Twins want more  —  Experts agree Sox' talent better, split on two offers  —  It's no mystery why the Minnesota Twins have yet to trade Johan Santana.  —  None of the offers fielded is compelling enough to make the Twins trade the two-time Cy Young Award-winning left-hander.

Further review on Tejada  —  House to check for discrepancies in light of Mitchell Report  —  WASHINGTON - A House committee plans to revisit statements made by former Orioles All-Star Miguel Tejada in 2005 to see whether the shortstop's story is consistent with information contained in the Mitchell Report …

Notes: GM content with relief corps  —  Dombrowski tells fans he likes his pitchers in the bullpen  —  YPSILANTI, Mich. — The scenery is different.  The questions sometimes are the same.  —  With so many stops at different places, from around the state of Michigan to Northwest Ohio and into Canada …

Texas Rangers sign Fukumori, designate Shelton  —  More than two weeks after the Texas Rangers announced they had agreed to a deal with reliever Kazuo Fukumori, he finally officially joined the roster.  —  It means that first baseman Chris Shelton, acquired in early December, is in limbo.

Former pitcher Cardwell dies at 72  —  Right-hander aided Mets in ‘69 miracle World Series win  —  Don Cardwell, who threw a no-hitter with the Cubs and one of the key figures of the Miracle Mets’ 1969 World Series run, died on Monday at the age of 72.  The cause of death was not immediately known.

Trade with Braves for Devine complete  —  Athletics also pick up Minor Leaguer Richmond in deal  —  OAKLAND — The Athletics' rapid movement toward rebuilding through youth continued Monday afternoon when, nearly 72 hours after it was first rumored to be near completion …

Why Move the Triple-A Braves to Gwinnett County?  —  The Richmond Braves are moving to Gwinnett County.  This is an interesting development.  The organization has been upset with the arrangement in Richmond for several years, so a move is not surprising.  However, I did not expect the team to move so close to the parent club.

Yankees invite 26 players to Spring Training  —  The New York Yankees announced today that they have invited 26 non-roster players to Spring Training in Tampa, Florida.  The list includes nine pitchers, five catchers, five infielders and seven outfielders.  The total number of players now scheduled to report is 66.

MLB.com counts down to spring  —  Just one month remaining before baseball gets under way  —  Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training one month from today, and if you are like most people here, then you are counting down the days just like the countdown clock that has returned to the MLB.com homepage.

Lost weekend: Adam Jones sits at M's behest  —  Is Adam Jones coming or going?  —  A little bit of both, it seems.  —  Jones, the Mariners' presumptive right fielder for the 2008 season, returned to the Lara Cardinales lineup Monday after sitting out over the weekend amid speculation …

Re-imagining the Big Zone Sixties, revisited: Part 3  —  Our fresh look at the stats produced in the Swingin' '60s has so far encompassed the good and the very good.  Now, to the main event: the greats.  —  All adjusted stat lines are presented in blue font.

The Best Met Homeruns of 2007  —  Chicks dig the long ball, but the same can be said of dudes.  The Mets hit 177 homeruns in 2007, which you can see in tabular form at Baseball-Reference.com or get precise vector data at Hit Tracker.  Homeruns are down across baseball:  —  Year HR/Team  —  2007