Fielder available; Marlins to raise payroll

• The Brewers have indeed made it known that Prince Fielder is available. The Yankees might make a call, but any Fielder deal would probably have to start with Philip Hughes, and I'm not sure New York would be willing to do that. The Angels could be another potential suitor should they let Mark Teixeira walk.
• Speaking of the Angels, they exercised the 2009 options of Vladimir Guerrero and John Lackey. They declined Garret Anderson's, though.
  
• Marlins' owner Jeffrey Loria will allow the team to have a payroll of up to $40 million for 2009. This should allot them enough money to re-sign most of their arbitration eligible players, including guys like Dan Uggla and Cody Ross. Again, Mike Jacobs, Scott Olsen, and Kevin Gregg are all available. Olsen is the least likely to get traded out of that trio. Jacobs has drawn interest from the Royals, Mariners, Giants, and Blue Jays. Four teams have asked about Jeremy Hermida, but the chances of him being dealt this off-season are slim.
• Is it time for the Tigers to trade Magglio Ordonez? Speculation says that it might in fact be. Detroit needs to trim some payroll, and Ordonez could be one of the casualties. With Pat Burrell being a free agent, I could see the Phillies making a play for him.
• It doesn't look like the White Sox have much interest in bringing back the likes of Joe Crede, Orlando Cabrera, and Ken Griffey Jr.