Pirates ink Reyes to Minor League deal  —  Hurler spent time with Blue Jays and Orioles in 2011  —  PITTSBURGH — Lefty Jo-Jo Reyes has agreed to a Minor League deal with the Pirates, a source confirmed to MLB.com.  Terms of the deal were not immediately known, though Reyes is expected …

Marlins To Sign Greg Dobbs  —  The Marlins have agreed to sign utility player Greg Dobbs to a two-year deal, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald (on Twitter).  The deal is worth $3MM, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com — $1.5MM per season.  Beverly Hills Sports Council represents Dobbs …

Oswalt and Kuroda still out of Boston's price range  —  Veteran free-agent righthander Roy Oswalt would be an excellent veteran presence in Boston's starting rotation, and even though the Red Sox are aware that Oswalt would be open to a one-year deal, he still appears to be out of Boston's price range.

Astros go data-heavy with addition of director of decision sciences  —  The Astros boosted their commitment to a data-driven existence under new general manager Jeff Luhnow and CEO George Postolos with the hiring of Sig Mejdal as the club's director of decision sciences.  —  In plain English?

SportsWire Twins Mackey: Twins narrowing down search for free-agent bullpen options  —  With the team payroll sitting right around $97 million, the Minnesota Twins still have some breathing room underneath their self-imposed $100 million comfort zone.  —  The team hopes to use that remaining money …

Nats meet with Boras, in running to sign Prince  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals are in the Prince Fielder sweepstakes, according to a baseball source, and ownership recently visited with Fielder's agent, Scott Boras, in the nation's capital.  —  It is believed the Nats are in competition with the Mariners and Cubs.

Cordero could find himself back with Reds  —  Righty may be team's best fit in shrinking market for closers  —  CINCINNATI — Hey, what happened to all of those available closers?  —  What was once a lengthy list has essentially dwindled down to two free agents in Ryan Madson and Francisco Cordero.

Aubrey Huff tells me his body is “ripped” and that Pilates will be a key to his 2012 revival  —  I just got off the phone with Aubrey Huff, the first newspaper interview he has given since his awful 2011 season ended and the Giants called him out for poor conditioning.

Source: Coco Crisp to sign with Oakland  —  Free agent outfielder Coco Crisp has agreed to a new two-year deal with the Oakland Athletics, a league source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.  —  Crisp  —  The veteran center fielder will earn $6 million in 2012 and $7 million in 2013 …

Mariners Leading Suitor For Hisashi Iwakuma  —  The Mariners are the leading suitor for Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma, according to a Sponichi report passed along by Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker.  Iwakuma has drawn interest from a number of teams, but seems to be favoring Seattle.