Milton Bradley arrested on felony charge for allegedly making a threat  —  UPDATE: According to Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, Bradley was arrested at home at around 10:40 a.m for making a threat against an unidentified female.  He was later released on $50,000 bail.

Former Blue Jays skipper Hartsfield dies  —  Roy Hartsfield, the first manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, passed away on Saturday at his daughter's Atlanta-area home.  He was 85.  —  Hartsfield's death was the result of complications from liver cancer, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which first reported the news.

Soriano ‘happy to be close to greatest closer’  —  Yankees new setup man excited to team with legendary Rivera  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees put the finishing touches on creating one of the game's top late-inning relief combinations, introducing right-hander Rafael Soriano during a news conference Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

Meeting Up and Hanging Out with Bert  —  Make no mistake about it, I've had a fun-tastic two weeks.  It all started with the phone call from Bert Blyleven on Wednesday, January 5 when he informed me 30 minutes prior to the actual announcement that he had been elected to the Hall of Fame.

Papelbon, Ellsbury get one-year deals  —  The Red Sox have been successful in locking up their better young players in recent years, coming to terms on long-term contracts with Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia, and Kevin Youkilis.  —  Closer Jonathan Papelbon was a determined loner in that regard …

Mother of Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano dies suddenly  —  ORLANDO — The mother of Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, Andrea Soriano, died on Tuesday night in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, after suffering what appears to be a heart attack, the player told ESPNdeportes.com.

The Retirement of Meche  —  From the start, I thought the Kansas City Royals got a bad rap when they gave Gil Meche a five-year, $55 million contract.  That was before the 2007 season, and up to that point Meche's career numbers were 55-44 with an unimpressive 4.65 ERA, an equally unimpressive 96 ERA+ …

Yankees' Curtis Granderson promotes baseball in New Zealand as MLB International Ambassador  —  Curtis Granderson has eaten duck brain in China - “It had the consistency of a lima bean and really didn't have much flavor,” he says - and once felt like his taste buds were seared when he sampled …

Scouting reports for the Top 10 Prospects (How to subscribe)  —  The Rockies were Baseball America's Organization of the Year and advanced to the World Series in 2007, then returned to the playoffs in 2009.  They fell short of the postseason in 2010, but still won 83 games and look positioned …

Silva: Castillo could be cut to make room for Young  —  Earlier today on WFAN, host Mike Francesa he has been told - as of right now - the Mets do not intend to have Oliver Perez or Luis Castillo on the Opening Day roster.  —  In addition, Mike Silva from NY Baseball Digest just tweeted:

Blanton likely to stay in Philly rotation  —  Joe Blanton is likely to round out the powerhouse Philadelphia Phillies pitching rotation.  —  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.

Danks happy in Chicago with one-year deal  —  Quentin, Pena avoid arbitration; Humber claimed  —  CHICAGO — John Danks wants to remain with the White Sox as long as humanly possible, and then probably a few years after that.  —  It's the White Sox who have allowed the southpaw to develop …

Tigers Designate Galarraga For Assignment  —  One day after agreeing to terms with him on a $2.3MM contract for 2011, the Tigers have designated Armando Galarraga for assignment.  The team announced the move on Twitter, while making its deal with Brad Penny official.