Ron Gardenhire, Bud Black honored  —  NEW YORK — San Diego's Bud Black has barely beaten out Cincinnati's Dusty Baker as the NL Manager of the Year, while Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire has won the AL award.  —  Black topped Baker by one point in results released Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Source: New York Yankees, Derek Jeter disagree on Captain's worth  —  Source says Jeter, Bombers not on same page when it comes to Derek's dollars  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — If the Yankees could get Derek Jeter to agree to a three-year contract for $21 million per year, they would sign off on it today.

Diamondbacks could be big players  —  FOX Sports  —  The Diamondbacks lost 97 games last season with Justin Upton in right field and Stephen Drew at shortstop.  —  They might not be worse if they traded one, or even both.  In fact, they might be better — at least long-term — if they received the right players in return.

Blue Jays On Verge Of Acquiring Rajai Davis  —  The Blue Jays are on the verge of acquiring outfielder Rajai Davis from the Athletics, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Minor league reliever Trystan Magnuson is one of the players heading to Oakland in the deal, MLBTR has learned.

Athletics Open Bidding On Beltre At Five Years?  —  2:48pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman hears that Beltre's camp is using Torii Hunter's five year, $90MM contract as a comparable for their expectations (Twitter link).  —  2:01pm: Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes tweets that Oakland offered Beltre five years …

Pujols wants A-Rod deal and more notes from GM meetings … ORLANDO, Fla. — Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt, who may be the best businessman in a room full of millionaires and billionaires here at the Waldorf Astoria at Disney World, indicated he believes the Yankees would retract Alex Rodriguez's monstrous deal if they could.

Tigers, right-hander Joaquin Benoit nearing deal  —  The Detroit Tigers are nearing a multi-year agreement with right-hander Joaquin Benoit, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.  —  The deal could be for as long as three years, sources say.  —  Benoit, 33, is one of the more intriguing arms in a deep class of relief pitchers.

Justin Upton Rumors: Wednesday  — The Upton rumors are more than just talk, says ESPN.com's Jayson Stark, who was told the D'Backs are “genuinely open” to moving the 23-year-old.  However, it might take a package of five players who could help the team in the short- and long-term (Twitter links).

White Sox Willing To Discuss Gavin Floyd  —  The White Sox are willing to discuss righty Gavin Floyd, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post.  I'm sure the return would have to be significant, as Floyd is locked up affordably through 2012 with a club option for '13.

Numbers tell surprising free-agent story  —  Sure, Lee, Rivera and Soriano are recongizable, but don't forget these other arms … You don't need Rumblings and Grumblings to tell you that Cliff Lee, Mariano Rivera and Rafael Soriano are the three most ballyhooed free-agent arms that money can buy this winter.

David Ortiz wanted ‘something different’  —  Slugger says he's ‘fine’ with Sox picking up option but doesn't understand doubters  —  David Ortiz reports he doesn't have a single pain in his body — not so much as a twinge.  —  “When I get up in the morning, I jump out of bed like my [6-year-old] son, D'Angelo,” he said.

Bryce Harper likely to start 2011 in Class A Hagerstown  —  First overall pick Bryce Harper, currently tearing up the Arizona Fall League, a league packed with the most promising prospects in baseball, will begin the season in Class A Hagerstown, General Mike Rizzo said last night.