Report: Sox acquire Mark Melancon from Astros  —  The Red Sox may have traded for their replacement for departed closer Jonathan Papelbon.  —  The details are still being sorted out, but Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting on Twitter that according to a source, the Red Sox …

Who's still in Fielder market, who's not  —  Albert Pujols will turn 32 next month.  It's very possible that his best seasons are behind him.  He just signed a 10-year, $254 million contract with the Angels.  —  Prince Fielder, 27, is entering his prime.  He had the better 2011 regular season.

Darvish bidding process is cloak-and-dagger affair  —  The Yu Darvish sweepstakes is turning into a spy novel.  An international man of mystery.  Exorbitant amounts of money.  Suspense.  Lies.  Subterfuge.  The only things missing are a shifty mole and a double cross.

The Agony Of Filling Out A Hall Of Fame Ballot  —  Does Jeff Bagwell belong in the Hall of Fame?  (Courant file photo)  —  While leaving an empty box next to Jeff Bagwell's name ...  Lots of folks have a bucket list, or at least that's the term they assign to it after the 2007 movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.

MLB is banking on Mets woes and may jump to take control as Wilpons will soon feel the financial squeeze  —  Source says cash crisis on club may go beyond control of Bud & Co.  —  On the day after word was leaked of the Mets taking out yet another loan, here is what you heard Tuesday …

Ranking the pitchers the Tampa Bay Rays are most likely to trade  —  The Rays have one of those good kinds of problems, with an excess of starting pitching.  They insist they're not seeking to trade one and would be fine going to spring training with all eight.

Source: Indians, Jose Lopez in serious talks  —  The Indians, looking for a right-handed bat to help balance their predominantly left-handed lineup, have had serious discussions with free-agent infielder Jose Lopez, a major-league source told FOXSports.com.  —  Lopez has posted an OPS …

TigerFest put on hiatus for one year  —  Renovations to Comerica Park necessitate cancellation  —  DETROIT — Progress usually takes time.  Sometimes, it takes more than that.  This is one of those times for the Tigers at Comerica Park, which is about to get some improvements for 2012.

Former Yankees manager Lou Piniella set to return to Bombers as YES Network television analyst  —  Sources say Sweet Lou expected to also serve as spring training instructor  —  Former Yankees player and manager Lou Piniella is expected to rejoin the Bombers as a member of their YES Network broadcast team.