Cardinals strike deal to obtain Ozuna  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  • That progress the Cardinals felt they had toward a deal with the Marlins has accelerated to finalizing a deal for outfielder Marcell Ozuna, and the two teams are working through the details.

Cardinals acquire Marcell Ozuna from Marlins, whose salary dump continues  —  The St. Louis Cardinals, rebuffed in their bid to land Giancarlo Stanton, settled for the second-best Miami Marlins outfielder available, acquiring 37-home run man Marcell Ozuna, according to a baseball official with direct knowledge of the deal.

Cardinals To Acquire Marcell Ozuna  —  1:54pm: There are three other prospects in the deal, Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets.  But those are lesser assets and Alcantara is considered the centerpiece of the swap.  —  1:12: Young righty Sandy Alcantara is going to Miami in the deal, Jon Heyman of Fan Rag tweets.

Yankees could make offer Tigers can't refuse for Michael Fulmer  —  Tigers have a young, cheap ace, presumably a high-priced asset; do Yankees want to pay up?  —  CONNECT  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Al Avila put on his realtor hat on Tuesday afternoon.  —  The Detroit Tigers general manager was talking about houses.

J.D. Martinez to sit down with Red Sox, other suitors at meetings  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It's J.D. Martinez's turn in the winter meetings spotlight.  —  One day after Giancarlo Stanton came here for a news conference to announce his trade to the New York Yankees …

Yankees Winter Meetings: Jacoby Ellsbury, Don Mattingly talks Giancarlo Stanton, and more  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A couple of notes from Wednesday at the Winter Meetings:  —  JACOBY “EXCITED”  —  Here's what super agent Scott Boras had to say about client Jacoby Ellsbury.