Bonds, Giants finally complete deal  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a $15.8 million, one-year contract Monday night after the slugger spent hours at the ballpark being examined by team doctors.  —  A baseball official confirmed the deal …

Rockies end talks to trade Helton  —  Red Sox won't give up a top prospect, ending trade talks  —  Todd Helton dropped by Coors Field on Monday and went through his normal winter workout with several other Rockies players.  —  Nothing had changed for Helton.  —  "Just a normal day," he said.

Rangers move Arias to outfield  —  Sammy Sosa expected to sign minor league deal with Rangers today  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  ARLINGTON - The switch is officially on.  —  On the first day of the Rangers' mini-camp, prospect Joaquin Arias traded in the infield dirt for the nearly frozen tundra of center field.

Pitchers Sanchez, Johnson slowed by sore arms  —  Two of the five members of the Marlins' starting rotation, right-handers Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez, are dealing with throwing arm injuries that could put a crimp in their spring training plans.  —  Though the injuries aren't considered serious …

Weaver finalizes deal with Mariners  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Weaver passed his physical on Monday and finalized a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners worth $8,325,000.  —  The deal with the includes $1 million in performance bonuses for the 30-year-old right-hander …

Best Young Catchers of 2007  —  Welcome to a new feature here at The Hardball Times.  Over the next two months, I will contribute a position-by-position prospect list.  These will differ from traditional lists in two ways.  First, anyone under 25 is eligible.

County cries foul at Royals' new pitch  —  The team wants to use public funds to purchase a $900,000 high-tech video coaching system.  —  When St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols just misses launching a home run, he can dash into his clubhouse and scrutinize his at-bat before the next batter digs in.

Williams stocks Sox's pen with Cell-friendly power arms  —  No more gimmick pitches or attempts to trick team officials or trainers.  —  In a span of two years, the White Sox's bullpen has undergone a dramatic transformation that borders on an in-your-face, hard-throwing style similar …

Yankees to help build interest in baseball in China  —  BEIJING — The New York Yankees agreed Tuesday to send coaches, scouts and trainers to China to help boost interest in baseball, furthering a push by the major leagues into one of the world's fastest-growing sports markets.

UNDERPAID SLUGGER TO GET JUST REWARDS SOON  —  MANY PHILLIES fans seem to be exuding a sense of dread that Ryan Howard will not be adequately rewarded for the most spectacular second-year slugging performance in baseball history.  —  On the face of it, there is room for fans with long memories to be concerned.

Zimmerman Remains Upbeat About Lineup  —  While Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was on his way to driving in 110 runs as a rookie last season, there was one constant.  Leadoff man Alfonso Soriano, enjoying a season in which he became just the fourth player to hit 40 homers …

The HBP Explosion (That Almost Nobody Seems to Have Noticed)  —  It is a violent event.  It's inherently dangerous: Always it causes pain, often it causes injury and sometimes it causes serious, career-threatening injury.  It remains the only play ever to have taken the life of a major league player …

Pittsburgh Pirates Roundtable #10  —  Hello all, and welcome to the first PPR hosted at MVN.  We're still trying to work out a few bugs, but I figured I'd post our most recent effort now for your viewing pleasure.  —  You can visit http://mvn.com/mlb-pirates/roundtable for the most recent roundtables.

Art Fowler, 84, Who Coached for Yankees Again and Again, Is Dead  —  Art Fowler, who became George Steinbrenner's sixth, ninth, 17th and 26th Yankees pitching coach in a turbulent baseball pairing with his often hired and fired manager and drinking buddy Billy Martin, died yesterday in Spartanburg, S.C. He was 84.

Orioles Agree To Terms With Markakis, Claim Guthrie  —  Baltimore, MD — (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles agreed to terms with outfielder Nick Markakis and claimed pitcher Jeremy Guthrie off waivers from the Cleveland Indians on Monday.  —  Markakis played in 147 games during his rookie campaign last season with the Orioles.