No Peavy deal; CC to Brewers or Giants?

• The Mets signed Francisco Rodriguez to a three-year, $37 million deal with a fourth-year option.
  
• It looked like the Cubs were closing in on a deal for Jake Peavy yesterday, but they weren't. Chicago appears to be having second-thoughts about making a trade with three other parties involved.
• The Yankees are currently negotiating with Scott Boras about Derek Lowe. Rumor has it that it is a four-year deal worth around $65 million. New York may also be preparing to make a five-year offer to A.J. Burnett.
• In a stunning turn of events, Tony Jackson of Inside the Dodgers has heard word from Giants' officials that they are "supremely confident" that they are going to sign CC Sabathia. Dan Graziano also pointed out that San Francisco is a major player in the Sabathia sweepstakes. Andrew Baggarly also had an interesting piece of information (albeit an unconfirmed rumor), and it was that Sabathia declined the Yankees' offer. However, both Ken Rosenthal and Peter Gammons have come out and said that this was not true. Baggarly also said that he heard the Brewers are the frontrunner. My feeling is that he winds up staying in Milwaukee.
  
• Philadelphia appears to have moved on from Pat Burrell and is focusing on Raul Ibanez.
• The Marlins are interested in Texas' young catchers, but the asking price is far too high, as the Rangers would want one of Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, or Chris Volstad in return for either Max Ramirez or Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Talk about expensive. Also, the Jorge Cantu for Jonathan Sanchez trade talks have died down, and indications are that Cantu will remain in Florida.
  
• Cleveland is close to signing Kerry Wood to a two-year deal.
• The Braves are looking at two Pirates' players: Nate McLouth and Paul Maholm.
  
• Although the Delmon Young to the Rays rumor won't seem to die, you can pretty much forget about it.
• Toronto met with Rafael Furcal today. The Athletics and Dodgers appear to be the leading candidates for his services.
• The Cardinals are talking with Brian Fuentes' representatives.
• Ken Rosenthal has sources that say the Nationals will be the highest bidder for Mark Teixeira. Take that for what it's worth, as I can't see Teixeira signing with Washington.