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.

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.

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.

Source: Greenberg Group Selected by Hicks for Texas Rangers  —  9:30pm - Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that Greenberg has a 45 day exclusivity window with which to complete the sale.  Interesting in that the window for the Cubs sale for Thomas Ricketts was set at 30 days …

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.

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.

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 …

Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee Trade Finalized  —  1:48pm: The Mariners announced the trade in a press release, with GM Jack Zdruriencik congratulating the Phillies and Blue Jays on the way the deal was handled.  —  1:31pm: Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail heard that the report of a failed physical is a “totally false rumour.”

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.

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.

Marquis interested in Nationals  —  Right-hander went 15-13 with 4.04 ERA for Rockies in '09  —  Last week at the Winter Meetings, it was revealed that the Nationals had interest in free-agent right-hander Jason Marquis.  It turns out that the feelings are mutual.

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.

Cracked Stat Report: Baseball Verses Football  —  One of the many problems that is pointed out about the baseball park that for at least the next five minutes is known as LandShark Stadium is that it actually is not really a baseball park.  A football team known as the Miami Dolphins has tromped …

Report: New York Mets near deal with Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi  —  NEW YORK — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the New York Mets are close to completing a two-year contract with Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi.

(2 of 2)  —  Bigbie, Hernandez said, was not selected the first time the group met.  —  “There was a process there with him,” Hernandez said.  “People wanted some more information on his Major League Baseball career and some of the things that happened with him.”  —  Bigbie played at Ball State from 1996-1999.

Nationals sign six players to minor league contracts  —  The Washington Nationals today signed right-handed pitchers Joel Peralta, Logan Kensing and Ryan Speier, catcher Jamie Burke, infielder Pete Orr and outfielder Jerry Owens to minor league contracts.  Nationals Senior Vice President …