Blue Jays brass talks playoffs  —  TORONTO— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail  —  You think Paul Beeston was dreaming when he talked Monday about getting grass to grow at a baseball-specific Rogers Centre?  —  That's nothing.  It turns out he envisions the Toronto Blue Jays in the playoffs two or three times in the next five years.

Pirates catching prospect Sanchez injured in offseason scuffle  —  Tony Sanchez, the Pirates' top catcher prospect, again got into hot water with the team when he sustained a broken jaw in a bar brawl earlier this offseason.  —  Sources told the Tribune-Review the fight happened …

Source: Mets to sell 10 shares of team  —  The Mets expect to sell 10 minority shares of the team by the end of February, a person familiar with the process said Monday.  The units, priced at $20 million each, would raise $200 million for the cash-strapped franchise and be used to pay existing loans and operating expenses for 2012.

Crane tells fans: Astros name remains the same  —  HOUSTON — The Astros recently changed owners, will switch to the American League in 2013 and could have new uniforms then as well.  —  One thing that won't change is the team's name.  —  In an email sent to season-ticket holders on Monday …

Brewers Sign Corey Patterson  —  The Brewers signed outfielder Corey Patterson to a minor league contract, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets.  Patterson, a client of Jim Bronner and Bob Gilhooley, doesn't have an invitation to Major League Spring Training at the moment.

Pat Burrell Retires  —  Pat Burrell is retiring, MLBTR has learned.  We last heard from Pat the Bat in November, when the 35-year-old told the AP, “I have not decided yet, but I don't think I can play anymore [due to a chronic foot injury].  It hurts me to say that.”

Yankees considering bringing in Bill Hall as super utility man, righthanded bat off bench  —  Bombers eye ex-Astro, Giant as infielder  —  Bill Hall (l.) could slide into a Yankee uniform this offseason.  —  The Yankees have engaged in discussions with free agent Bill Hall about a possible utility role …

Mark Cuban On Leaving Behind The Dodgers Deal & Welcoming Khloe & Lamar To Dallas  —  LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Mark Cuban has explained why he's out of the running as a bidder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  “It just didn't work out.  I wanted to buy a baseball team; they were selling a media rights deal …

Past and present meet at Fenway benefit  —  Valentine, Cherington and Epstein appear at Hot Stove Cool Music  —  BOSTON — Whether Mike Aviles, Nick Punto or an unexpected name ends up as the Red Sox's starting shortstop in 2011, new manager Bobby Valentine indicated Monday he does not love the idea of a timeshare.

Rangers sign Ron Washington to two year contract extension  —  Per Rangers' p.r. maven John Blake, the Rangers have signed Ron Washington to a two year contract extension, which runs through 2014.  —  Kind of amazing that the guy who some thought was going to be fired both early in the 2007 season …

Roy Oswalt must deliver right answers to join Rangers  —  The Texas Rangers have questions, and right-hander Roy Oswalt better have the right answers if he hopes to pitch for them this season.  —  But even if Oswalt aces the test, he still might not be a fit in the Rangers' rotation.