Red Sox take aim at Adrian Gonzalez  —  The Red Sox are not done yet.  —  The team, set to announce the signings of free-agent right-hander John Lackey and center fielder Mike Cameron, is working hard to obtain Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, according to major-league sources.

New York Yankees Top 10 Prospects  —  New York Yankees … Every Yankees team is measured against the amazing, rich history of the franchise, the most championship-laden in American team sports.  —  The standard for success is clear.  Anything less than a World Series title is a failure.

Mets tweak offer to Bay, eye Holliday … Moving aggressively to try to secure a power-hitting left fielder, the Mets tweaked their offer to Jason Bay to give him a five-year option and are getting back into the ballgame for Matt Holliday, as well, SI.com has learned.

Damon ready to explore other options; Mets one possibility  —  Is Johnny Damon following Hideki Matsui out of The Bronx?  —  With very little contact between the Yankees and the free-agent left fielder, Damon is ready to explore other options.  —  “I am going to start looking around.

Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee Trade Finalized  —  3:27pm: Over at BlueJays.com, Blue Jays Alex Anthopoulos talked about the players the Jays received in the Halladay deal, as well as recent signing John Buck.  A few notes: Anthopoulos sees Wallace as a first baseman, and he has still has ongoing trade talks about other players.

Hicks, Greenberg and Ryan officially on to next step  —  This press release just landed in the inbox:

Commissioner forms advisory committee  —  Members will analyze ways to improve game on the field  —  NEW YORK — Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Tuesday that he will chair a new 14-man special committee to analyze ways of improving Major League Baseball on the field.

New targets flying low on O's radar, for now  —  Several nontendered players contacted, but none has risen to top of team's wish list  —  The Orioles' pool of potential free agents expanded this week, but none of the newly available targets has shot to the top of the club's wish list.

White Sox might be done adding for 2010  —  After Pierre move, Guillen likes his team with rotating DH  —  CHICAGO — Don't look for general manager Ken Williams to make one extra big splash by adding a full-time designated hitter to the White Sox attack during the next two months.

Stop Saying Omar Minaya Only Goes After Latino Players  —  The “Omar Minaya only pursues Latino players” topic has appeared again this offseason and the propagators of this myth are out in full force.  Perhaps it was brought on by the signings of Alex Cora, Henry Blanco and Elmer Dessens.

Tigers, Santiago agree on two-year deal  —  Veteran infielder netted career-high seven homers in 2009  —  Ramon Santiago figures to be an important piece of the Tigers' middle-infield equation in 2010, spelling Adam Everett at shortstop and rookie Scott Sizemore at second base.

Nastiest pitches in baseball  —  Pitch f/x has been around just long enough to draw some interesting conclusions … Introduced to the baseball world in 2007, Pitch f/x tracks every characteristic of a pitch's flight path — its release point, spin direction, release speed, arrival speed …

Marlins Stadium Update No. 3 Cheers (Public Art edition)  —  Florida Marlins owner and art dealer Jeffrey Loria has promised his team's new ballpark will be a work of art and unlike any other baseball stadium.  That's why he's focused on creating a modernist structure of sleek white stucco, silver metal and glass.

Note: Jose Reyes on WFAN at 3 PM  —  Earlier today, Mets SS Jose Reyes talked for roughly one hour with Mike Francesa on WFAN, which you can listen to at WFAN.com.  —  The following is a written recap of the discussion, during which Reyes talks about, among other things, his injury …

Chapman unveils 97 mph fastball for suitors  —  For the dozens of baseball men wondering whether Aroldis Chapman's official unveiling was worth the trip, the left-hander had an emphatic, 97-mph answer with his final pitch.  —  Sure was.  —  Executives and scouts came out of Tuesday's 30 …