Ex-big leaguer Jose Offerman detained after punching umpire in winter league game  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman threw a punch at an umpire during an argument in a Dominican winter league game Saturday night, the second time in 2&frac12 years …

Pirates, reliever Donnelly reach deal  —  Veteran righty expected to receive one-year, $1.5M pact  —  The Pirates agreed to terms on a one-year Major League contract with free-agent right-handed reliever Brendan Donnelly on Saturday, a Major League source confirmed to MLB.com.

Chicago Cubs plan massive restructuring of Wrigley Field  —  Wrigley 20-14 project includes major construction in and around park as part of ‘triangle building’  —  A 2005 sketch of a proposed Wrigley Field expansion project under Tribune Co. The Ricketts family wants to complete something similar by 2014.

Chicago White Sox agree to terms with closer Bobby Jenks and outfielder Carlos Quentin  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox on Saturday announced they have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with closer Bobby Jenks and outfielder Carlos Quentin.  —  According to a news release from the team …

Troy Tulowitzki at head of class  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  With all due respect to Evan Longoria, Justin Upton and Matt Wieters, the best young player in baseball right now is playing shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.  —  It's fair to say that Troy Tulowitzki …

A's land Kouzmanoff in deal with Padres  —  Along with Cunningham, Hairston returns to San Diego  —  Kevin Kouzmanoff admitted Saturday he's been a long-time admirer of Eric Chavez.  —  Now, he's headed to Oakland to possibly serve as his replacement.  —  The Athletics and Padres completed …

What's next, Mo?  —  During the second of his standing-room-only sessions Saturday with fans at the Winter Warm-Up, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak fielded a question about how his college education prepared him for the job.  —  He explained it wasn't those business classes at the University of Colorado that did it.

Mets Organizational Decision-Making Flow Chart ver. 1  —  The latest injury fiasco lends Mets fans another window into their team's front office.  Yet, the more I read, the less I understand, so I decided to write out a flowchart on pen and paper.  Below is my tentative understanding of how the front office makes decisions.

Admission Doesn't Guarantee Entry  —  If one of Mark McGwire's objectives for confessing his use of performance-enhancing drugs was to help his Hall of Fame candidacy, he may need to find another approach.  —  Far removed from the number of votes necessary to gain enshrinement …

Howie Spira, the Bronx gambler who dug up dirt on Dave Winfield, is down on his luck  —  Derek Jeter got parades up the Canyon of Heroes for helping the Yankees win five World Series titles since 1996.  Howie Spira may have played a bigger role in the Yankees' success, and what did he get?  —  Bupkis.