Ken Davidoff's baseball insider  —  The Cliff Lee aftermath, Andy Pettitte, Russell Martin and Hideki Matsui  —  Brian Cashman's mantra of the day was, “Plan B is patience,” and sometimes (not trading for Johan Santana) the Yankees have honored such a philosophy.  Other times (the A.J. Burnett signing) not so much.

Desmond would like to remain with Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — Shortstop Ian Desmond has heard his name mentioned in trade rumors, but he made it known on Tuesday that he wants to stay with the Nationals.  —  The Nationals have interest in Royals right-hander Zack Greinke and Rays right-hander Matt Garza.

King Felix should be untouchable  —  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.  —  The Yankees are free to inquire on Felix Hernandez, but the Mariners do not figure to move a pitcher …

Yanks, Prior ink minor-league deal … The Yankees signed former No. 2 overall pick Mark Prior to a minor-league contract.  —  Prior, 30, hasn't pitched in the majors since his last year with the Cubs in 2006.  If he rises back to the big leagues, Prior will earn $750,000, plus a possible $750,000 in incentives.

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. showed interest in Pedro Martinez during winter meetings: source  —  Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. has locked down his dream rotation for 2011, but is there room to add another ex-Phillie who happens to also be a multiple Cy Young Award winner?

Navarro gets $1 million deal with Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES (AP)—Free-agent catcher Dioner Navarro  —  agreed Tuesday to a $1 million, one-year contract with the Dodgers, bringing him back for a second stint in Los Angeles.  —  Navarro played for the Dodgers for parts of two seasons before being traded to Tampa Bay in June 2006.

To combat dwindling attendance, Cleveland Indians are shrinking their ticket prices  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Losing has its price.  —  For the Indians, the price of losing 190 games over the last two seasons — in a shrinking market — was the lowest attendance in baseball.

Cowlishaw: Even without Cliff Lee, Rangers' pitching should be fine  —  Just six weeks ago, the Texas Rangers were this close to securing their place in World Series history.  The San Francisco Giants prevented that by beating Cliff Lee twice.  —  On Monday, the Rangers were this close …

Francoeur is full of hope as he joins Royals  —  With a smile on his face and a brand-new No. 21 home jersey on his back, the newest Kansas City Royal plopped into a chair next to general manager Dayton Moore and proceeded to field questions from reporters Monday.

Hold it together  —  Fun fact: If you asked me yesterday to predict the 2011 NL East winner, I would have said the Braves.  They have a bunch of good young hitters and a strong, durable front of the rotation.  —  Then last night, the Phillies signed Cliff Lee to a reported five-year, $120 million deal with a vesting option.

Joey Votto named Canada's top athlete  —  Joey Votto is the third Canadian to win baseball's MVP award.  —  Major League Baseball player Joey Votto  —  has been named the recipient of the 2010 Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete.  —  The Cincinnati Reds first baseman had 37 home runs …

Pirates sign 1B Overbay  —  The Pirates have signed free agent first baseman Lyle Overbay to a one-year contract, the team announced on Tuesday.  Financial terms of the contract were not immediately known.  —  Overbay, 33, comes to Pittsburgh after spending the last five seasons with Toronto.

Source: Kevin Gregg, Baltimore Orioles close; Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals lingering  —  BOSTON — Right-handed reliever Kevin Gregg is close to signing a two-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles worth $12 million, according to a league source.  —  The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals …

Phillies, Red Sox Discussed Joe Blanton  —  7:54am: No agreement has been finalized, reports WEEI's Rob Bradford.  A deal is unlikely, tweets ESPN's Gordon Edes.  The talks were never serious, reports Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald.  —  7:35am: Word is that the Phillies have a Blanton deal …