His Jeterness wins out, and will again  —  won the Gold Glove this year for the same reason he can snag a greatest-hits list of starlets and have his own scent of cologne and instantaneously own any room into which he walks: He oozes Jeterness.  —  Perhaps you have not heard of Jeterness.

Jays thinking of trading for Greinke  —  The Blue Jays have inquired about the availability of Kansas City right-hander Zack Greinke.  —  With Cliff Lee the top free agent on the market, Greinke would appeal to also-rans in the Lee sweepstakes such as the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels.

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.

A's strike first in MLB offseason  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  People forget, the A's were pretty good last season.  —  They finished 81-81 despite playing …

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.

From the field to the silver screen  —  Royce Clayton to play the role of Miguel Tejada in “Moneyball” movie  —  Baseball has a funny way of throwing perceptions for a curve.  Just consider recent events involving the two teams in the Bay Area.  —  San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean …

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 …

Marines, not baseball, Coleman's proudest days  —  NEW YORK — Jerry Coleman wore the Yankees' pinstripes for nine seasons, patrolling the infield dirt in front of the frenzied World Series crowds that filled a triple-decked stadium.  —  But on Veterans Day, Coleman remains the proudest …

Trade talks could soon heat up for the Braves  —  There hasn't been a lot of buzz surrounding the Braves during the early portion of this Hot Stove Season.  But there's a sense that things might heat up after Frank Wren assembles with his peers at the general manager meetings in Orlando early next week.

Pitcher Release Points  —  Mechanics are one of the most important parts of the pitching craft, but they have historically been among the most difficult subjects to study with large samples of objective data.  Most published work has involved the comparison of a handful of photos or videos …

Mets Put Out Word That Jose Reyes is Available  —  According to sources, the Mets have put word out to teams that SS Jose Reyes is available and will look to trade Reyes during the Winter Meetings.  —  The Red Sox, Orioles, and Rays have called to get a feel for the situation and trade talks …