Lowe agrees to $60 million deal with Braves  —  The Braves finally have their ace.  —  They've agreed to terms with veteran pitcher Derek Lowe on a four-year, $60 million contract, a person familiar with negotiations said this morning.  The deal will be finalized after Lowe takes a physical Wednesday.

Cora headed to Mets  —  Former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora has agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal with the New York Mets.  The 33-year-old Cora played with Boston from July 7, 2005 — when he was traded from Cleveland for infielder Ramon Vazquez — through last season.

Prior, Burke agree with Padres  —  The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with pitcher Mark Prior and second baseman Chris Burke on minor league deals and have invited each to spring training.  —  If Prior pitches in the major leagues, he'll earn $1 million, and Burke …

Yankees president subpoenaed over stadium  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York Assembly committee investigating the use of millions of dollars in public funding to build the new Yankee Stadium has subpoenaed the team's president.  —  Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Democrat from Westchester County …

Michael Young's likely move is to third base, not a new team … Longtime Rangers star Michael Young doesn't want to move to third base.  But at this point that seems to be a more likely option for him than moving to another team.  With five years and $62 million remaining on his contract …

O's: Getting to first base and more  —  Orioles beat writer Jeff Zrebiec was nice enough to spoon-feed me a couple of things today, so I'll pass them along to you.  The Orioles remain interested in Ty Wigginton (right) as a possible option at first base, but he apparently is holding …

The whole Top 50 ASA list, from Scully to Collins and beyond  —  Following up to our post over the weekend (linked here) about the Top 50 sportscasters, as voted by the American Sportscasters Association, we now have the complete list picked by members and a special committee.

Pirates invite Monroe, Perez to camp  —  The Pirates today signed outfielder Craig Monroe and catcher Miguel Perez to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training.  —  There now are 14 non-roster invitees.

Yankees Try New Strategy to Market Premium Seats  —  The Yankees have hired a division of a prominent Manhattan residential real estate brokerage, Prudential Douglas Elliman, to help sell some of their prime real estate: unsold premium seats and luxury boxes at the new Yankee Stadium.

Hey Man, Your Comments Don't Hold Water  —  “I never thought [Bert Blyleven] was a Hall of Famer when he was playing, and I saw him play his entire career.”  —  “[His popularity] is based on a lot of younger people on the Internet who never saw him play.”  —  “It's not about stats...it's about impact.”

Owners to decide on two rule changes  —  Postseason rainouts, one-game tiebreakers on the docket at meetings  —  PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Two significant rule changes affecting the postseason and one-game tiebreakers are on the docket for the first quarterly meetings of the 30 Major League Baseball owners …

Dunn Looking For Four Years, $56 Million  —  By Tim Dierkes [January 13 at 11:40am CST]  —  ESPN's Jerry Crasnick talked to an official of a team interested in Adam Dunn.  That official said Dunn's current asking price is four years, $56MM ($14MM per).  Crasnick says the Braves and Nationals are more focused on trades.