Sources: Albert Pujols talks ongoing  —  DALLAS — For four days, the parade of bidders has traipsed through the winter meetings hotel suite of Albert Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano.  But when the meetings end Thursday, it's now clear that Pujols' negotiations will be far from over, sources told ESPN.com.

Source: Darvish to be posted Thursday  —  A day long anticipated by major league teams finally has arrived.  —  Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish will be posted on Thursday, taking the first step toward pitching in the majors next season, according to a source familiar with his plans.

Blue Jays enter the Gio Gonzalez sweepstakes  —  Dallas —  Toronto became the latest team to join the Gio Gonzalez fray at baseball's winter meetings, and the Blue Jays just might be a fine match for the A's All-Star left-hander.  —  The Blue Jays and A's are frequent trade partners …

Clubs eyeing undervalued talent in Rule 5 Draft  —  Unprotected Minor Leaguers can be taken by others Thursday  —  DALLAS — The final act of the Winter Meetings — the Rule 5 Draft — might seem to be an anticlimactic conclusion every December, what with all the talk of free-agent signings and trade rumors.

Astros hire Luhnow as general manager  —  The Astros turned to their division rival and the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals for next general manager, announcing late Wednesday they had hired Cardinals vice president of player procurement Jeff Luhnow.

Marlins To Sign Mark Buehrle  —  The Marlins' heavy offseason spending continued today, as they agreed to sign lefty Mark Buehrle to a four-year, $58MM deal, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  The durable lefty will head to the National League for the first time in his career to bolster Miami's rotation.

Ortiz accepts arbitration from Red Sox  —  DALLAS — It's official, David Ortiz has accepted salary arbitration from the Red Sox, according to a team source.  That binds him to the team for 2012 with at least a one-year contract.  —  The sides can continue to work on a multi-year deal up until conceivably February.

NY Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese is on Yankees' shopping list  —  Yankees among teams looking into Mets' starting pitcher  —  Mets find Jonathon Niese draws interest from Yankees as well as Boston, San Diego, Colorado and Toronto.  —  DALLAS — As of Wednesday night, the Mets had not decided whether …

Bucs swing deal to acquire Navarro  —  The Pirates made a trade late on Wednesday to acquire infielder Yamaico Navarro from the Royals in exchange for Minor Leaguers Brooks Pounders and Diego Goris.  Pittsburgh will officially add Navarro to the 40-man roster on Thursday …

Huston Street says trade from Rockies to Padres is “bittersweet”  —  DALLAS — Huston Street heard the rumors, read the stories, received the text messages.  He knew his days with the Rockies were numbered given the team's bullpen depth and desire to use his money to pursue a veteran starter or everyday player.

Photo: Jose Reyes in a Marlins hat, thanks the Mets  —  “I have to thank the New York Mets for giving me the opportunity to play in the big leagues,” Jose Reyes said this afternoon, while wearing his new Marlins hat and jersey.  “Right now, I'm really excited and happy to go to Miami.I'm part of this family now, and I have to move on.”