Cooperstown calls for Alomar, Blyleven  —  NEW YORK — Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday as part of the Class of 2011, ending a year of anxiety and trepidation for the pair of stellar players.  —  Alomar was named on 90 percent …

Cubs take lead in Garza derby  —  The Cubs appear to have moved past the Texas Rangers and into the driver's seat in efforts to acquire Tampa Bay Rays 15-game winner Matt Garza — a potential move that could put the Cubs back into the ­National League Central title conversation for 2011.

Rangers land Beltre with six-year deal  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers have called a news conference for Wednesday afternoon to officially announce the signing of free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre.  —  Beltre, a two-time American League Gold Glove Award winner who was an All-Star …

Cardinals open talks with Pujols  —  The Cardinals have wasted little time addressing their most pressing New Year's resolution: tying up Albert Pujols.  —  Negotiations between the club and Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano, resumed this week and have taken on a “positive” tone, according to several sources familiar with the process.

Saito deal could cap Brewers winter  —  The Brewers on Wednesday finalized their one-year contract with right-reliever Takashi Saito, a move that might signal the end of their major offseason acquisitions.  —  Saito will draw a base salary of less than $2 million but could earn incentives …

Yankees hitting coach: No set lineup at camp  —  When the Yankees start playing Grapefruit League games late next month, the search for a winning lineup combination also will begin.  —  Could Brett Gardner hit leadoff against all pitchers?  —  Could Derek Jeter wind up further down the order?

Jays Realize Return on Arbitration Offers  —  Two months ago, the Blue Jays traded for Miguel Olivo just to decline his option and offer him arbitration.  Along with John Buck, Jason Frasor, Scott Downs, and Kevin Gregg, Olivo was just one of the group of players with which Alex Anthopolous …

HOF voters need to open their eyes  —  I have a message for BBWAA members who continue to withhold votes from players who used, or are suspected of using, performance enhancers: Get off your @#*& high horse.  —  Hey, I get that you think steroid use is really, really bad.  Or at least, that this is your view now.

Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Prospects  —  Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel.  All players who haven't exceeded the major league rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched …

Yankees showing interest in free agent Bonderman  —  The New York Yankees have shown interest in free-agent starter Jeremy Bonderman, a major-league source told FOXSports.com.  —  Bonderman went 8-10 with a 5.53 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) for the Detroit Tigers last year.

Braves Agree To Deal With Dan Uggla  —  The Braves and Dan Uggla have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $62MM, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Dave O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets that the salary in the first year of the deal is believed to be low, under $10MM.

On Hall of Fame day, the BBWAA site got hacked  —  This is what the BBWAA website looked like as of a couple of minutes ago.  I'm assuming that they've dispatched a crack team of technical experts to fix the problem and restore order.  —  Of course since, by definition …