Baseball's winter meetings opened at their usual glacial pace.

Roy Halladay, Curtis Granderson and Dan Uggla were some of the big names being dangled on the trade market Monday. Toronto appeared to be moving especially deliberately in talks involving Halladay, the much-coveted 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner.

"Nothing's happened. If he comes to a team in our division, I would be interested. He's really good," Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said.

Detroit right-hander Edwin Jackson was another player who could be traded, but in a a town known for fast moves around the speedway, baseball's wheelers and dealers were slowly mulling their options at the winter meetings.

There were just two minor deals in the first few hours of the four-day session at a hotel just a few miles from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Washington acquired right-handed reliever Brian Bruney from the New York Yankees for a player to be named and Texas obtained left-hander Clay Rapada from Detroit for a player to be named or cash.

Of the 23 free agents offered arbitration by their former club last week, only three accepted by Monday's midnight deadline: Minnesota pitcher Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado reliever Rafael Betancourt.

Among other free agents, St. Louis and right-hander Brad Penny reached a tentative agreement on a $7.5 million, one-year contract, a deal that won't be completed until after the Cardinals approve the results of his physical Tuesday, a person familiar with the talks said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet final.

Catcher Ivan Rodriguez and the Nationals reached a preliminary agreement on a $6 million, two-year contract. That deal is subject to the 38-year-old catcher passing a physical, a person familiar with those negotiations said, also speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not yet complete. Rodriguez will receive $3 million each in 2010 and 2011.

Detroit agreed to a $1.55 million, one-year contract with shortstop Adam Everett. Also, the Yankees said left-hander Andy Pettitte's representatives told them he wants to return for 2010. New York was prepared to make him an offer upward of $10 million, a baseball official familiar with the talks said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.

"I've been told in the right circumstances he wants to pitch," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.

Cashman also acknowledged he was interested in right-hander Jason Marquis. The GM said he traveled to Indianapolis on Sunday on "Air Levinson" _ the private plane of the pitcher's agents, Sam and Seth Levinson.