Prior to the 2009 season, Bobby Parnell knew that he was—by no means—guaranteed to make the Opening Day roster. Nevertheless, he worked hard and pitched very well in Spring Training, which him earned a spot on the 25-man roster. Full Article at Bleacher Report

The Run Down Seattle had a massive turn around from 2008 when they were 61 – 101. With Bill Bavasi ousted, the new General Manager, Jack Zduriencik did an amazing job restructuring and rebuilding on the fly to create a competitive team. Trading J.J. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Now that the GM meetings in Chicago are over, the Mets can start drawing up a blueprint for baseball's winter confab in Indianapolis next month, when a few of the expected megadeals are likely to get done. Full Article at Newsday

Man, bullpen walks are just a killer. I suspect this is a guy gong to try for as much money as he can get. 32, made 2.7 mil last year, going for the big payday reasonably late in his career while he can. That’s just a first reaction. Full Article at Sports Blogs

While the Edwin Jackson trade rumors are the biggest item out of the Motor City today, here are a few other Tiger-related tidbits... The FOX Sports team of Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal are reporting that Detroit is also shopping Gerald Laird. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Ken Rosenthal, in a post to his blog for Fox Sports, says that J.J. Putz, under the right circumstances, would accept a setup role. Full Article at Sports Blogs