Red Sox introduce Gonzalez  —  Globe Staff  —  A formal member of the Red Sox for hours if not moments, Adrian Gonzalez already knew the right words to appease his new fans.  —  “I'm very excited that everything was able to be worked out,” said Gonzalez this afternoon …

Nationals like Loney, but trade unlikely  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — While the Nationals have expressed interest in Dodgers first baseman James Loney, the two parties don't see a match that could result in Loney landing in Washington.  —  The Nationals, according to a source …

Brewers nearing deal with Jays for Marcum  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Brewers sure hit the Florida ground running.  —  Baseball's Winter Meetings don't formally begin until Monday morning, but on Sunday night the Brewers were putting the finishing touches on a trade …

Pat Gillick Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Expansion Era Committee  —  Longtime Baseball Executive to Be Inducted in Cooperstown, July 24, 2011  —  ORLANDO, FL: Pat Gillick, who built three World Series champions and has served baseball for nearly 50 years …

Rangers will try to solidify roster  —  Organization will be looking for ways to bolster club during winter meetings … ORLANDO, Fla. — A year ago, conventional wisdom had the Texas Rangers as bit players at baseball's winter meetings.  After all, the team was dealing with a tight budget …

Baltimore Orioles acquire 3B Mark Reynolds from Arizona Diamondbacks … The Baltimore Orioles have traded for slugging third baseman Mark Reynolds from the Arizona Diamondbacks in return for two relievers.  —  Arizona will receive right-handed relievers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio.

The reported Koji Six, and a stroll around the lobby  —  It's the official first day of the winter meetings and by 9 a.m. people were buzzing in the lobby.  OK, buzzing it is a bit strong.  It was like a march of defeated ants, everyone knowing for the next three days there will be countless …

Adrian Beltre Seeking Five Years, $70MM+  —  Adrian Beltre's agent Scott Boras is seeking five years and north of $70MM, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports chimes in with five years, $85MM.  In mid-November, SI's Jon Heyman had suggested a five-year, $90MM target.

Seattle looking at Matsui for DH  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA.  —  The Seattle Mariners have interest in signing a second Japanese superstar: Hideki Matsui.  —  Matsui is on the team's list of designated hitter possibilities, major-league sources told FOXSports.com Monday.

Jenks grateful for time spent with White Sox  —  Return to Chicago not completely ruled out for longtime closer  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The man who once talked about being born to work as the White Sox closer now has to deal with the potential end of his successful run holding that particular job on the South Side of Chicago.

What is CarGo Werth?  Would take mega deal  —  ORLANDO — It's been a long time since the Rockies influence payroll decisions in big markets.  But Troy Tulowitzki's new seven-year, $134.5-million extension made Derek Jeter an even richer man.  It was important for Jeter to remain …

Nationals should have kept Adam Dunn  —  This Werth deal makes very little sense, when you take projections into account  —  The Washington Nationals caused a lot of hearts to jump at the winter meetings, finalizing a seven-year, $126 million with Phillies rightfielder Jayson Werth.