Will the Red Sox meet the asking Price for David?  —  The Red Sox are prohibitive favorites, at least in the eyes of the media and a few baseball executives, to land free agent David Price for two reasons: president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski's relationship with the lefthander …

Blue Jays Sign J.A. Happ  —  7:48pm: Happ will receive $10MM in 2016 and $13MM apiece for the next two years of the deal, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports on Twitter.  —  6:46pm: The Blue Jays have announced the signing of lefty J.A. Happ to a three-year, $36MM contract.  Happ, 33, is represented by Dave Rogers.

MLB to investigate Dodgers' Yasiel Puig for role in reported brawl  —  Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig prepares for batting practice on Oct. 7 before the start of the National League division series against the New York Mets.  —  Yasiel Puig will be investigated by the commissioner's office …

Donaldson is crushing it in Canada  —  For the past two years, there's been a dark horse in the MVP race.  Though he never had a shot at winning the award with the likes of Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout putting up the types of seasons they did, Josh Donaldson has nonetheless been one of the best players …

NY Rangers coach Alain Vigneault: ‘Who would you rather have as a son, Henrik Lundqvist or Brad Marchand?’  —  Alain Vigneault fired back swiftly, directly, fiercely and personally Saturday morning at Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien and forward Brad Marchand.

Mike Hessman, Minors Home Run Leader, Retires  —  The greatest home run hitter the domestic minor leagues have ever seen has decided that 19 seasons is enough.  —  First baseman/third baseman Mike Hessman, the U.S. minor league career home run leader with 433 home runs …

Chris Davis and the ‘hometown discount’  —  Chris Davis #19 talks to the press after the final game of the season.  The Orioles beat the the New York Yankees 9-4 at Oriole Park. … A hometown discount.  —  It's a no-win phrase purposely avoided by those involved in pro sports negotiations.

Tigers In Talks With Jordan Zimmermann  —  The Tigers are in talks with free agent starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, tweets Jon Morosi of FOX Sports.  Sources tell Morosi and Ken Rosenthal that talks have become serious.  The Dodgers and Cubs have also been tied to Zimmermann.

Brett Lawrie, Danny Valencia Drawing Trade Interest  —  Athletics infielders Brett Lawrie and Danny Valencia are generating trade interest, and one of the two is likely to be moved in the wake of Oakland's re-acquisition of Jed Lowrie, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Boras-Samson war leaves Marlins in the balance, Black Friday shopping  —  If you are a Marlins fan, thanks is given for simple gifts, such as a day when Tommy Hutton doesn't get fired.  Or David Samson's energy doesn't make the news.  —  This Thanksgiving, they give blessings that Jose Fernandez …

Solution to MLB draft dilemma: Don't have one  —  On Tuesday, Major League Baseball officially declared Yoan Moncada — perhaps the most coveted player to defect from Cuba in the past few years — free to sign with any major-league club.  —  The bidding is expected to be intense …