Red Sox add McClure, Ochoa and Royster to coaching staff  —  The Red Sox announced their coaching staff today.  As was previously reported, Jerry Royster is the new third base coach and Bob McClure the pitching coach.  Alex Ochoa will be the first base coach.  —  Tim Bogar moves to bench coach.

Reds acquire Marshall for Wood, prospects  —  Cincinnati sends Sappelt, Torreyes to Chicago for lefty reliever  —  CINCINNATI — Seeking to shore up the back end of their bullpen, the Reds on Friday completed the trade that acquired lefty reliever Sean Marshall from the Cubs.

Carlos Beltran, Cardinals agree  —  Free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran has reached an agreement on a two-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.  —  Beltran  —  The $26 million deal includes a full no-trade clause, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

For Mets, Vast Debt and Not a Lot of Time  —  The finances of major professional sports teams exist largely as the secrets of privately held companies, except for the community-owned Green Bay Packers, who report their profits without a hint of resistance.  —  But elements of the Mets' finances …

Duquette on Fielder: “We're monitoring the market”  —  The week between Christmas and New Year's tends to be fairly uneventful in baseball.  I'd often volunteer to be on call during that stretch so the other Orioles beat writer at The Sun could relax and celebrate the holiday with his family.

Fox granted stay; Dodgers can't sell TV rights for now  —  The Dodgers must immediately halt their sale of the team's television rights, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday.  —  In granting to Fox Sports a stay of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court decision that permitted the Dodgers to shop …

Beane On Stadium, Payroll, Draft, Trades, Free Agents  —  Athletics GM Billy Beane spoke to reporters after the Gio Gonzalez trade was made official earlier today.  Here's a recap of the news...  - “We're putting a team together as if we're going to have a new stadium,” said Beane according to MLB.com's Jane Lee (on Twitter).

Only fair to give Rockies some props in Hall voting  —  Strangely, the year before the Baseball Hall of Fame's year of the steroid abuser is the year of the Rockie.  Three of them appear on the ballot for the class of 2012, constituting 11 percent of the nominees.

Three sign Minor League contracts with Angels  —  Langerhans, Hurley, Diaz receive invites to Spring Training  —  The Angels signed three players on Friday — outfielder Ryan Langerhans, right-handed pitcher Eric Hurley and catcher Robinzon Diaz — to Minor League contracts with Spring Training invites.

Stanton, Morrison off limits  —  MIAMI — With Mike Stanton and Logan Morrison regarded as “off limits,” the Marlins are finding it difficult to trade for frontline starting pitching.  —  Miami pursued Gio Gonzalez for more than a month, but Oakland's asking price always included either Stanton or Morrison.

Block joins Uecker in Brewers' radio booth  —  Bob Uecker's partner in the booth in 2012 will move to Milwaukee from Los Angeles, where he worked on the Dodgers' postgame radio show last year.  —  Joe Block, a 33-year-old from Roseville, Mich., has been announced by NewsRadio 620 WTMJ …

Source: Nationals get Gio Gonzalez  —  Oakland Athletics left-hander Gio Gonzalez, highly coveted by a number of teams, was dealt to the Washington Nationals Thursday for four prospects, a team source told ESPN Insider Keith Law.  —  The Athletics will receive right-hander Brad Peacock …

Why you do not trade Felix Hernandez right now  —  Listen: Should the Mariners trade Felix Hernandez?  —  Mariners insider Shannon Drayer joined Matt Pitman and Jim Moore on the Kevin Calabro Show, where they discussed the implications behind a potential Felix Hernandez trade.