Nationals To Sign Brad Lidge  —  The Nationals have agreed to sign free agent right-hander Brad Lidge to a one-year deal, the team announced.  Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com tweets that Lidge will earn $1MM plus incentives.  MLB.com's Bill Ladson reported the agreement via Twitter after Salisbury first tweeted that a deal was close.

Dodgers secretly bid big for Prince  —  Although they managed to stay under the radar all the while, the Los Angeles Dodgers pushed hard for weeks to try to sign Prince Fielder and thought for a while they might have a legitimate shot at their own secret signing.

Breaking down MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects  —  MLB.com's first Top 100 Prospects list is now, as they said in “Mission: Impossible,” out in the open.  Now the fun is just beginning.  —  The whole purpose of this kind of list is to get people talking, arguing, pushing and shoving.  OK, not that last part.

Orioles may find fit with players represented by agent Scott Boras  —  So the Prince Fielder truck rolled along I-95 without ever stopping on the interstate.  —  Well, that doesn't mean the Orioles can't get on the Scott Boras Free Agent Bandwagon before spring training starts.

Lefty Boone Logan and Yankees agree at $1,875,000  —  NEW YORK - The Yankees settled their final salary arbitration case, agreeing with left-hander Boone Logan on a one-year contract worth $1,875,000.  —  The agreement Thursday was just below the midpoint between the $2.1 million he had asked …

What's next for Tigers?  Maybe Cespedes  —  The Prince Fielder signing should push the Tigers' 2012 payroll up over $130 million.  —  Is there any money left?  —  Could be, but the Tigers are unlikely to spend it on a full-time designated hitter, or on a fifth-starter candidate who would require a guaranteed major-league contract.

White Sox announce 2012 Spring Training Broadcast Schedule  —  Spring Training Games to be Featured on Television, Radio and Internet  —  CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox, Comcast SportsNet, WGN-TV and WSCR-AM 670 (The Score) have announced the team's 2012 spring training broadcast schedule.

Castellini: Reds will try to sign Votto  —  Slugger will be eligible for free agency following 2013 season  —  CINCINNATI — In light of the nine-year contract, reportedly worth $214 million, that Prince Fielder signed with the Tigers on Thursday, it's time to start wondering about Joey Votto's future with the Reds.

Indians P Carmona placed on restricted list  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona has been placed on baseball's restricted list following his arrest for false identity.  —  Carmona was arrested last week in the Dominican Republic on charges he falsified his name and birthdate …

No room for Isringhausen in Mets' bullpen  —  Mets on Twitter  —  It doesn't appear there is going to be room in the Mets' retooled bullpen for Jason Isringhausen.  —  Sources said the team “hasn't ruled anything out,” but they don't expect him back.  —  “There probably isn't a fit for him here,” another source said.

Prince Fielder introduced by Detroit Tigers  —  NEW YORK—Prince Fielder has been introduced by the Detroit Tigers, a team desperate to win its first World Series title since 1984.  —  Fielder appeared at a news conference at Comerica Park on Thursday after finalizing a $214 million …

Terry McGuirk discusses Braves' payroll, ownership, TV deals  —  The Braves have set a player payroll budget of $94 million for this year, leaving them with several million dollars still to spend, the team's chairman and CEO said.  —  Terry McGuirk, in a wide-ranging interview …

Athletics Designate Adrian Cardenas For Assignment  —  The Athletics announced that they designated infielder Adrian Cardenas for assignment.  The move creates 40-man roster space for Bay Area native Jonny Gomes, whose signing is now official.  —  Cardenas, 24, spent the 2011 season …

Elsa/Getty Images  —  What the Hell Are the Red Sox Doing?  —  While the rest of the American League elite is reloading, all seems too quiet at Fenway Park  —  Nine point four two.  We're years past the point of obsessing over ERA, understanding that it's a flawed stat subject to the whims of defense …