Sources: Orioles jump into Holliday sweepstakes  —  The Cardinals are not the only team pursuing free-agent left fielder Matt Holliday.  —  The Orioles have jumped into the bidding, though both the seriousness of their efforts and Holliday's desire to play in Baltimore are in question, major-league sources say.

Yankees talk to Johnson about vacant DH role  —  The Yankees and Nick Johnson are talking about the sweet-swinging lefty and on-base machine replacing Hideki Matsui as the World Champions' DH on a one-year deal.  —  If a deal is completed, it would be an indication the Yankees will part with Johnny Damon …

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.

Phillies GM Amaro is master of the shell game  —  MONTY AND HIS Money Managers had themselves some week.  They ran the greatest shell game since the days when big carnivals would roll into small towns, relieve the local yokels of the harvest money and move on.

Dodgers land versatile Carroll  —  Right-handed hitter expects to back up second, third base  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers bolstered their second-base situation by agreeing to a two-year contract with versatile infielder Jamey Carroll, pending a physical examination, agent Jonathan Maurer confirmed Wednesday.

Godzilla Rocks Southern California  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  There's a line about Godzilla in the 1998 Hollywood remake that goes: “He's not some monster trying to evade you... If you find what he wants, then he'll come to you.”  This week baseball's Godzilla found the contract he wanted …

Lowe resigned to likelihood of trade  —  Righty regards late-season woes as Braves' motivation  —  ATLANTA — When Derek Lowe entered this offseason, he found himself frustrated by an inability to correct his mechanical flaws and was determined to be more of an asset to the Braves during the final three years of his contract.

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.

Make it Raines  —  This is going to be about Tim Raines ... but we're going to start with Bill James.  People, of course, have many different opinions about Bill James.  And because Bill is both a friend and a hero of mine, I admit to being hopelessly biased on the subject.

Bengals wide receiver injured in Charlotte wreck  —  Police say Chris Henry “came out” of pickup truck  —  Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was injured after he “came out” of the back of a pickup during a domestic dispute in northern Charlotte, according to police.