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.

Yanks give Damon weekend deadline … Johnny Damon and the Yankees spoke again within the past few days, and Damon now has been given the weekend to decide whether he wants to come back on a bargain deal.  —  The chances he will accept a low-base contract for a few million dollars …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …