Source: Rangers to Sign Brandon Webb, Pending Physical  —  Having missed out on re-signing Cliff Lee, the Rangers have come to a tentative agreement to sign another former Cy Young Award winner, Brandon Webb, according to a major-league source.  —  Reached by text message, agent Jonathan Maurer declined comment.

Many heroes stepped up in Giants' title run  —  SAN FRANCISCO — This was the year that the Giants, make that the San Francisco Giants, had awaited forever.  —  They collected their previous five World Series triumphs while playing in New York, which they deserted for San Francisco before the 1958 season.

Brewers bolster bullpen, add Saito  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  The Brewers, continuing their off-season restructuring, reached agreement Monday …

Source: Phils, reliever Romero agree to terms  —  The Phillies have agreed to terms with reliever J.C. Romero, a source has told CSN's Leslie Gudel.  —  Shortly after last season the Phils declined to exercise Romero's $4.5 million contract option for 2011, but they needed a lefty in the bullpen …

Tampa Bay Rays about to resume filling roster holes  —  Now that that shopping season is over, expect the Rays to get busy sifting through the 150 or so free agents left for bargains and low-risk gambles.  —  Here's a quick look at what they've done and what holes remain:

A blizzard of trash talk  —  WRIGHTSTOWN, N.J. — So we drove down to South Jersey to spend Christmas with my in-laws, Yankees fans all, which is normally like being asked to spend the weekend in a dentist's chair.  —  But this was OK because for the first time ever, the Red Sox had spent …

Big 10 conference yields some early winners and losers  —  We asked 10 baseball people — managers, coaches, general managers, and scouts — to select the 10 most significant offseason moves/non-moves that could shift the balance of power.  Here's what they came up with:

The Jonah Keri Podcast, Episode 13  —  My guest this week is Derek Zumsteg, author of The Cheater's Guide to Baseball, former contributor to Baseball Prospectus and USS Mariner, up-and-coming science fiction writer, and beer connoisseur.  —  The topics we cover:

Source: Octavio Dotel, Toronto deal near  —  ORLANDO — Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Toronto Blue Jays are close to agreeing on a one-year contract, a source with knowledge of the negotiations said Sunday.  —  The deal would be almost identical to Dotel's $3.2 million base salary in 2010 …