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.

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.

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 …

Yankees willing to increase Jeter offer … The Yankees are expected to ramp up negotiations in coming days in an effort to put longtime star Derek Jeter back in pinstripes, but Jeter will still have to accept some sort of pay cut to stay, according to a league source familiar with their thinking.

TCU Accepts Offer From Big East  —  Texas Christian University has accepted an invitation to become an all-sports member to 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.

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.

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.

Happy birthday to the greatest announcer of all time  —  I first listened to Vin Scully call a Dodgers game when I was about 20 years old and he was around 75, yet immediately became such a big fan that I frequently tuned into their games on the MLB Extra Innings package despite a two-hour …

When do we start taking Omar Vizquel's Cooperstown case seriously?  —  Unique.  —  If I had only one word to describe Omar Vizquel's Hall of Fame case, it's unique.  Bizarre would be the alternate, but unique works best.  —  That wasn't always the case.

Francisco likely to accept arbitration from Rangers  —  Free-agent right-hander Frank Francisco is likely to accept the Rangers' offer of salary arbitration, giving the team additional late-inning relief options, major-league sources say.  —  Francisco, 31, is a Type A free agent.

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 …