Twins haggling with Dodgers over potential Brian Dozier trade  —  Brad Rempel/Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports  —  Any day now - perhaps any moment - the Twins will decide whether to trade second baseman Brian Dozier.  —  The Dodgers remain the most logical match, but the teams still are haggling …

Packers' Geronimo Allison faces marijuana charge  —  GREEN BAY - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana last month after a traffic stop and subsequent arrest in early September.  —  The district attorney's office for Manitowoc County filed the charge on Dec. 15, 2016.

The Mariners finally are close to the team their GM envisioned  —  It took nine trades in two months.  But the Mariners finally are close to what general manager Jerry Dipoto envisioned when he took over in Sept. 2015.  —  Dipoto, after inheriting a group of plodding sluggers …

Notes on Drake, bullpen, Trumbo, Berry and Wright  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Reliever Oliver Drake has his locker set up inside the home clubhouse at the Ed Smith Stadium complex.  He isn't attending minicamp, but it's waiting for him next month as pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

What I'm voting for with my Hall of Fame ballot, and why steroid users don't belong  —  A jarring thought occurred to me recently: many people who never covered a day of the Steroid Era are voting for the Hall of Fame.  —  Writers accrue their voting rights after holding a Baseball Writers Association …

Reds To Sign Louis Coleman  —  The Reds have agreed to a minor-league deal with righty Louis Coleman, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (Twitter link).  Details of the arrangement remain unreported.  —  Coleman, 30, tossed 48 frames last year for the Dodgers, working to a 4.69 ERA with 8.4 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9.

Dodgers Re-Sign Kenley Jansen  —  Kenley Jansen has spent his entire career with the Dodgers, and he won't be leaving anytime soon.  The Dodgers on Tuesday announced that they've re-signed Jansen to a five-year contract, which is reportedly worth $80MM and allows Jansen to opt out after the 2019 season.

Comparing the Rapsado Baseball Device to Other Pitch Trackers  —  Our fascination with tracking pitches began with measuring their velocity, over 100 years ago.  The first attempt, in 1912, involved a chronograph, a shooting range, Nap Rucker and Walter Johnson.

2017 ZiPS Projections - Milwaukee Brewers  —  After having typically appeared in the very famous pages of Baseball Think Factory, Dan Szymborski's ZiPS projections have been released at FanGraphs the past few years.  The exercise continues this offseason.  Below are the projections for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Phillies' spring training park renamed as Spectrum Field  —  The Phillies' spring training ballpark in Clearwater, Florida has been renamed.  —  Bright House Field, the location of the Phillies spring training facility and home of the High-A Clearwater Threshers, has been renamed Spectrum Field as part of a naming rights deal.

Miami Dolphins have defensive coordinator favorite in place if Vance Joseph bolts  —  While the Miami Dolphins wait to see whether defensive coordinator Vance Joseph is hired by one of the five teams interested in interviewing him for a head coaching job, the team's next defensive coordinator has all but been identified.