Sources: New York Yankees lead chase for OF Andruw Jones  —  Looking for some outfield depth, the New York Yankees are the leading candidate to land free agent Andruw Jones, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday.  —  Their AL East rival, the Tampa Bay Rays …

Sources: Cubs trade Tom Gorzelanny  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have traded left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to the Washington Nationals for three minor league prospects — right-handed pitcher A.J. Morris, left-handed pitcher Graham Hicks and outfielder Michael Burgess, according to two major league sources.

Source: Chris Young, Mets close  —  The New York Mets are closing in on a deal with free-agent right-hander Chris Young, a source within the organization told ESPNNewYork.com.  —  Young, 31, made three September starts for the San Diego Padres last season, after missing most of the season with a strained right shoulder.

Rauch, Janssen agree with Blue Jays  —  has agreed to a $3.75 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, and Casey Janssen  —  has settled his salary arbitration case.  —  Rauch, a free agent, gets one-year contract worth $3.75 million under Monday's agreement.

Thames nearing deal with Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers' search for a power bat has them on the verge of signing free-agent outfielder Marcus Thames, but veterans Eric Chavez and Gabe Kapler are also in the mix, according to baseball sources.  —  The club declined to confirm that a signing of Thames was close.

Losing Pujols would devastate Cards  —  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.  —  Here's the bottom line, the only thing you need to know before the rhetoric intensifies:

Rafael Palmeiro doesn't pass the test  —  It would be nice to ignore steroid controversy in HOF voting, but it would be wrong  —  For years, Rafael Palmeiro ducked the phone calls, ignored the messages, stayed out of the public eye and hoped that perhaps people would forgive and forget.

Bautista the big question mark as arbitration deadline looms  —  On the eve of baseball's deadline for the exchange of arbitration numbers, right-handers Casey Janssen, Shawn Camp and Jesse Litsch agreed to terms on one-year contracts with the Jays for 2011.  —  Janssen, 29, settled on a $1.095 million (all figures U.S.) contract.

Nolasco will be ready to go when camp opens  —  Marlins righty ahead of schedule in recovery from knee surgery  —  MIAMI — Right-hander Ricky Nolasco will be fully ready to go when Marlins pitchers and catchers begin Spring Training workouts on Feb. 18.  —  Returning from surgery …

Marlins sign closer Nunez, Mujica to one-year deals  —  South Florida Sun Sentinel  —  The Marlins on Monday night agreed to terms on one-year contracts with right-handers Leo Nunez and Edward Mujica, two of their four arbitration-eligible players.  —  Expected to reprise his role as closer …