Source: Red Sox bring back catcher Shoppach  —  The Boston Red Sox have reached agreement on a one-year major league contract with free-agent catcher Kelly Shoppach, a baseball source told ESPN.com.  The deal is expected to be announced sometime Tuesday.  —  A source said Shoppach …

Jeter's booty hauls  —  Not so classy, captain!  —  Yankee star Derek Jeter, one of New York's most eligible hunks since his split with longtime gal pal Minka Kelly, is bedding a bevy of beauties in his Trump World Tower bachelor pad — and then coldly sending them home alone with gift baskets of autographed memorabilia.

Rangers not fishing for Fielder, Darvish  —  That counter-punch to the Los Angeles Angels that many expect from the Texas Rangers probably is not coming.  —  The Rangers are more focused on trading for a starting pitcher than signing free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder …

Braun's ex-teammate empathizes with slugger  —  Brewers Minor Leaguer Katin failed drug test, later won appeal  —  It was 2007, and Brendan Katin was an outfielder on the Double-A Huntsville team.  He took the mandatory drug test and didn't think anything about it.  Katin knew he was clean.

Source: Dontrelle Willis, Phillies agree  —  The Philadelphia Phillies have reached agreement on a one-year major league deal with free agent Dontrelle Willis, a baseball source said Tuesday.  —  The deal, pending completion of a physical, would pay Willis about $1 million and include additional money …

Pujols' wife explains slugger's leaving St. Louis  —  Albert Pujols' wife Deidre, in an interview with a radio station with ties to the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger, said the couple was prepared to take less money to stay in St. Louis, but were greatly disappointed when the team initially offered him a five-year deal.

Crasnick: “The Book” on Fielder  —  “The Book,” put together by the Scott Boras Corporation, details the free-agent slugger  —  In conjunction with Prince Fielder's free-agent debut, his representatives at the Scott Boras Corporation produced a 73-page binder celebrating his achievements in the game.

Baseball's new labor deal will include extra replay … NEW YORK (AP) Baseball's new labor contract includes more video replay, the chance for a longer All-Star break and a small, but likely welcome perk for players: the chance to get a private room instead of a roommate during spring training.

MLB Teams Non-Tender 29 Players  —  Major League teams non-tendered multiple former All-Stars last night and it won't be surprising if some of the 29 players re-establish themselves as Major League difference makers.  For now, however, they're free agents, cut loose because their former teams …

Source: Red Sox expect to go over luxury tax threshold  —  According to a major league source, the Red Sox expect to exceed the $178 million payroll threshold that would trigger luxury tax payments for the 2012 season.  That is, of course, subject to change, but barring a deal …

John Rocker Admits Steroid Use During Career  —  John Rocker's got a new book.  —  Hey, I'll give it a chance.  I love being surprised.  Oh, and maybe he was kind enough to mention me!  When the excrement hit the fan in 1999, I was one of the very few baseball writers who defended Rocker's right …

Orioles closing in on multi-year deal with LHP Tsuyoshi Wada  —  The Orioles are closing in on a multi-year deal with Japanese lefty starter Tsuyoshi Wada, which would re-open their pipeline to Japan, according to an industry source.  —  A deal is not done, but it is getting close and could be agreed upon today, the source said.

Interesting choices pepper non-tender deadline  —  The Hot Stove reached another high point Monday night, with clubs making some tough decisions on whether to tender contracts to players under team control.  —  After the midnight ET deadline passed and the dust settled …

Mets, Struggling for Cash, Receive $40 Million Bank Loan  —  The owners of the Mets, needing cash and unable to turn to Major League Baseball for more financial help, received a $40 million loan from a major bank in the past six weeks.  —  The team described the arrangement as a “bridge loan …

Brewers trade 3B Casey McGehee  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired third baseman Casey McGehee from the Milwaukee Brewers in a trade for reliever Jose Veras.  —  The move came hours after the Brewers agreed to terms with free-agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez on Monday.