Willingham on the block  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — While Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo talked about Josh Willingham as one of the team's middle of the order hitters in 2011, a second source told MLB.com that Willingham will most likely be traded before the start of the '11 season.

Boras gets insane contract for Werth  —  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.  —  A rival general manager, upon hearing that the contract was for seven years, offered this reaction to Jayson Werth's signing with the Nationals:

Werth Signs with Nationals  —  Jayson Werth has signed a seven-year, $126 million contract with the Washington Nationals.  —  Sources told MLB.com this afternoon Werth's agent Scott Boras was close to a deal with the Nationals.  The Nationals figure to have money to spend after losing free agent Adam Dunn to the Chicago White Sox.

Fun has just begun at winter meetings  —  Jayson Werth's monster deal with the Nationals could change market for others  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Theoretically, the winter meetings haven't even started yet.  Yeah, sure they haven't.  —  Before half the luminaries in baseball …

Nationals sign Jayson Werth [UPDATED]  —  The Nationals have signed free agent outfielder Jayson Werth, according to a source, robbing the division rival Philadelphia Phillies of one of their best players and making stunning improvement to their immediate chances at contention.

Brewers Acquire Shaun Marcum  —  The Brewers and Blue Jays have agreed to a trade that will send two players a little closer to home.  The Blue Jays will send Kansas City native Shaun Marcum to Milwaukee in exchange for Canadian prospect Brett Lawrie.  It's the second deal the teams …

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 …

Prospects can be currency  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  For the second time in 2 1/2 years, the Brewers have traded their No. 1 minor-league prospect for badly needed pitching help.  —  In July 2008, the Brewers traded outfielder/first baseman Matt LaPorta …

Red Sox Acquire Adrian Gonzalez  —  After being the subject of trade rumors for close to two years, Adrian Gonzalez is finally on his way out of San Diego.  The Padres will send their star slugger to the Red Sox in exchange for Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo, Reymond Fuentes, and a player to be named later.