Did Lee damage Yankees — and front office?  —  It's no surprise to hear someone say the Yankees overpaid for a free agent.  —  But it sure is a little strange when that someone is the general manager of the Yankees.  —  That would be the same general manager of the Yankees who joked …

Twins Agree To Terms With Carl Pavano  —  The Twins have agreed to terms with right-hander Carl Pavano on a two-year, $16.5MM contract, according to a team press release.  Pavano will earn $8MM next season and $8.5MM in 2012, plus an extra $500K should he reach certain incentive clauses.

Prospect Watch: Top 10 second basemen  —  Mariners' Ackley leads a diverse group at the position … The term “natural second baseman” doesn't come up very often.  It's not that it never happens, but it's more than common to see any list of second-base prospects consist of shortstops …

Green shares approach in upcoming book  —  Former Dodgers slugger puts baseball philosophy on paper  —  LOS ANGELES — Shawn Green spoke to Dodgers prospects at last week's winter development camp, but he also spoke with new manager Don Mattingly, a conversation delayed by 15 years.

A's need to get moving or else  —  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.  —  Free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre was the player the A's wanted most this offseason.

Rizzo on Gorzelanny, Hairston  —  It's turned into a busy day in NatsTown.  Actually, it's been a busy week already, with the Tom Gorzelanny trade (which was officially announced this afternoon) and the signings of Jerry Hairston, Todd Coffey and Alex Cora.

Executive excellence  —  Lucchino worthy of Fuchs Award  —  You know the best thing you can say about Larry Lucchino in his role as CEO of the Red Sox?  He sticks up for his organization.  —  Whether it's challenging agents like Scott Boras, or defending the team's name nationally …

Padres Agree To Terms With Chad Qualls  —  The Padres have agreed to terms with right-hander Chad Qualls, according to a team press release.  The contract is for one year with a team option for 2012.  Qualls will earn $1.5MM next season and it will cost the Padres $1.05MM to buy out the 2012 option …

Mariners to use committee to fill Niehaus' spot  —  At least five announcers will rotate after Hall of Famer's passing  —  SEATTLE — The Mariners have made a decision on how best to replace Hall of Fame broadcaster Dave Niehaus, with the answer being to use a group of familiar personalities …

Boston Red Sox's Adrian Gonzalez has first catch after surgery  —  Adrian Gonzalez tossed a baseball on Monday with his brother Edgar Gonzalez at the Gonzalez Sports Academy outside San Diego, the first time that the left-handed first baseman has played catch since having surgery on his right shoulder.

Minor League Transactions: Jan. 11-17  —  Arizona Diamondbacks  —  Atlanta Braves  —  Baltimore Orioles  —  Boston Red Sox  —  Jon Still spent all of last season on the inactive list.  A fourth-round pick in '06, he batted .233/.301/.416 for Double-A Portland in '09.  —  Chicago Cubs

Mike Pelfrey to start on Opening Day  —  With Johan Santana expected to miss the first half of the season, New York Mets manager Terry Collins named Mike Pelfrey his Opening Day starter on Wednesday, during a charity event at Citi Field.  —  “He deserves it,” Collins said after speaking …

Study finds steroids are readily available through Amazon  —  Back in the 1990s, steroids could be surreptitiously purchased out of the trunk of somebody's car.  A decade ago, they could be found in dietary supplements sold on bodybuilding Internet sites.  —  Now, steroids are readily …

Hazen on Ryan Westmoreland: “You know how bad he wants it”  —  Ryan Westmoreland (pictured at Gillette Stadium on Nov. 21) is still working out in Florida, Red Sox farm director Mike Hazen said at a rookie-program workout at Boston College on Wednesday.  Westmoreland is still working …

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.