Source: Mike Napoli, Red Sox reach agreement  —  The Red Sox and Mike Napoli have agreed to a new deal.  (AP)  —  According to a major league source, the Red Sox and Mike Napoli have reached an agreement on what is believed to be a one-year deal.  The two sides had been renegotiating …

Nationals trade Michael Morse for A.J. Cole in three-team deal  —  The Nationals, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation, sent slugger Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners in a three-way trade that netted them right-hander A.J. Cole, the pitching prospect who last winter served …

Phillies, Giants among suitors for Ryan Theriot  —  The Phillies and Giants are among the teams interested in free-agent shortstop/second baseman Ryan Theriot, according to CBSSports.com baseball insider Jon Heyman.  —  Theriot has been part of the last two World Series Championship teams …

Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax  —  Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden.  A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school's football program back to glory …

Rangers, Matt Harrison Agree To Extension  —  The Rangers have agreed to a five-year, $55MM extension with Matt Harrison after the left-hander passed a physical, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (Twitter links).  The contract contains an team option for a sixth year in 2018 …

No welcome for Sosa at Cubs Convention  —  Former slugger who left on bad terms and then was tainted with steroid suspicions, still on outs  —  Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein on how it's “playoffs or bust” every year.  —  Fresh off his inclusion on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot …

Orioles extend Showalter, Duquette through 2018  —  The Orioles on Wednesday extended the contracts of executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter through the 2018 season.  —  The club will hold a press conference announcing the extensions at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Yankees SS Jeter cleared for baseball activity  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter says he's been cleared to start baseball activity in his recovery from a broken left ankle.  —  The 38-year-old team captain reiterated Wednesday that he is on track to be in New York's starting lineup for the opener on April 1.

Source: Mets not impressed with Wilson  —  Brian Wilson probably shouldn't change his ring tone to “Meet the Mets” anytime soon.  —  According to a baseball source Tuesday, the veteran closer didn't impress the Mets during his workout at UCLA on Saturday and wasn't deemed worthy …

Price's Vanderbilt education pays off  —  David Price won the American League Cy Young Award in 2012, finishing with a 20-5 record and becoming the first AL East pitcher in nearly a decade to claim the league ERA title.  —  But he scored an even bigger victory just before the end of the year: He beat the fiscal cliff.

Dodgers mulling a run at Scott Rolen  —  The Dodgers have had internal discussions about pursuing third baseman Scott Rolen, according to a person familiar with the team's thinking.  (David Zalubowski / Associated Press / September 9, 2009)  —  The Dodgers have had internal discussions …