Source: Red Sox still have chance with Oswalt  —  BOSTON — After indicating late Friday night that pitcher Roy Oswalt was signing with the St. Louis Cardinals “soon,” the same major league source acknowledged Wednesday that Oswalt had not yet made a decision and that the Red Sox still “had a great chance” of signing him.

Yankees' Mark Teixeira is set to lay it down this year like never before  —  Switch-hittter batted a careeer-worst .224 from left side in 2011  —  At the Munson awards (l. to r.)  Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira, Diana Munson, former NBA center Dikembe Mutombo …

Rangers: No Fielder, but Darvish joins team  —  The Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning the World Series and, perhaps, one injury away from landing the man who would have made them the favorites for a return trip.  —  Rangers general manager Jon Daniels had serious discussions …

Dodgers' Loney won't face charges from crash  —  Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney won't face any criminal charges resulting from a Nov. 14 traffic accident in which he was briefly detained on suspicion of DUI, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's office confirmed on Wednesday.

Mariners sign veteran Guillen to Minors deal  —  Three-time All-Star to compete for third base, outfield job  —  SEATTLE — Veteran infielder Carlos Guillen, who began his career with the Mariners from 1998-2003, signed a Minor League deal with Seattle on Wednesday that includes an invitation to Major League camp.

NY Mets, Daniel Murphy will embrace underdog role next season after losing Jose Reyes to Miami Marlins and cutting payroll by $50 million  —  Murphy puts in OT during offseason after having injuries last two seasons  —  Daniel Murphy, who is coming off an injury last season …

Chipper Jones upbeat about 18th season with Braves  —  One year has made a big difference in Chipper Jones' outlook.  —  Jones is feeling optimistic about his health as he moves closer to his 18th season with the Braves.  Despite two knee surgeries in the last two years …

Blue Jays complete Francisco Cordero signing  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran reliever Francisco Cordero to a $4.5-million, one-year contract.  —  The 36-year-old right-hander was 5-3 with 37 saves last season for the Cincinnati Reds.  He posted a 2.45 earned-run average and held opponents to a .198 batting average.

Report: Sox sign ex-Rays 1B Johnson to minor league deal  —  The Chicago White Sox apparently have secured the services of a player who handed them one of their worst losses in 2011.  —  According to a tweet by longtime St. Petersburg Times beat writer Marc Topkin, the Sox have signed left-handed hitting …