Cubs to send 4 prospects for Garza  —  Would you give up Chris Archer, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer and Robinson Chirinos to get Matt Garza.  The Cubs are getting set to do just that, I've learned this morning.  An announcement is not imminent for several reasons (physical exams, for one) …

Yankees' Pettitte ‘just chilling out’  —  DEER PARK, Texas — Tanned and rested, Andy Pettitte stood on his front porch last night and answered the question on every Yankees fan's mind: Do you know if you're going to pitch this year?  —  “I don't,” Pettitte told The Post fresh off his two-week vacation in Hawaii.

Baker: No quarterback controversy at short  —  Dusty Baker is glad to have Edgar Renteria on his roster.  (The Reds still have not made the signing official.)  —  “It gives us a clutch man, a winner,” he said.  —  WHAT DO YOU THINK?  —  Vovici Online Survey Software

Baseball: Cazenovia native Ryne Duren, 81, dies  —  Wisconsin native Ryne Duren, one of Major League Baseball's premier relief pitchers during the 1950s and a familiar face in recent years at Madison Mallards games, died Thursday at his winter home in Lake Wales, Fla. He was 81.

Frank McCourt meets with executives in MLB commissioner's office  —  The Dodgers owner outlined his legal and financial plans for retaining control of the team, amid divorce proceedings that began 15 months ago, according to one official.  —  Dodgers owner Frank McCourt met for three days …

Cashman: “I will not lose our No. 1 draft pick”  —  Essentially taking himself out of the running for Rafael Soriano, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said this afternoon that he absolutely will not make a move that costs the Yankees their top draft pick.  —  “I will not lose our No. 1 draft pick,” Cashman said.

Delgado getting in hip-shape  —  AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — Carlos Delgado looks like the king of the world.  —  Just as he looked after hitting a second-deck homer at the Rogers Centre, crossing home plate and removing his helmet to show a shaved noggin while Blue Jays fans stood and cheered.

Washington Nationals bet better defense will pad their win total in 2011  —  Pitchers and catchers report five weeks from Monday.  Nationals, don't forget your gloves.  —  Baseball is about to see the equivalent of a laboratory study of the value of defense.

Nets try to involve Pistons in three-team trade for Carmelo Anthony  —  The Nets continue to pursue Carmelo Anthony from the Nuggets.  —  In the complicated scenario that's being discussed, the Nets would send Derrick Favors, Devin Harris and at least two first-round picks to Denver and Troy Murphy's expiring contract to the Pistons.

Rockies owners buy Ghosts  —  The Colorado Rockies organization has enjoyed success on and off the field in recent years, with the Rockies earning playoff berths two of the past four years — including their first World Series appearance in 2007 — and finishing among the Top 10 in Major League Baseball attendance this past season.