Yankees GM Brian Cashman overruled by Hank, Hal Steinbrenner in Rafael Soriano signing, source says  —  The Yankees made a hairpin turn when they decided Thursday to sign All-Star closer Rafael Soriano to become a set-up man and perhaps their closer-in-waiting.

Alliance between Fox and Frank McCourt spells trouble for Dodgers  —  Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, right, greets former owner Peter O'Malley at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena before the unveiling of a plaque honoring Walter O'Malley, the former owner who moved the team from Brooklyn to L.A. …

Sources: A's out to sign Fuentes  —  FOX Sports  —  The Yankees aren't the only American League contender trying to load up their bullpen.  —  The A's, who reached agreement Friday with free-agent right-hander Grant Balfour, are pushing to add free-agent lefty Brian Fuentes, major-league sources say.

Cubs to honor Ron Santo with statue at Wrigley Field, uniform patch throughout 2011 season  —  Statue to be unveiled on “Ron Santo Day” - August 10  —  The Chicago Cubs today announced the organization will honor Ron Santo with a statue of his likeness, only the fourth of its kind at Wrigley Field …

Cardinals set to sign infielder Ramon Vazquez  —  ST. LOUIS — Looking to augment their depth on the left side of the infield, the St. Louis Cardinals have an agreement in place with utility fielder Ramon Vazquez.  —  The minor-league deal comes with an invitation to spring training …

Roenicke in enviable spot, but he better win  —  (Jeffrey Phelps, Associated Press / November 4, 2010)  —  Brewers' 1st-time manager has team built for success now, but odds still against him  —  On Baseball  —  Ron Roenicke better be tough.  He has taken on a rough job …

Royals To Sign Bruce Chen  —  The Royals and Bruce Chen have agreed to a one-year contract worth $2MM with another $1.5MM in performance bonuses according to SI.com's Jon Heyman (on Twitter).  The deal is pending a physical per a team press release.  Chen is represented by Scott Boras.

Athletics Avoid Arbitration With Brad Ziegler  —  The Athletics and Brad Ziegler have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $1.25MM, reports ESPN's Buster Olney (on Twitter).  The reliever was eligible for arbitration for the first time.  —  Ziegler, 31, pitched to a 3.26 ERA …

Johan Santana's return expected in June, Mets say; R.A. Dickey, Pelfrey and Pagan go to arbitration  —  Johan Santana's return from September shoulder surgery is on schedule.  —  After seeing doctors this week, the Mets' ace lefthander was cleared to begin a program that will allow …

Shadows of the legends  —  I'm not much of a photographer.  But as I was hiking through the slush on Ipswich Street today, the shadows of Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky were so striking in the morning sun.  —  We're here at the New Stars For Young Stars event at Jillian's.

Rizzo confident in Nats' stable of pitchers  —  WASHINGTON — Published reports have indicated that the Nationals are trying to acquire free-agent right-hander Chris Young.  Not true, according to a baseball source, who declined to say why the club doesn't have interest.