Red Sox add McClure, Ochoa and Royster to coaching staff  —  The Red Sox announced their coaching staff today.  As was previously reported, Jerry Royster is the new third base coach and Bob McClure the pitching coach.  Alex Ochoa will be the first base coach.  —  Tim Bogar moves to bench coach.

Reds acquire Marshall for Wood, prospects  —  Cincinnati sends Sappelt, Torreyes to Chicago for lefty reliever  —  CINCINNATI — Seeking to shore up the back end of their bullpen, the Reds on Friday completed the trade that acquired lefty reliever Sean Marshall from the Cubs.

Carlos Beltran, Cardinals agree  —  Free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran has reached an agreement on a two-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.  —  Beltran  —  The $26 million deal includes a full no-trade clause, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

Only fair to give Rockies some props in Hall voting  —  Strangely, the year before the Baseball Hall of Fame's year of the steroid abuser is the year of the Rockie.  Three of them appear on the ballot for the class of 2012, constituting 11 percent of the nominees.

Fox granted stay; Dodgers can't sell TV rights for now  —  The Dodgers must immediately halt their sale of the team's television rights, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday.  —  In granting to Fox Sports a stay of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court decision that permitted the Dodgers to shop …

Three sign Minor League contracts with Angels  —  Langerhans, Hurley, Diaz receive invites to Spring Training  —  The Angels signed three players on Friday — outfielder Ryan Langerhans, right-handed pitcher Eric Hurley and catcher Robinzon Diaz — to Minor League contracts with Spring Training invites.

Beane On Stadium, Payroll, Draft, Trades, Free Agents  —  Athletics GM Billy Beane spoke to reporters after the Gio Gonzalez trade was made official earlier today.  Here's a recap of the news...  - “We're putting a team together as if we're going to have a new stadium,” said Beane according to MLB.com's Jane Lee (on Twitter).

Block joins Uecker in Brewers' radio booth  —  Bob Uecker's partner in the booth in 2012 will move to Milwaukee from Los Angeles, where he worked on the Dodgers' postgame radio show last year.  —  Joe Block, a 33-year-old from Roseville, Mich., has been announced by NewsRadio 620 WTMJ …

Stanton, Morrison off limits  —  MIAMI — With Mike Stanton and Logan Morrison regarded as “off limits,” the Marlins are finding it difficult to trade for frontline starting pitching.  —  Miami pursued Gio Gonzalez for more than a month, but Oakland's asking price always included either Stanton or Morrison.

A's Talking Gio Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey  —  3:02pm: Rival executives say the Nationals have the best chance at obtaining Gonzalez and some believe Danny Espinosa or Ian Desmond could be in play, according to Heyman.  —  2:44pm: The Red Sox are trying to get Gonzalez and Bailey in a “monster deal,” tweets Rosenthal.

Why you do not trade Felix Hernandez right now  —  Listen: Should the Mariners trade Felix Hernandez?  —  Mariners insider Shannon Drayer joined Matt Pitman and Jim Moore on the Kevin Calabro Show, where they discussed the implications behind a potential Felix Hernandez trade.

David Wright's future should include the Hall of Fame, not the Colorado Rockies  —  David Wright is it.  —  As the owners of the New York Mets struggle to pay even for a full slate of minor league teams, the major league team has already been stripped of most of the stand-out players fans have gotten used to seeing.