Papelbon not heading to a hearing  —  Jonathan Papelbon has a one-year deal in place with the Red Sox that would be in the neighborhood of $9 million.  (Update: The deal is for $9.35 million, with Papelbon getting a $50,000 bonus for 60 games finishes — he finished 59 in 2009.)

Yankees agree to one-year contracts with RHP Chad Gaudin and LHP Boone Logan  —  The New York Yankees announced today they have agreed to one-year contracts with right-handed pitcher Chad Gaudin and left-handed pitcher Boone Logan, avoiding arbitration with both players.

Source: King Felix stays with Mariners  —  The Seattle Mariners have been shuffling the deck, but it looks like they'll keep their ace.  —  Hernandez  —  On the eve of exchanging salary figures for arbitration, right-hander Felix Hernandez has agreed to a multiyear contract with the team …

Mets Hall of Fame inductees  —  The Mets are having a conference call at 2 p.m. today to announce that Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Davey Johnson and Frank Cashen will be inducted into the Mets' Hall of Fame.  It's the first time in eight years that they've made an induction and certainly …

Sources: Rockies lock in relievers Street, Betancourt  —  Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer.  He is in his 34th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain.  —  DENVER

Marlins sign Cantu, Nunez, but not Ross  —  Infielder, reliever avoid arbitration; outfielder to have hearing  —  MIAMI — A rush of signings over the past week has cleared up some questions regarding the Marlins' roster.  —  On Tuesday, the club came to terms with slugger Jorge Cantu and closer Leo Nunez on one-year deals.

Gammons: Revenue gap widening  —  Concern grows for Marlins, Rays; Selig's meetings a success  —  We pass the ides of January and we start thinking about seeing Jason Heyward and Michael Stanton, Casey Kelly and Jason Donald in Spring Training.  —  We keep listening to Todd Thibaud's “We Love this Game.”

Umpires ratify labor agreement  —  Five-year deal with MLB lasts through end of 2014  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Members of the World Umpires Association voted late Monday night to ratify a new five-year contract with Major League Baseball that will extend to Dec. 31, 2014.

To Live and Die in LA  —  “Arbitration” is a word that has caused Dodgers fans to wince this winter, for understandable reasons.  Back in December, the team failed to offer it to Type-A free agents Randy Wolf and Orlando Hudson, thus forfeiting the right to compensation picks in this year's amateur draft.

Tom Verducci TomVerducciInside Baseball Bang for the buck: The five most efficient clubs of the past decade … The Yankees left little doubt that they were the team of the last decade, but what team was the most efficient from 2000 through 2009?  Did the Yankees get the most bang …

Tejada's firsthand look at despair in Haiti  —  Miguel Tejada could see the devastation in Port-au-Prince from the helicopter, before he landed at the Dominican Embassy in Haiti Sunday, and what he saw then and in his three hours in the city will stay with him.

Hope springs eternal, except for these teams  —  Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer.  He is in his 34th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain.

Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday  —  Noon ET today was the deadline for both the team and player to submit their salary figures for arbitration, however the two sides can come to an agreement at any point before the actual hearing.  The hearings are scheduled for the first week of February.

Agent: Edmonds open to several options  —  Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com.  He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.

Phillies sign Brandon Duckworth  —  The Duck Pond is back.  —  The Phillies signed Brandon Duckworth, who spent three seasons with the team from 2001 to '03, to a minor-league contract last week, his agent said.  —  But the deal does not include an invitation to spring training …