Blue Jays To Acquire Johnson, Reyes, Buehrle From Marlins  —  6:44pm: The Marlins are chipping in $4MM in the trade and right-hander Anthony DeSclafani will be a part of the trade, a source tells Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel (via Twitter).  —  6:42pm: Jeff Mathis will go to the Marlins …

Sources: Torii Hunter visiting Tigers  —  Free-agent outfielder Torii Hunter was in Detroit on Tuesday to meet with Tigers officials, major league sources told FOXSports.com.  The team — like Hunter — is desperately trying to win the World Series.  —  The Tigers won the American League …

Cards release McClellan; Garcia throws off mound  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  The Cardinals released relief pitcher Kyle McClellan today.  The Florissant native and Hazelwood West High product pitched for the Cardinals from 2008-2011 and won 12 games …

Youkilis drawing interest from Dodgers, Phils, others  —  In one respect, Kevin Youkilis hit free agency at the wrong time: He had a .745 OPS during the 2012 season, the lowest mark of his career.  —  Then again, he's entering the market at a time when a number of general managers are unsatisfied …

Cubs Agree To Sign Scott Baker  —  The Cubs have agreed to terms with Scott Baker on a one-year contract, the team announced.  The deal includes a $5.5MM base salary with $1.5MM in incentives, reports Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune and MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith (Twitter links).

The 50-Run Receiver  —  The Tampa Bay Rays were eliminated from playoff contention on October 1st, falling short of their fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, but it wasn't because of their pitching.  The staff's walk rate fell from 3.1 per nine innings in 2011 to 2.9 in 2012 …

Lefty star Affeldt, Giants appear to have agreement on new 3-year deal  —  October hero Jeremy Affeldt appears headed back to the World Champion San Francisco Giants on a three-year deal.  —  Affeldt and the Giants have agreement on terms of a new deal, sources say.

Source: Braves interested in free agent Cody Ross  —  The Atlanta Braves, looking to add an outfield bat, have interest in signing free-agent outfielder Cody Ross, according to a major-league source.  —  With Torii Hunter likely choosing between the Rangers and Tigers …

Nats' Johnson, A's Melvin win Managers of Year … NEW YORK (AP) — Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals and Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics have been chosen as managers of the year.  —  Johnson easily won the NL honor on Tuesday after the Nationals bolted to the best record in baseball.

Big win for Bay: Mets payments will be deferred over only two years  —  Bay batted just .165 with eight home runs and 20 RBI in his third season in New York.  (US Presswire)  —  Jason Bay may have gotten a better deal for himself by leaving the Mets than he did when he initially signed with them.