Former Mets manager Valentine ‘in play’ with Red Sox: source  —  MILWAUKEE — The soap opera that has engulfed the Red Sox has suddenly created this possibility: that Bobby Valentine will be Boston's next manager.  —  A person involved in the process described Valentine as “in play” …

Twins To Sign Ryan Doumit  —  The Twins agreed to sign Ryan Doumit to a one-year deal, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick and Doumit's agency, Sosnick/Cobbe Sports (Twitter link).  The deal, which is pending a physical, is worth $3MM and includes performance bonuses, according to Crasnick.

New deal shows MLB learned lesson  —  MILWAUKEE  —  If the cancellation of the 1994 World Series is part of Bud Selig's legacy, then the lesson he learned is an even more important part.  —  Baseball's new five-year collective-bargaining agreement is a tribute not just to the commissioner …

Ramos returns to Venezuela after brief DC trip  —  Catcher deemed to be in ‘terrific shape’ following kidnapping ordeal  —  WASHINGTON — Wilson Ramos walked through the hallways of Nationals Park into the office of general manager Mike Rizzo on Friday morning with the same smile and sense …

Blue Jays unveil new logo for 2012 season  —  Club undergoes third major redesign in its 35-year history  —  TORONTO — The Blue Jays dipped into their past when looking for inspiration for the club's new logo that was revealed at Rogers Centre on Friday afternoon.

Hall of Fame just beyond Murphy's reach  —  Former Braves star can't make Cooperstown on support alone  —  As an Atlanta resident for the past 27 years, I can tell you that Dale Murphy supporters are loud, plentiful and emotional.  —  Trust me.  They've shown me as much in several ways, and that's not necessarily a compliment.

Minor Moves: Carpenter, Kimball, Pendleton  —  Here's the list of players who have been added to 40-man rosters and here's the list of players who have been removed from them.  Now for some moves that don't affect 40-man rosters at all...  - The Blue Jays announced that they claimed right …

Yankees GM Brian Cashman sleeps in Times Square to raise awareness for homeless kids  —  Doing his best to help out Covenant House  —  Yankees Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman takes part in the Covenant House CEO Solidarity Sleepout.

The Great Debaters  —  Ricky Nolasco  —  Ricky Nolasco is a player I—like many fantasy owners familiar with DIPS—have targeted in fantasy drafts over the past few years.  I owned him in both Tout Wars and Yahoo! Friends & Family last season, which, as others who owned him know, did not turn out very well.

2011 NL Cy Young  —  Clayton Kershaw Rides Pitching Triple Crown to Award  —  Los Angeles Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw, a Triple Crown of pitching winner with league-best totals of victories (21), earned-run average (2.28) and strikeouts (248), won the National League Cy Young Award in balloting by the BBWAA.

Francoeur happy to have Sanchez aboard in KC  —  KANSAS CITY — Even though Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur will miss having Melky Cabrera next to him in center field next season, he feels the addition of pitcher Jonathan Sanchez is a plus.  —  “I like it,” Francoeur said.