Source: New York Yankees want Derek Jeter to take ‘reality potion’  —  Negotiations between the New York Yankees and Derek Jeter are at a standstill until Jeter and his agent, Casey Close, “drink the reality potion,” according to a source close to the negotiations.

Jilted by Astros, Berkman eagerly anticipates offers  —  Lance Berkman needed a few days to digest the news the Astros didn't want him back.  —  At first, he toyed with retirement.  —  “After a couple of days, I realized I can still be a really good player and would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't play,” he said.

Giants' World Series share: $317K  —  A full World Series share for the champion San Francisco Giants was worth $317,631.29 this year, according to figures released Monday by Major League Baseball.  —  The Giants voted 50 full shares to members of the team and other personnel.

Feller being treated for pneumonia in hospital  —  CLEVELAND — Hall of Famer Bob Feller's continued battle with leukemia has led to another hospital stay, this time because of a bout with pneumonia.  —  Feller, who turned 92 earlier this month, has been in the Cleveland Clinic …

Where does the Hot Stove League stand?  —  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.  —  Enough of the Lukewarm Stove League, the quiet November in which the biggest names were Victor Martinez …

Free agent Javier Vazquez will play for Florida Marlins  —  The Marlins have reached an agreement with free agent pitcher Javier Vazquez on a one-year contract, sources said Sunday.  —  Vazquez, 34, will join a Marlins rotation that will also include Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, Chris Volstad and Anibal Sanchez.

Palmeiro, Gonzalez on Hall of Fame Ballot  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Suspected steroid users Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez are on baseball's Hall of Fame ballot for the first time and join Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar, both having fallen just short in last year's vote.

TCU Accepts Offer From Big East  —  Texas Christian University has accepted an invitation to become an all-sports member of the Big East Conference, FanHouse has learned.  —  The Horned Frogs will join the league beginning on July 1, 2012 and begin play in the Big East in the 2012-13 school year.

Scouting reports for the Top 10 Prospects (How to subscribe)  —  The 2007 Angels won 94 regular-season games, captured the American League West by six games and had no shortage of optimism for the future.  —  The organization's young, homegrown core had arrived.