Phillies, Madson reach 3-year extension deal  —  Inquirer staff writer Jim Salisbury reports:  —  The Phillies and righthanded reliever Ryan Madson have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension, The Inquirer learned today.  The deal, which is pending a physical exam, is believed to be for $12 million, with incentives.

Hernandez gets $3.8 million from M's  —  The Seattle Mariners have signed pitcher Felix Hernandez, who was eligible for arbitration for the first time, to a one-year contract worth $3.8 million.  —  The Mariners and the right-hander have explored multiyear deals over the last two offseasons, but without success.

Cards Agree to Terms with Wellemeyer and Duncan  —  The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms today with pitcher Todd Wellemeyer and outfielder Chris Duncan, avoiding salary arbitration with both players.  Financial terms of the contracts were not released.  —  Wellemeyer and Duncan represent …

Cubs deal Pie to O's for lefty Olson  —  Outfield prospect struggled during two seasons in Chicago  —  CHICAGO — It's time for Felix Pie to move on.  —  On Sunday, the Cubs dealt the outfielder to the Baltimore Orioles for two pitchers, left-hander Garrett Olson and right-hander Henry Williamson.

Wrigley seat licenses?  —  Selling seat licenses was termed a “possibility” by Cubs management  —  Most of the first two days of the 2009 Cubs Convention were devoted to dissecting the painful past and looking ahead to the potential of a better ending next October.

Marlins find slim pickings behind plate  —  Florida has Baker, but is hoping to land experienced depth  —  MIAMI — Speculation has the Marlins weighing whether to pursue Andruw Jones, but according to a baseball source, the team's bigger priority remains finding catching depth.

Rice blames Boss, Yanks on never winning a Series  —  The complaint is not a new one.  With the Yankees spending nearly half a billion dollars on three players this offseason - CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira - it is hardly a surprise that the Steinbrenner family again is being blamed …

Zim: I've recovered from stroke  —  Despite a recent health scare, Don Zimmer believes he'll be back in uniform next month to add another digit to his Rays' jersey number and bring it to 61 - one for each season he's been in baseball.  —  Last month, Zimmer says he suffered a “small stroke” …

Edgar Martinez is eligible for the Hall of Fame starting with the 2010 ballot  —  Edgar Martinez is on the Cooperstown clock.  —  The beloved ex-Mariner can hardly believe his five-year waiting period for Hall of Fame consideration will expire after the 2009 season.

Source: Rockies sign RHP Street  —  The Colorado Rockies have signed right-handed reliever Huston Street to a one-year, $4.5 million contract to avoid arbitration, a Major League Baseball source said Monday.  —  Street  —  The deal also includes All-Star and award bonuses.

Dodgers avoid arbitration with Jason Repko  —  The Dodgers avoided arbitration with outfielder Jason Repko, signing him to a one-year, $500,000 contract.  The deal includes $87,500 in incentives based on plate appearances.  —  Repko, 28, might figure into the Dodgers' plans if they fail to re-sign Manny Ramirez.

CC ready for pressure of being NY ace  —  Lefty ruminates on new home before receiving Spahn Award  —  NEW YORK — Good news for Yankees fans: one month before CC Sabathia reports for his first Spring Training in a pinstriped uniform, he is already talking like a Big Apple ace.