Stark: New CBA, luxury tax affecting free-agent market  —  Why the Yankees and Red Sox aren't spending big on free agents this offseason  —  Here's a little offseason quiz for you.  The biggest-name free agent the Yankees have signed this winter from outside their organization was:

Kerry Wood, Cubs agree on 1-year deal  —  The Chicago Cubs and Kerry Wood have agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2013, the team announced Friday at the Cubs Convention, the club's annual fan festival.  —  The deal is worth $3 million, according to a source.

Braves Avoid Arbitration With Martin Prado  —  The Braves have agreed to a one-year, $4.75MM contract with Martin Prado, avoiding arbitration with the infielder, reports MLB.com's Mark Bowman (both Twitter links).  The $4.75MM figure was slightly higher than the $4.4MM projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz as Prado's 2012 salary.

Prince Fielder meets Friday with Texas Rangers about deal  —  The Texas Rangers are having a face-to-face meeting Friday afternoon with free-agent slugger Prince Fielder at a Dallas-area hotel, USA TODAY has learned.  —  Fielder and Jon Daniels were both in the hotel lobby together …

Asking Price Drops For Oswalt, Kuroda, Jackson  —  The asking prices for top free agent starters have dropped significantly, ESPN.com's Buster Olney tweets.  Roy Oswalt is said to be asking for $8MM, Hiroki Kuroda's asking for $10-11MM and Edwin Jackson's asking price has also dropped.

Mariners, Yanks nearing Pineda, Montero swap  —  SEATTLE — A quiet offseason for the Mariners and Yankees is about to get a lot louder as the teams are in the process of finalizing a four-player trade that would swap two of the Major League's top young prospects — power-hitting catcher Jesus Montero …

Tampa Bay Rays won't limit search for another bat to first basemen  —  Andrew Friedman prefers a deep pool of options.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — With Luke Scott signed and set for everyday duty, the Rays are now focused on adding another hitter to complete the planned upgrade of their offense.

Roy Oswalt on Rangers' radar; Ryan optimistic Darvish will sign  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers could add two more starting pitchers.  —  As what team president Nolan Ryan labeled promising negotiations with Japanese righthander Yu Darvish continue, the Rangers have also made inquiries …

Jack Morris in Motion  —  The broadcast is about him from the very first moment: as soon as the CBS logo has disappeared from the screen, the hosts are talking about his postseason success so far in the games leading up to this, Game 7 of the World Series, the biggest night on the grandest stage of his career.

Blaine's Dan Johnson: From major-league spotlight back to shadow  —  Despite many injuries, former Blaine star Dan Johnson has had some big moments in an 11-year baseball career.  But now he's looking for a job.  —  As the events of last Sept. 28 unspooled for baseball fans across the country …

Question of the Day: Who wants Manny?  —  The magical season of 1992 was also the last year Major League Baseball played without Manny Ramirez on the field.  It still remains to be seen whether 2012 will be the first one since then, or whether any club will take a chance on him.

Cespedes playing in games, for reasons unclear  —  Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, the talented and sought-after Cuban defector, has joined Aguilas of the Dominican Winter League.  He played Thursday in a round-robin playoff game.  —  Cespedes went -for-3 with three strikeouts and was hit …