Here’s a rundown of Hot Stove news this afternoon…

Jon Heyman on SI.com writes that the Yankees appear to be focusing on Joe Girardi to replace Joe Torre as Yankee manager and an offer could come as early as today.

The Yankees are showing interest in 1B-3B Shea Hillenbrand.

Yankees P Scott Proctor might be moved to the rotation for 2007.

The A’s have promoted bench coach Bob Geren to be the clubs next manager.

The Red Sox are showing interest in former Expos and Brewers P Tomo Ohka, who was a former prospect in the Red Sox organization.

SS Alex Gonzalez has been offered a 3-year, $15 million contract from either the White Sox or Reds.

A’s owner Lewis Wolff said the club will consider bringing in OF Barry Bonds to replace the all-but departed DH Frank Thomas.

The Orioles could persue either Mariners 1B Richie Sexson or Reds OF Adam Dunn this winter.

The Cubs are open to trading C Michael Barrett for some pitching help.

The Astros and Rockies have discussed a trade that would bring P Jason Jennings to Houston while sending either OF/2B Chris Burke or P Brad Lidge to Colorado.

The Mets are showing interest in P Adam Eaton, but his agent says he believes the Mets have Eaton as a “backup choice”.

SNY had former Met Lee Mazelli in their headquarters for an interview yesterday. It is believed he would work during Mets broadcasts.

The Red Sox could try to convince P Roger Clemens to return to Boston to be the teams closer.

WFAN reports that Joe Girardi won the National League Manager of the Year, while Jim Leyland won the American League Manager of the Year.

Willie Randolph finished second in the voting with eight first-place votes, while Bruce Bochy finished third with five first-place votes.

I can't be as angry about this one as Omar's snub, as Girardi did quite a job with the Marlins this year. I think Willie did a tremendous job turning this franchise around, but with a good deal of help from Omar. Willie is the perfect fit for the Mets and i'm delighted to have him, far more than I was initially when he was announced two years ago.

I was hesitant to embrace Willie as I felt he was a Yankee, and I wanted the Mets to put their own stamp on the future of the franchise. Willie has grown on me, and his roots in Brooklyn and being a Mets fan growing up endear me to him more, as well as his playful yet stern demeanor. He can be cagey with the press, which is fun to watch. He knows how to deal with the New York media as well as anyone and you can see that his players respect him and genuinely enjoy playing for him.