Former Nats target Vazquez signs with Marlins  —  WASHINGTON —The Nationals are no longer in the running to acquire the services of right-hander Javier Vazquez, according to a baseball source, because he agreed to terms with the Marlins on Sunday.  —  The source declined to say if the Nationals made a fair offer to Vazquez.

Jeter counteroffer will do little to close gap  —  Tweet  —  With Derek Jeter seeking substantially more money than the Yankees have offered, the gulf between the team and its captain is wide.  —  Jeter's camp hasn't made an official counter to the Yankees three-year …

Source: Red Sox show interest in reliever Matt Guerrier  —  According to a major league source, the Red Sox have shown interest in free agent relief pitcher Matt Guerrier.  The right-hander, who has spent his entire seven-season major league career with the Twins, went 5-7 with a 3.17 ERA in 74 games with Minnesota in 2010.

Sox are playing a game different from Detroit's  —  The Red Sox could have extended themselves to match or outbid the Tigers on Victor Martinez, so there's no doubt they are saving their shekels for a bigger splash.  It's likely to be San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez …

Grant: There's method to Vlad madness  —  In the roughly four weeks since the World Series has ended, the Rangers have declined to pick up Vladimir Guerrero's option and, most recently, declined to offer him salary arbitration.  —  They did all of this because - are you ready for this? - they want him back.

Dodgers eyeing Uribe for infield help  —  LOS ANGELES — Continuing their aggressive offseason renovation, the Dodgers now are targeting free-agent infielder Juan Uribe, whose clutch production helped the division-rival Giants win the World Series.  —  The addition of Uribe …