Orioles to bring back Tejada  —  Source: Club reaches agreement on 1-year deal with free agent  —  The Orioles have reached an agreement with free agent Miguel Tejada on a one-year deal, according to a team source, reuniting with the six-time All-Star who played in Baltimore from 2004-2007.

Note from principal  —  John Henry endorses Sox' strategy  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  The Red Sox [team stats] just completed a $120 million-plus spending spree on the free agent market this winter.  —  Nice to know the principal owner, John Henry, approves of all the check-writing.

Damon, Yankees Have Been Talking  —  SATURDAY, 1:56pm: Heyman reports (via Twitter) that Damon has “days” to take a “low deal” from the Yankees.  Assuming he says no, the club will sign another outfielder from the group of Reed Johnson, Xavier Nady, Randy Winn, Jim Edmonds, and Jermaine Dye.

A Q&A With New Yankees Center-Fielder Curtis Granderson  —  The Yankees might not be signing Johnny Damon, but worry not: Come April you'll have forgotten all about him.  Curtis Granderson, your new center-fielder, seems to possess all the attributes we require of our Yankees: He's smart …

FORMER CARDINALS OF TAGUCHI SIGNS WITH ORIX IN JAPAN  —  OSAKA, Japan — Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder So Taguchi is returning to Japan to play with his original professional team.  —  The Orix Buffaloes announced Saturday they have reached an agreement with the 40-year-old Taguchi.

Dodgers to play pair of exhibitions in Taiwan  —  Mid-March matchups will be vs. unnamed team from CPBL  —  While their Cactus League foes are training in Arizona, the Dodgers will take a few days to play in a country where they have a deep influence.  —  On March 13 and 14 …

Sabean playing with fire  —  Best case scenario, Freddy Sanchez isn't out long enough to be missed.  He's back in the lineup before taxes are due.  His left shoulder feels like $12 million over two years.  By the time the Giants take the field for Game 1 of the NLDS, his offseason medical misadventures …

The Sixth Stage  —  I thought I had gone through all the stages of Royals grief.  Denial?  Well, of course.  I LOVE denial.  That has been my default stage as a sports fan most of my life.  Hey, maybe Denny Bautista WILL become a star.  Hey, maybe this is the year for Dee Brown.

Source: Jason Giambi close to signing one-year deal with Colorado Rockies  —  Jason Giambi is close to signing a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the situation.  —  After being let go by the Oakland A's last season, Giambi hit .292 …

15th annual Jiffy Lube Marlins FanFest presented by T.D. Bank set for Feb. 13  —  MIAMI — The Florida Marlins are set to host the 15th Annual Jiffy Lube Marlins FanFest presented by TD Bank on Saturday, February 13 from noon to 6 P.M. at Sun Life Stadium.  Admission to the event is free and open to all fans.

Desme retires to pursue priesthood  —  Prospect named MVP of Arizona Fall League in 2009  —  OAKLAND — The A's announced Friday that Grant Desme, the only player in Minor League Baseball to go 30-30 in 2009, has decided to retire from the game in order to pursue the priesthood.