing plenty of talking and homework at these winter meetings.  Whether they can actually pull the trigger on some deals this week remains to be seen.  —  The club is still looking at relievers and is interested in Brett Myers …

Angels now might include Erick Aybar in a trade  —  Despite the shortstop's stellar play, GM Tony Reagins does not rule out the possibility as the club continues to look at Toronto's Roy Halladay.  —  Reporting from Indianapolis - The chances of trading Erick Aybar are remote …

Hideki Matsui, Coco Crisp on Chicago White Sox radar  —  Mark Teahen's 3-year deal could help Sox structure contracts for free agents  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The White Sox provided third baseman Mark Teahen a bigger comfort zone Tuesday by giving him a three-year, $14 million contract.

Cubs getting close to unloading Milton  —  Bradley would be shipped to team in American League  —  The first day of the rest of the Cubs' lives without Milton Bradley appeared on the horizon Tuesday with multiple sources saying the Cubs were close to a deal to send Bradley to an unidentified American League team.

Mound market puzzles Mets  —  INDIANAPOLIS — In the midst of yet another strategy session to unearth a capable starter, one Mets official suddenly began talking about Derek Lowe.  —  He certainly is available because the Braves have five other starters and want to remove the three years at $45 million left on his contract.

Phillies Sign Gload  —  The Phillies have found the last player for their bench.  —  Word spread late tonight at the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis that the Phillies had signed free agent outfielder Ross Gload.  A baseball source said it was a two-year contract.

Wait could cost Cards on DeRosa  —  INDIANAPOLIS — If the Cardinals remain attached to their Plan A much longer, indications are it may cost them part of Plan B.  —  Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak met Tuesday with the agent for utility starter Mark DeRosa but remains …

Vlad aims for two-year deal  —  Outfielder could settle for one-year contract to return to Angels  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The word on Vladimir Guerrero, according to Major League sources, is that he's seeking a two-year deal.  If he can't find it, he wouldn't be averse to returning to the Angels …