If New York Yankees' Derek Jeter ever leaves SS, Brian Cashman thinks CF fits  —  If 36-year-old Derek Jeter doesn't last at shortstop for the length of his new four-year contract, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman thinks Jeter is best suited for a switch to center field.

Blue Jays trade just-acquired Mike Napoli to the Rangers for Frank Francisco  —  Just days after acquiring catcher Mike Napoli from the Angels as part of the Vernon Wells trade/contract dump the Blue Jays have traded him to the Rangers for reliever Frank Francisco.

Sabermetrician In Exile  —  In the middle of the night, when his mind was racing again, Voros McCracken decided to share his discovery with the world.  Before the celebrity and the job and the diagnosis and the drugs and the wristwatch, he had the idea.  Had he realized it would forever change …

Houston Astros, starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez agree to 3-year, $34 million deal  —  ORLANDO — Starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez agreed to a three-year contract for $34 million with the Houston Astros to avoid salary arbitration, the team announced Tuesday.

Grady Come Home?  —  (This image of Grady Sizemore's rookie card is via Rake Blog)  —  Maybe Mike Rizzo isn't done afterall?  MASN's Phil Wood wrote Monday night he's hearing the Nationals are still busy with trade talks, and may have talked to the Indians about a trade involving Fausto Carmona and Grady Sizemore.

YES Censors Affiliated Blogs Over Rafael Soriano Criticism?  —  When news of Rafael Soriano's signing filtered onto Twitter on the evening of January 13th, many Yankees fans were aghast at the length of the deal and the fact that the club had sacrificed a draft pick to obtain an 8th inning man.

Zduriencik on Milton Bradley: “We're planning on him coming into spring training and competing for a job”  —  I made a followup call to Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik to ask him about his comment to Dave “Softy” Mahler today on KJR-AM 950 about Milton Bradley.

Top 50 Prospects to be unveiled tonight  —  MLB Network to air countdown, with MLB.com streaming show live  —  In 2010, Braves outfielder Jason Heyward topped the charts before erupting onto the Major League scene out of Spring Training.  A year before, Rays left-hander David Price led …

Exploring the Albert Pujols negotiations  —  Ten years.  At $30 million per season.  For a total of $300 million.  Is it in the Cards?  —  ESPN.com  —  The days tick off the calendar, one after another.  The magic number is now 25 — as in 25 days until Cardinals position players report for spring training.