Cards focus on Ozuna and Yelich; are they in on the Machado talk?  —  From the start it has been clear — and reported here — that the Cardinals saw negotiations with with the Miami Marlins about Giancarlo Stanton as, should Stanton go elsewhere, a good start on talks about the other two Marlins' outfielders that could be moved.

There is a lot of smoke surrounding Eric Hosmer and the San Diego Padres  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA.  —  Here at the winter meetings, buzz can heighten by the minute.  Rumors begat conversation which begat more buzz.  —  On Tuesday morning, the second day at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort …

Padres Acquire Chase Headley, Bryan Mitchell  —  12:26pm: The deal is official.  Indications were that the Pads were taking the full salary of Headley, but the Yankees announced that some amount of cash will be included in the deal as well.  —  MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweets that $500K …

San Diego Padres reportedly acquire Chase Headley from New York Yankees  —  Chase Headley appears to be on his way back to San Diego.  —  The New York Yankees traded the third baseman along with right-hander Bryan Mitchell to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Jabari Blash, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday.

Mets will likely keep Matt Harvey as GM Sandy Alderson listening to his manager and pitching coach  —  The Dark Knight probably won't go anywhere — or so says Sandy Alderson.  —  Even though the Mets have talked about trading the starter, who has drawn interest from at least three teams …