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.

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.

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.

Yankees may bring back free agent Johnny Damon to play him as designated hitter  —  With Jesus Montero traded, former Bomber could fit at right price  —  It was only Friday that Brian Cashman drew a deep breath and executed a tornado of moves that fattened his starting rotation …

Oakland manager Melvin excited about Japan series  —  TOKYO (AP) - With or without Hideki Matsui, Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin is looking forward to opening Major League Baseball's 2012 season in Japan.  —  The Athletics and Seattle Mariners open the regular season with a two-game series at Tokyo Dome on March 28-29.

Nationals extend Gio's contract through 2016  —  Deal with newly acquired lefty includes options for 2017, '18  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly a month after acquiring his services from the Athletics, the Nationals agreed to terms Sunday with left-hander Gio Gonzalez on a reported five-year …

10th anniversary: Rangers sign Chan Ho Park  —  Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst free agent signings in baseball history.  On Jan. 16, 2002, the Texas Rangers ownership opened up its pocketbooks to give a gaudy five-year, $65 million contract to starting pitcher Chan Ho Park.

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.”