Zumaya agrees to deal with Twins  —  The Tigers could end up seeing a lot of Joel Zumaya this year after all.  It'll just be in a different uniform, albeit an awfully familiar one.  —  After throwing for teams in December and holding out for a roster spot and the right situation …

Saltalamacchia avoids arbitration  —  The Red Sox avoided arbitration with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, signing him to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million today.  —  The team still has seven unsigned players eligible for arbitration: Alfredo Aceves, Mike Aviles, Andrew Bailey, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, Franklin Morales and David Ortiz.

Yankees finding pitcher Edwin Jackson too pricey after Hal Steinbrenner meets with agent Scott Boras  —  Agent believed to be seeking $15 million a year for Cards free agent  —  Edwin Jackson will likely have to lower demands to receive pitch from Hal Steinbrenner and Yankees.

Bean-counting GM Beane deserves a better place to work  —  Low-budget Athletics No. 30 in power rankings  —  Coco Crisp celebrates his home run against the Yankees.  (Jim McIsaac, McClatchy-Tribune / August 24, 2011)  —  On Baseball  —  Loved the movie “Moneyball.”

DeWitt: Cards did their best to re-sign Pujols  —  Club's owner weighs in on negotiations at Winter Warm-Up  —  ST. LOUIS — Cardinals principal owner Bill DeWitt Jr. took issue Sunday with any notion that his team wasn't fully committed to its attempt to re-sign superstar Albert Pujols.

Source: Phillies agree with Joel Pineiro  —  The Phillies have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent pitcher Joel Pineiro, according to a major league source.  The deal includes an invitation to the Phillies' big league spring training camp.  —  The 33-year-old right-hander spent the past two seasons with the Angels.

Source: Bartolo Colon agrees to join A's  —  Bartolo Colon has agreed to a one-year contract with the A's, a major league source told ESPN.com.  The deal is pending a physical.  —  Colon, who will turn 39 in May, went 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA in 29 appearances for the Yankees last year.

Nats, Gio Gonzalez agree to contract  —  Right-hander Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals agreed to a multiyear contract extension through the 2016 season to avoid salary arbitration, the team announced Sunday.  —  The Nationals did not disclose financial terms for the deal …

Reaching the Summit of Kilimanjaro  —  R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited.

Darvish, Rangers quibble over length of contract  —  Star Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish's desire for a five-year contract and the Texas Rangers' preference of a six-year deal is the greatest sticking point between the sides as negotiations barrel toward a deadline Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, according to major league sources.