Yanks, Mets move on  —  With Daisuke on way to Sox, market opens  —  NAPLES, Fla. - As the general managers' meetings got underway yesterday, the Yankees and Mets both seemed to be moving beyond the Daisuke Matsuzaka sweepstakes, which the Daily News has learned has been won by the Red Sox …

Red Sox bid puts pressure on Yanks  —  If Boston lands Japanese ace, New York might look at White Sox to keep pace, writes Phil Rogers  —  NAPLES, Fla. — This time, the rumors almost certainly are right.  The Boston Red Sox are getting baseball's top international prize …

Boston places highest Matsuzaka bid  —  Red Sox have 30 days to negotiate contract with ace  —  NAPLES, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox have won negotiating rights for Japanese League star Daisuke Matsuzaka, SI.com has confirmed.  —  The winning bid is thought to be for between $34 million and $38 million.

Angels lose out in bidding for Japanese pitcher  —  The Angels were among the eight or so teams that submitted bids for the highly regarded right-hander, but it appears the Red Sox posted the high bid.  —  The Angels are on the verge of falling to 0-2 this off-season.

Red Sox should be smart with their money  —  NAPLES, Fla. - From every indication, the Red Sox are going as nuts for Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka as Borat did for Pamela Anderson.  Their final payout for Matsuzaka could exceed $25 million per season, a sum that is as breathtaking as it is extreme.

Marlins will talk, but not about Willis  —  NAPLES — If there Marlins make any trades this winter, chances are they'll tap their surplus of young pitchers.  But don't expect Dontrelle Willis to be dangled as trade bait just yet.  —  Despite speculation that the Marlins left-hander could be moved …

Sox get the word today  —  Decision on Matsuzaka expected to go their way  —  NAPLES, Fla. — The lure for the Japanese baseball fan will be watching the matchup between Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Matsui.  —  Evidently, a Japanese rivalry within the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is blockbuster good.

Wild pitch to Japan will cost  —  NAPLES, Fla. - The winning Red Sox bid just for the negotiation rights to Japanese pitching prodigy Daisuke Matsuzaka, according to my sources, is "upwards of $50 million."  Numerous other sources around the general managers' meetings also confirmed the number yesterday …

Red Sox Foil Yanks in Bidding for Pitcher  —  This is about the Boston Red Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka, but first a word about George Steinbrenner, a sad word.  Despite all the denials from the Yankees, he is not the man he used to be.  Whether old age or illness is the cause …

Valentin back in the fold  —  STAFF CORRESPONDENT; Staff writer David Lennon contributed to this notebook.  —  NAPLES, Fla. - The Mets are bringing back Jose Valentin, their pleasant surprise at second base, for 2007.  But Valentin won't necessarily be the Mets' starting second baseman next year.

Management must keep pace  —  This is the week that reminds us how close the Marlins are to being very good, and the week that begins to tell us whether club management plans to sit idling or to accelerate the process.  —  Marlins finished a remarkable 1-3-4 in NL Rookie of the Year voting announced Monday …