The Blue Jays have reached out to the Cubs to gauge their interest in pitcher Roy Halladay.

Milton Bradley isn't on Toronto's wish list, but they are looking for top prospects from Chicago.

Even if Bradley isn't included in a potential deal for Halladay, the Cubs would have to move him and his large contract to make financial room for Halladay. [READ]

The Yankees could opt not to sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay so that they can wait for Carl Crawford to hit the market next winter.

If New York re-signed Johnny Damon to a two-year deal, they could bring Crawford in next offseason to take over in left field, while Damon moves to the designated hitter role.

The Yankees would have competition for Crawford, but they used a similar strategy when they passed on Johan Santana two offseason ago to ensure that they could make a run at CC Sabathia last winter. [READ]

White Sox prospect C.J. Retherford helped lead Peoria to the Arizona Fall League title on Saturday.

Retherford hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Peoria Javelinas a 5-4 victory over Phoenix Desert Dogs.

"That was a big thing. They'd won the championship so many years in a row," Retherford said. [READ]

The Mets were expected to meet with free-agent first baseman Carlos Delgado on Saturday.

The team has a contingent traveling to Puerto Rico for a fundraiser to benefit Carlos Beltran's baseball academy.

Mets general manager Omar Minaya has said that he plans to talk to Delgado about a possible return to the team next season.

However, New York is expected to wait and see what happens with some of the bigger bats on the market, like Jason Bay and Matt Holliday, before focusing on Delgado. [READ]

The Pirates have designated pitcher Jeff Karstens for assignment.

In a related move, Pittsburgh claimed pitcher Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from Seattle.

The Pirates have 10 days to trade, release or send Karstens. [READ]

Roy Halladay doesn't want to re-sign with the Blue Jays, according to reports.

Toronto president and CEO Paul Beeston told the New York Post that Halladay doesn't want to sign an extension and will hit the free agent market next winter.

"We would like to sign him, he is an original Blue Jay and we have never had a pitcher as good as him," Breeston told the Post. "But he is not inclined to sign with us." [READ]

Cuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman has fired the representative who helped him gain free agency, his former agency confirmed Saturday.

Edwin Mejia had represented Chapman soon after he defected from the Cuban national team in July.

Mejia had started negotiations with several MLB teams, but Chapman switched to agents Randy and Alan Hendricks, Randy confirmed to ESPN The Magazine on Saturday. [READ]

The Yankees have an important decision to make regarding World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and his play on the field is only half of it.

Roughly twenty news outlets from Japan cover the Yankees on a daily basis because of Matsui.

He has helped the Yankees build a presence in Japan during his time with the team, prompting Asian companies to even buy advertising space at Yankee Stadium.

"He's very important over there because he enhances the Yankee brand in Asia significantly," said a baseball official.

"They've done well there. Does he get some of the credit? Yes. All of it? No. It's hard to quantify. It's no giant amount of money. The business part is not going to be a factor in this. This is a baseball decision, not a business decision."

Estimates of the money Matsui has helped contribute range from $15 million to $20 million. [READ]

Bobby Jenks believes that the White Sox are being overly critical of his weight.

"Did I feel I was being picked on? No," Jenks said in a phone interview with the Chicago Sun-Times. "But I felt I was the easy scapegoat because I had struggled in the end with some nagging injuries. This organization, just like most in this game, tell you, 'Come in, our door is open and tell us what's on your mind.' And when you do, they turn it around on you and make you feel bad. They're playing on your own words. They want you to come in, be honest and then they turn it around."

Jenks stands to make $7 million to $8 million through arbitration this winter. [READ]

Major League Baseball is releasing an autographed World Series DVD package for the holiday season.

A 20-DVD set of World Series films containing authenticated autographs of 12 Hall of Famers, including Yogi Berra, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Mike Schmidt is on sale for $2,229.

A limited edition run of 100 sets was put together by Major League Baseball Productions, A&E Home Entertainment and Mounted Memories. [READ]

Adrian Gonzalez's agent met with Padres general manager Jed Hoyer on Friday.

There have been rumors that San Diego could look to trade Gonzalez or offer him a long-term extension this winter.

Agent John Boggs said that the meeting was more of an introduction than anything else.

"We just really got to know each other initially," Boggs said. "Obviously Adrian was a large part of the conversation, but there wasn't anything concretely decided.

"There wasn't any kind of negotiating or exchanging of numbers or anything like that. I'm sure we're going to keep the dialogue open, but nothing is imminent at this point. The way we're looking at it, Adrian is a Padre until something happens. And they're the ones who are really in control of the situation." [READ]

The Nationals say that No. 1 pick Stephen Strasburg will not need surgery on his injured left knee.

He dislocated his knee joint during a workout on Thursday and was scratched from his start in the Arizona Fall League championship game.

He was examined by a doctor on Friday and is expected to be ready for spring training. [READ]

A long-term contract between the Marlins and pitcher Josh Johnson is unlikely.

Agent Matt Sosnick told ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and Johnson have reached an "impasse."

Johnson expects to play under a one-year deal in 2010.

"Based on our conversations, there's no chance of doing a long-term deal with the Marlins," Sosnick said. "We made it clear that it was going to be this year or it wasn't going to happen. It was now or never. And the Marlins agreed." [READ]

Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5M, two-year contract Friday from the Cubs, according to an Associated Press report.

The left-hander combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pirates and Cubs. [READ]

Boston designated hitter David Ortiz is again asking the front office to acquire another big bat.

He suggested this time last year that the Red Sox needed more power in their lineup.

"Everybody was looking at me like I was a clown," Ortiz said Thursday. "I said we needed another 30-home run hitter. Everybody was talking trash. There you go. Now what?"

Jason Bay, who led the team with 36 homers and 119 RBIs, entered free agency today.

Ortiz wants the Red Sox to re-sign Bay and add another slugger.

"You want to compete with those guys across the street? You better bring it. Period," Ortiz said in reference to the Yankees. "We always need help. We need guys capable to produce. Not only us, everybody. That's what everybody chases in the offseason, guys that can come in and provide power, RBIs.

"This is a team that plays in the [American League] East division. Everything is powerful right here. You saw the world champions in the East. You have Tampa Bay in the East. You have the Blue Jays getting stronger every year in the East. You have Baltimore that you don't know if they're going to come and kick your [butt] all year along in the East.

"This division is hard to play. You need to get stronger." [READ]

Angels general manager Arte Moreno told the Los Angeles Times that the team will pursue free-agent outfielder Jason Bay.

Moreno said he likes Bay's "great bat and great makeup."

He also again quelled rumors that Los Angeles will target Matt Holliday.

"He is not going to be an Angel," Moreno said. "We are not looking at Holliday at all."

Holliday is represented by Scott Boras, while Bay is not.

According to sources within the organization, Moreno was left with a poor taste in his mouth when dealing with another Boras client, Mark Teixeira, last offseason. [READ]

The Cardinals will not move second baseman Skip Schumaker to left field if they can't re-sign Matt Holliday.

St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said Friday that such a move is "unlikely."
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The Twins have interest in three free-agent pitchers, but they'll exercise patience with their targets.

Minnesota has been linked to Carl Pavano, who helped lead the Twins to the postseason, Jarrod Washburn and Rich Harden.

For now, they are looking to improve from within.

"There's some choices [on the free agent market], and we have choices internally," general manager Bill Smith said.

"The best thing we can do is get [Kevin] Slowey, [Boof] Bonser and [Pat] Neshek back healthy. Those three plus [Glen] Perkins. If we can get those four back healthy, that's as good as any trade we can make, or any signing we can make." [READ]

Agent Scott Boras told FOX Sports that the first day of free agency has been an active one.

"This is a very healthy industry," he said, adding that he's already fielded offers for eight players. "A lot of teams are trying to get better.

"Every club has the wherewithal to sign premium free agents, because of the money they receive from central baseball and revenue sharing." [READ]

The Brewers are planning to approach Prince Fielder about a long-term contract, according to Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman.

"brewers plan to try to lock up prince fielder this winter. dont put it past milwaukee (1 of 9 teams to draw 3 mil fans)," Heyman wrote on his Twitter page Friday afternoon.

Fielder hit .299 with 46 home runs and 141 RBIs in 2009. [READ]

Rich Aurilia isn't expected to return to the Giants, but he isn't ready to retire just yet.

"As far as next year, I definitely want to play if the situation is right," Aurilia said in an email to ESPN.com. "I understand that I would mainly be a utility, pinch hitter-type player, which I'm alright with."

Aurilia hit just .213 in 122 at-bats in 2009. [READ]