Nationals bringing Kennedy to Washington  —  Addition of second baseman keeps Guzman at shortstop  —  WASHINGTON — A few hours after losing 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Billboards tout the 61 in '61 clubbed by Maris, “Fargo's golden boy”  —  A North Dakota billboard company has erected a pair of signs in Fargo honoring local hero Roger Maris, whose record 61 home runs in 1961 have long been clouded with an asterisk.  —  Take that, Mark McGwire.

Winning offer: An open letter to Pirates owner Bob Nutting  —  Major league sports is a brutal business.  What with aggressive player agents, deep-pocketed competitors and more venues vying for the public's entertainment dollar, it is not a pursuit for the faint of heart.

Brewers have history of waiver wire magic  —  From Podsednik to McGehee, Crew has plucked winners  —  MILWAUKEE — Winter waiver claims often go unnoticed amid the bigger bubbles on the Hot Stove.  Not in Milwaukee, where the Brewers over the years have quietly acquired some key players over the wire.

If you were on Jeopardy and the final category was baseball ...  ... how confident would you be in making your wager?  —  This is one of my favorite questions to ask people at a party or in a bar because it can tell me so much about their baseball knowledge and their propensity for risk and greed.