Nationals bringing Kennedy to Washington  —  Addition of second baseman keeps Guzman at shortstop  —  WASHINGTON — A few hours after losing out to the Twins in the Orlando Hudson sweepstakes, the Nationals stayed busy by agreeing to terms with free-agent second baseman Adam Kennedy, according to a baseball source.

Twins land second baseman Hudson  —  Veteran Gold Glove winner fills club's hole up the middle  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins spent all winter looking for an upgrade at either second base or third base, and now they have one.  —  The club announced late Thursday night that they had agreed …

15th annual Jiffy Lube Marlins FanFest presented by TD Bank set for Feb. 13  —  FanFest 2010 to Benefit American Red Cross Haiti Relief Efforts  —  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.

Hank says Yankees can repeat, likes trades for Granderson and Vazquez  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Hank Steinbrenner thinks the Yankees are in a strong position to repeat as World Series champion due to the acquisition of pitcher Javier Vazquez and outfielder Curtis Granderson.

PADRES: Coleman will have reduced role in 2010  —  For 37 years, Jerry Coleman has been the voice of the Padres on radio, the link between the team on the field and the fans in their homes, cars, at the beach or a barbecue.  —  It will remain that way in 2010, but in a very limited basis.

Interesting Research Finds  —  While doing research for a few book projects I'm working on, I came across some interesting and sometimes odd stories on and off the diamond.  Here are a handful:  —  March 29, 1912: During an exhibition game in Baltimore, the Philadelphia Athletics were robbed of $2,500 worth of jewelry and cash.

Jason Bay = Kevin McReynolds?  We Should Be So Lucky  —  The signing of Jason Bay elicited some comparisons to past Mets acquisitions.  Tim Marchman simply put up a picture of Mo Vaughn on his blog upon hearing the news.  The level-headed Marchman was likely being tongue-in-cheek, as the association was a bit over-the-top.

Derek Jeter discusses his charity golf tournament  —  The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball …

Heyward's growing as fast as expectations  —  Henry County's heavy hitter is only 20 years old and has limited experience above the low minor leagues, but Braves officials have said that Jason Heyward will enter spring training with every opportunity to win the right-field job.

Online bidder pays $103,579 for A-Rod's historic 500th homer ball  —  A-Rod's 500th home run ball is going, going, gone!  —  The ball smashed by the Yankee slugger on Aug. 4, 2007, to reach the historic milestone fetched $103,579 in an online auction that ended Thursday night.

Bedard on Mariners: 'I'd love to be back!'  —  Watching from the frozen tundra of Ontario, Canada - where it was 16 degrees below zero this morning - Erik Bedard has been throwing a baseball for three weeks - and monitoring the Seattle Mariners all winter.  —  “They' ve done a phenomenal job this off-season,” Bedard said.