Yankees Held Private Workout For Yoan Moncada  —  Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada can't sign just yet, but he's in the process of conducting private workouts for teams.  The Yankees, Baseball America has learned, are one team that has already held a private workout for Moncada.

BREWERS COMMITTED TO JIMMY NELSON, SO SCRATCH JORDAN ZIMMERMANN  —  JP Morosi  —  Since I previously made the case here for the Milwaukee Brewers to trade for Jordan Zimmermann, I should share with you something Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said on the subject Monday.

Sources: MLB looks to trim inning breaks  —  Under a new proposal by Major League Baseball, pitchers would be required to finish their warm-up pitches and be ready to make their first pitch of an inning 30 seconds before the end of all between-inning commercial breaks, sources told ESPN.com.

Astros sign Rasmus; Vogelsong deal near  —  Veteran free-agent outfielder Colby Rasmus has signed a one-year contract with the Houston Astros, the team announced Tuesday.  —  Financial terms weren't released.  —  The Astros also are nearing a deal with free-agent right-hander Ryan Vogelsong, baseball sources told ESPN.com.

Wrigley rooftops sue Cubs, say team violated revenue-sharing contract  —  Businesses owning and operating two Wrigley rooftops sued the Chicago Cubs and team chairman Tom Ricketts in federal court Tuesday, accusing the team of breaching the terms of its revenue-sharing contract …

Mets cash owed to Strawberry won at auction  —  The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday auctioned off the money owed to Darryl Strawberry from the New York Mets contract he signed in 1985.  —  A man, who did not want to be identified, agreed to pay $1.3 million to receive a check from the Mets …

Baseball Notes: Scherzer contract makes history  —  Max Scherzer will become the highest-paid righthanded pitcher in major-league history after agreeing to a $210 million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals that includes a record $50 million signing bonus.

Curry looks to avoid paying for his mistakes  —  A mom's got to have nice shoes and a great handbag, right?  Especially if she's going to Manhattan to see her son play in the All-Star Game.  —  Sonya Curry's accessories collection is on the line every time her son takes the floor.

The market for James Shields  —  How is the free-agent right-hander, in the third week of January, still unemployed?  —  Where in the world is James Shields?  —  Where has he been?  Where is he signing?  How is it even possible that here, in the third week of January, he's still looking for work …

Kang can earn $750,000 annually in bonuses from Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — South Korean infielder Jung Ho Kang can earn $750,000 annually in performance bonuses based on plate appearances as part of his $11 million, four-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.