Report: Papelbon agrees to deal with Phillies  —  He's shipping out of Boston.  —  Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com is reporting the Phillies have an agreement with closer Jonathan Papelbon pending a physical.  The deal is believed to be four years and close to $50 million with a vesting option for a fifth season.

Source: Phils eyeing Jonathan Papelbon  —  The Philadelphia Phillies continued to show “serious” interest in longtime Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon on Friday, as momentum toward a deal to bring back their incumbent closer, Ryan Madson, was disintegrating.

Phillies To Sign Jonathan Papelbon  —  Jonathan Papelbon's desire to set the market for closers was never a secret — it's now a reality.  The Phillies have agreed to sign the 30-year-old to a precedent-setting four-year, $50MM deal that establishes the record for guaranteed money for a reliever.

Report: Jonathan Papelbon Agrees to Deal With Phillies, Ending Seven-Year Career With Red Sox  —  Jonathan Papelbon is Philadelphia-bound.  —  The best available closer on the free-agent market agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, pending a physical, according to Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly.

Phillies, Jonathan Papelbon agree to four-year contract  —  UPDATE II: If you were somehow on the fence about this deal being excessive, this should push you overboard and then some.  Jayson Stark of ESPN.com reports that Papelbon will also receive a vesting option for a fifth year …

Pujols to visit Marlins, Jose Reyes ‘almost a done deal’ in Miami  —  Talk about a Miami Makeover.  Not only are they about to become the Miami Marlins with a new stadium, new manager in Ozzie Guillen and new uniforms, but South Florida's Major League Baseball team might be getting a bunch of new players to fill all of that out.

Tigers seeking smooth transition at keystone  —  Johnson, Hill top list of free-agent second basemen  —  DETROIT — The Tigers broke out of their organizational meetings Thursday night for a weekend break before club officials head to Milwaukee next week for Major League Baseball's annual General Managers and Owners Meetings.

Carroll Nearing Multiyear Deal With Twins  —  2:24pm: Carroll's nearing a multiyear deal with the Twins, according to Crasnick (on Twitter).  He would be Minnesota's everyday shortstop.  —  2:08pm: The Twins continue to pursue Carroll, according to Morosi (Twitter link).