Blue Jays, D'Backs Discussing Snyder For Overbay  —  7:44pm: MLB.com's Steve Gilbert cites a Major League source who says the two sides are “making progress” in their discussions.  —  12:31pm: Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports that the two teams are discussing a Snyder for Lyle Overbay swap.

Expect moves, moves and more moves  —  Johnny Damon, John Lackey and Matt Holliday are among the hot offseason topics  —  The baseball offseason is one of the great misnomers in the game.  There is no offseason anymore in baseball.  The winter months are filled with signings, trades and moves of all kinds.

Manny Ramirez will remain with Dodgers  —  The outfielder will not exercise the escape clause in his contract that would have let him re-enter the free-agent market.  —  The Dodgers have learned that Manny Ramirez will be theirs for another season — at a price tag of $20 million.

Ten ideas for building the 2010 New York Yankees  —  A year ago the Yankees made no pretense of their intention to outspend the world for the biggest names on the free agent market and make the necessary changes to atone for the sin of missing the playoffs in Year 1 A.T. - After (Joe) Torre.

Johnson, Calero file for free agency  —  Veteran first baseman not expected to return to club  —  MIAMI — In 35 games, Nick Johnson made an impact with the Marlins.  But unless Florida works out a contract with the veteran, those 35 games may be the extent of Johnson's tenure with the organization.

Twins exercise 2011 option on Cuddyer  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.  —  Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home runs to lead the team.  He also had 94 RBIs and was sixth in the American League with 73 extra-base hits.

Cashman casts praise far and wide  —  As the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glasses were dispensed in the suite of general manager Brian Cashman.  There were about 20 members …

New York Yankees fans tossed unshredded documents when confetti ran out  —  NEW YORK — New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti.

Matsui's uncertain offseason begins  —  World Series MVP says he hopes to return to Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Minutes after topping his career with a World Series title on Wednesday, Hideki Matsui addressed the thousands still in attendance at Yankee Stadium, professing his love for both the city and the team.

World Series Averages 19.4 Million Viewers, Up 42% From 2008  —  Fueled by outstanding individual and team performances, dramatic come-from-behind wins and the most one-run games in a single postseason, each round of the 2009 MLB Postseason generated double-digit percentage year-to-year increases …