Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press has reported that the New York Mets are prepared to offer Johan Santana a six-year contract extension worth more than $150 million upon his arrival in New York.

C.C. Sabathia would welcome expanded drug testing in baseball, according to an Associated Press report. "Bring it on," the Indians ace said. "They can test me whenever. I have no problem with that."

The Associated Press has reported that Pirates' pitcher Damaso Marte was in a car accident in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday but did not suffer an serious injures. "He feels fine," Pittsburgh GM Neal Huntington told the AP. "Thankfully, everybody's OK."

The Associated Press is reporting that the Hall of Fame Game, an annual tradition in Cooperstown, will end after this year's contest between the Cubs and Padres. Officials say MLB decided keeping the game was too difficult because of the complexities of the schedule and "all its inherent challenges."

The Journal News has reported that the New York Yankees and second baseman Robinson Cano are very close to finalizing a four-year contract extension. Cano is expected to have a physical to complete the agreement in New York either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Detroit third baseman Brandon Inge is angry that the Tigers traded for Miguel Cabrera, according to the Associated Press. He asked the Tigers to trade him following the acquisition of Cabrera, but a deal was never made and doesn't seem to be in the future. "They're still trying to trade me, but I need to get ready for the possibility that I'm going to spring training with the Tigers," Inge told the AP Monday. "People have said or written, 'Take your $6 million and be happy sitting on the bench.' But money doesn't make me happy - playing baseball does."

Despite rumors that he will begin the season in the Yankees' rotation, right-hander Joba Chamberlain could return to the bullpen to begin the 2008 season, according to the Associated Press. "We're going to have a plan going into spring training," Yankees' Pitching Coach Dave Eiland told the Associated Press on Monday. "There already has been ideas tossed around. I think we have a pretty good handle on what we're going to do going into it."

The Associated Press has reported that former New York Yankees' second baseman Chuck Knoblauch agreed Monday to talk to a committee investigating drug use in baseball. The committee issued a subpoena for Knoblauch recently after he failed to accept an invitation to testify.

Roger Clemens' agent released an 18,000-word report Monday to defend against allegations that his career rebounded around the time period he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to the Associated Press. "Clemens' longevity was due to his ability to adjust his style of pitching as he got older, incorporating his very effective split-finger fastball to offset the decrease in the speed of his regular fastball caused by aging," the report claims.

The Detroit Free Press has reported that the Tigers have initiated talks with outfielder Curtis Granderson on a long-term contract extension. Granderson won't be a free agent until after the 2011 season, but Detroit traded all of their centerfielder prospects this summer, increasing their need to keep Granderson around.