Three Reds take NL Gold Glove honors  —  Rolen, Phillips, Arroyo win; first times for Rockies' Tulo, Gonzalez  —  The Reds were the defensive stars of the National League on Wednesday, when three of their players won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.  And for the second year running …

Yankees GM in Arkansas to meet with Lee; no offer now  —  Yankees GM Brian Cashman flew to Arkansas last night and is scheduled to meet later today with free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, but is not expected to make a contract offer yet, The Post has learned.  —  Cashman is the lone Yankees …

Could Carl Crawford be Angels' first $100-million man?  —  The Angels consider Crawford their primary target in free agency, but they may be competing with some big spenders for him.  —  Left fielder Carl Crawford would be a good fit in Anaheim, according to Angels outfielder Torii Hunter.

A's Acquire DeJesus For Mazzaro, Marks  —  The A's acquired David DeJesus from the Royals for right-hander Vin Mazzaro and left-hander Justin Marks, the teams announced today.  Royals GM Dayton Moore says Mazzaro will join the team's rotation and Marks will start the season at high Class A Wilmington.

Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus dies  —  In the crowning moment of his legendary broadcasting career, Dave Niehaus stood on the podium in Cooperstown, N.Y., and saluted the power of his medium.  —  “Radio plays with the mind,” he said upon accepting the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Minor League Free Agents 2010  —  Major league free agents hit the open market at midnight on Nov. 7, five days after the conclusion of the World Series.  Baseball America readers know that this date also ushers in the minor league free agency period.  The number of MiLB free agents …

Sources: Red Sox to pursue John Buck  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox are expected to be aggressive in their pursuit of free-agent catcher John Buck in the likely event that Victor Martinez signs elsewhere, according to two baseball sources.  —  The Red Sox, according to one of the sources …

Russell Martin expects to be ready for the start of spring training  —  The results of a CT scan that Russell Martin underwent last week in Los Angeles have the catcher convinced that he will “absolutely” be ready for the start of spring training, according to his agent.

Nationals unveil new jerseys in fashion show  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals unveiled their new jerseys on Wednesday evening at Nationals Park, as Tyler Clippard, Ian Desmond, Ivan Rodriguez, Drew Storen, Ryan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann and general manager Mike Rizzo helped display the new uniforms.

New challenges, and a word of thanks  —  My mother recently found a piece of paper from high school, on which I had named my dream job.  It was easy.  There was only one thing I wanted to be: Red Sox beat writer for the Boston Globe.  —  Just a decade later I have been there.  I have had my dream job.

Search for the next Giants of baseball  —  Which team has the young arms to do what San Francisco did?  Five clubs come to mind.  —  ESPN.com  —  Somewhere out there, there's a team about to turn into Next Year's San Francisco Giants.  —  And by that, we don't mean a team that's looking …

Everything you always wanted to know about: FIP  —  Today's statistic: FIP  —  What it stands for: Fielding Independent Pitching, devised by Tom Tango, based on research by Voros McCracken.  —  How they calculate FIP: Tango's simplest version is expressed by the following equation.

Why Cliff Lee buyers ought to beware  —  The history of free agency is littered with starting pitchers who went bust  —  There are two sides of the coin when it comes to signing a free-agent starter to a long-term deal.  The good side is Greg Maddux (left) The bad side is Mike Hampton (right).