Cardinals boost offer to Pujols  —  Image  —  DALLAS  • The Cardinals rejoined the fray for free agent first baseman Albert Pujols on Tuesday by offering the three-time National League MVP a deal believed to potentially approach $220 million for up to 10 years.  —  Now they wait to see if it's enough.

Yankees trying to trade Burnett  —  DALLAS — The Yankees have inserted A.J. Burnett into the trade market at the Winter Meetings, The Post has learned.  —  According to multiple teams, the Yankees have let it be known they will listen to offers for Burnett and are willing to pay $8 million …

Mets Agree To Two-Year Deal With Francisco  —  The Mets appear determined to fill out their entire bullpen before the night is out.  The team has agreed to a two-year deal with Frank Francisco, pending a physical, tweets Ken Davidoff of Newsday.  Francisco is the third reliever the Mets …

Case is far from closed in bullpen  —  DALLAS - The White Sox tried to gauge the Red Sox' interest in right fielder Carlos Quentin, which for the moment is lukewarm, but during those discussions, Sergio Santos's name never came up.  —  Red Sox evaluators love Santos's stuff …

Will the Mets trade David Wright?  —  Look, at this point, it's fairly obvious that Jose Reyes did not get traded last summer because he and his batting title were the team's only chance of selling tickets in September.  Similarly, there is no way the Mets can deal David Wright now (nor should they).

Pirates Sign Erik Bedard  —  The Pirates have agreed to sign lefty Erik Bedard, MLBTR has confirmed.  Canadian journalist Marc Brassard first tweeted news of an impending $4.5MM deal, and the Pirates have since announced the deal.  Bedard is represented by SFX.  —  Bedard, 32, is coming off his healthiest season since 2007.

MLB agreement says Frank McCourt must sell Dodgers by end of April  —  McCourt's sale agreement with Major League Baseball allows him to decide whether he will sell the parking lots surrounding Dodger Stadium.  Initial bids for the team and stadium are due Jan. 13.

Josh Hamilton would like extension … GARLAND, Texas — Josh Hamilton, entering the final year of a two-year, $24 million deal he signed before last season, said he'd like to get a deal done with the Texas Rangers on a contract extension before the season starts.

Padres Acquire Huston Street  —  The Padres found their Heath Bell replacement, acquiring closer Huston Street from the division-rival Rockies for a player to be named later.  The Rockies have officially announced the trade.  The Rockies are eating $1MM on Street's $8MM salary, tweets Joel Sherman.

McCarver wins Frick Award for broadcasting  —  Longtime catcher a mainstay on national TV, in postseason  —  Tim McCarver, who has been a national analyst on television networks for three decades and simultaneously shined as part of broadcast teams with four big league clubs …