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.

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 …

Cardinals sign All-Star Beltran  —  ST. LOUIS  • All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltran finalized a two-year deal with the Cardinals on Thursday evening, a source familiar with the negotiations confirmed to the Post-Dispatch.  —  The switch-hitting outfielder brings some desired depth …

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.

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.

Posada more likely a backup plan  —  There's a Spanish-language report today from ESPNDeportes.com that the Rays are among the teams interested in former Yankees star Jorge Posada, including quotes from Posada's father confirming their interest.  —  But from the Rays' perspective …

White Sox could still deal Gavin Floyd  —  Even after signing John Danks to a contract extension this week, the White Sox remain open to trading fellow starting pitcher Gavin Floyd, according to sources.  —  The White Sox surprised people in baseball (even some in their own organization) …

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).

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 …

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.

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.

Red Sox hit with $3.4 million luxury tax  —  The Red Sox have to pay $3.4 million in luxury tax to Major League Baseball, up from $1.5 million last season.  The Associated Press obtained the figures.  —  The only other team over the limit were the Yankees, who were hit with a $13.9 million bill.