Padres Acquire Carlos Quentin  —  The Padres have acquired Carlos Quentin from the White Sox for pitching prospects Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez, the teams announced.  It's the second time Padres GM Josh Byrnes and White Sox GM Kenny Williams have gotten together for a trade involving Quentin …

Blue Jays sign LHP Laffey to minor-league deal  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have signed LHP Aaron Laffey to a minor-league contract on Saturday with an invite to attend Major League spring training.  —  Laffey began last season with the Seattle Mariners prior to being claimed on waivers …

Sources: Tigers join pursuit of Cubs' Garza  —  The Detroit Tigers have emerged as a suitor for Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza.  —  Interest in Garza has picked up recently, major league sources say, and the Tigers are involved.  Multiple teams are pursuing Garza aggressively …

Sox can't buy their way out of pitching problems  —  The Red Sox were a destination point for expensive free agents during the tenure of former general manager Theo Epstein, the doors to Fenway Park thrown open each winter for the best players in baseball.  Invariably they left with big checks.

Jones returning to Yankees in 2012  —  NEW YORK — Andruw Jones is set to put the pinstripes back on next season, agreeing to terms on Friday on a one-year contract.  —  The 34-year-old Jones will earn a base salary of $2 million and could tack on $1.4 million in performance incentives, CBSSports.com has reported.

Braves trainer's wife dies in car accident  —  ATLANTA — Braves head athletic trainer Jeff Porter's wife Kathy died on Saturday afternoon after the family's sports utility vehicle collided with a Georgia State Patrol cruiser less than a mile north of Turner Field.

Insider: Albert Pujols showed he's human  —  Our Baseball Person of the Year award goes to the person who helps us learn not just about the game but about ourselves as people.  —  This year's recipient is Albert Pujols, long of the Cardinals and now of the Angels.  —  Why?

Baseball writers need guidance from Hall of Fame  —  One year.  One measly year.  —  That's all the time left before the three-player crash that proves once and for all how broken the Hall of Fame voting process has become.  —  Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are due on the Hall ballot for the first time next December.

A-Rod's blood treatment care toes a fine line  —  Five years ago, I asked a question: What is a performance-enhancing drug?  I had read a study from Denmark that espoused human growth hormone's ability to heal broken bones faster, and it turned my 20/20 vision on the issue to 20/20,000.

Ranking the top 10 outfields in MLB  —  In Part 4 of his series looking ahead to the 2012 season, Buster Olney ranks the 10 best outfields in Major League Baseball.  The Arizona Diamondbacks claim the No. 1 spot.