Mets sign Schoeneweis, Sosa  —  Chavez also agrees to one-year deal to avoid arbitration  —  NEW YORK — The Mets are finished.  That's it for them.  They're done.  —  The acquisition of Jorge Sosa says so, and so does their general manager — kind of.

Sosa talking with Rangers  —  NEW YORK (AP) -As dozens of players prepared to exchange salary figures with their teams, Sammy Sosa talked with the Texas Rangers about getting back in baseball.  —  "The workouts and subsequent conversations have been positive.

Phillies, Rowand agree to one-year deal  —  Infielder Utley, pitchers Myers, Geary headed to arbitration  —  PHILADELPHIA — While Aaron Rowand avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year, $4.35 million contract on Tuesday, the same can't be said about Chase Utley, Brett Myers or Geoff Geary.

Cubs, Ohman agree to $2.5 million, 2-year contract  —  CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Cubs and reliever Will Ohman agreed Tuesday on a $2.5 million, two-year contract.  —  A 29-year-old left-hander, Ohman was 1-1 with a 4.13 ERA last year and set career highs in appearances (78), innings (65 1-3) and strikeouts (74).

Sources: Yankee Stadium to host '08 All-Star Game … Yankee Stadium will be the site of the 2008 All-Star Game, sources in baseball said, in the last year of the ballpark.  —  The new Yankee Stadium is scheduled to open in 2009, and old Yankee Stadium closed, 86 years after the ballpark …

Devil Rays' Dukes charged with possession of marijuana  —  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Tampa Bay Devil Rays prospect Elijah Dukes was arrested this week and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession after a traffic stop.  —  The 22-year-old Dukes, who lives in nearby Brandon …

Tigers won't have to go to arbitration; Taguchi signs  —  Tuesday is the deadline for players and teams to exchange proposed salaries for the arbitration process.  Several players, however, avoided arbitration by agreeing to new deals before the deadline:  —  Detroit Tigers …

Sheffield Makes Noise Again, This Time in a Book  —  In an autobiography to be published this spring, Gary Sheffield, a player famous for voicing his displeasure, describes his relationship with Barry Bonds, his link to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroid distribution case …

Marlins, Willis agree to deal prior to exchanging figures … Dontrelle Willis reached agreement Monday on a one-year, guaranteed $6.45 million contract with the Florida Marlins, a day before he was scheduled to exchange salary arbitration figures with the club.

Angels sign Rodriguez, Shields  —  The Angels avoided arbitration with their top two relievers today, and agreed to terms with arbitration-eligible utility player Robb Quinlan on a two-year, $1.85-million contract.  —  The Angels avoided arbitration with their top two relievers today …

Rockies sign Mabry  —  While continuing to pursue right-hander Brian Lawrence, the Rockies landed their potential left-handed bat off the bench today.  —  Colorado signed veteran John Mabry, 36, to a one-year, minor-league deal.  Mabry, who finished last season with the Chicago Cubs …

Q&A Colby Rasmus  —  The Cardinals' first pick in the 2005 draft, center fielder Colby Rasmus, excelled through his first full season in pro ball and is widely considered not only the team's top prospect but its center fielder of the future.  —  The organization increased his profile …

My Old Man  —  My father had a heart attack when he was 39.  He continued drinking for about a half-dozen more years and finally quit when he realized that if he kept it up he would die.  He still smoked for many years after that but he stopped that too when he had quadruple bypass surgery less than ten years ago.