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.)

Molina Signing Deal To Stay With SF Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― In a surprising twist, Bengie Molina has agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, CBS 5 has learned.  —  Molina's family on Tuesday confirmed the deal that keeps …

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 …

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.

Dodgers Agree To Two-Year Deals With Ethier, Broxton  —  3:32pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman tweets that Broxton's deal is worth $11M total.  —  1:55pm: Gurnick tweets that Ethier's deal guarantees him $15.25MM, with more possible through incentives.  —  12:30pm: Closer Jonathan Broxton has also agreed …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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.”

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.

Rockies could add Lo Duca on a minor league deal  —  DENVER — Amid the wave of contract signings, the Rockies are still looking for depth at the major and minor-league levels.  —  I was told today that they could sign catcher Paul Lo Duca to a minor league deal.

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.

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.