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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Mets Near a Deal With Ryota Igarashi  —  The Mets are close to signing Ryota Igarashi, a Japanese pitcher, to a two-year deal, according to a person briefed on the situation.  Yes, they need an outfielder to hit in the middle of the batting order and another starting pitcher, but they also needed to improve their bullpen.

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.

Sources: Halladay, Phillies reach deal … Roy Halladay and the Phillies have come to an agreement on a contract that would put in motion a three-team trade that would send the Toronto Blue Jays ace to Philadelphia, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.  —  Halladay was taking his physical Tuesday morning, sources said.

Point Of Contention: Jeff Francoeur's Defense  —  More photos » by Lynne Sladky - AP  —  Lookout Landing did a series of these “point of contention” articles earlier in the offseason, and I thought it would be a good way to flesh out some issues I had been thinking about.

White Sox acquire OF Pierre from L.A.  —  The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Juan Pierre and cash from the Los Angeles Dodgers for two minor leaguers.  —  Pierre said he's ecstatic to get an opportunity to possibly play every day after being in Manny Ramirez's shadow with the Dodgers.