INDIANAPOLIS – They came with ambition, talked to 29 teams and more than a dozen agents, but when the Seattle Mariners brain trust flew home Thursday, they had minor league players to show for it. Full Article at The Olympian
...toe tap — in September. Full Article at Denver Post
INDIANAPOLIS — The Rockies agreed in principle on a multiyear deal Thursday with a catcher — but it wasn't Yorvit Torrealba. Full Article at Denver Post
referring to baseball's annual swapfest. "More and more teams are patient. I think things will pick up after the meetings." The Giants and Baltimore Orioles raided each other's systems in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Full Article at Contra Costa Times
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming's top statewide elected officials on Thursday gave the Treasurer's Office authority to negotiate a $300-million state investment in a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cut across several states. Full Article at Reno Gazette-Journal
INDIANAPOLIS –– “We have a lot of balls in the air right now.” Is the Mike Lowell trade a good deal for the Red Sox? Throughout these winter meetings, it has been the catchphrase of Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein. Full Article at Providence Journal
Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) presented by KPMG will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2009. Full Article at Sports Blogs
Today, the New York Mets have joined the pursuit for Jason Bay. It was believed that the Mets had been looking for pitching to relieve some of the pressure off of Johan Santana. Full Article at Bleacher Report
INDIANAPOLIS - Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail headed home from the winter meetings today with a veteran pitcher at the top of his rotation, plenty of options to fill other holes, and one less prospect from his stable of young... Full Article at Baltimore Sun
Could Milton Bradley wind up in Colorado? Did anyone else notice that the San Diego Padres went 37-25 from July 28 on? That’s a pace that would have won them the NL West. Full Article at Sports Blogs