Shelley Duncan signs with the Indians  —  Look out Cleveland.  The storm is coming through.  And it's running right up on you.  —  Turns out, The Band had it right all along.  —  Shelley Duncan has signed with the Cleveland Indians.  Their depth chart lists two young players …

Red Sox agree to deal with Beltre  —  The Red Sox have agreed on a deal with third baseman Adrian Beltre, a source told the Globe.  The deal is for one year with Beltre holding an option for the second year.  —  Peter Gammons is reporting that Beltre would be paid $9 million in 2010.

Red Sox face competition for Beltre  —  The Boston Red Sox have made an offer to free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre, according to a major league source, but are facing competition from other teams, a list that could include the Orioles, Athletics and Angels.

IT WASN'T EASY, BUT THE RED SOX FINALLY GOT THEIR MAN  —  NEW YORK - The Red Sox and Adrian Beltre had come close before.  —  Following the 2004 season, the Sox had hoped to trade Manny Ramirez with the idea of freeing up money with an eye towards signing Beltre, a free agent who was coming off a 48-home run season with the Dodgers.

Beltre's price was right for Red Sox  —  Third baseman comes at a steep discount  —  Catch the ball and pitch.  The next thing you know, the Boston Red Sox will rediscover the sacrifice bunt, as soon as the number crunchers demonstrate it is no longer an “inefficiency.”

Red Sox, Mets Discussing Castillo-For-Lowell?  —  9:52pm: WEEI.com's Rob Bradford writes that a Castillo-for-Lowell deal is “not close.”  He feels that it's most likely Lowell will have to prove his health in Spring Training before a trade occurs.  Meanwhile, Yahoo's Tim Brown tweets that the Rangers …

Red Sox Agree to Terms with Beltre  —  WEEI.com has confirmed reports that the Red Sox and free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre have agreed on a one-year, $9 million deal that includes a $5 million player option in 2011.  The terms were first reported by Peter Gammons (via Twitter).

Plenty of talent still up for grabs — for the right price  —  The holidays are over, but Baseball's shopping season is not.  —  More than 100 free agents remain unsigned, including several of the biggest names — and virtually all of Scott Boras' clients.  —  Spring training begins in approximately six weeks.