Source: Davis, Brewers have deal

Free-agent left-hander Doug Davis has reached agreement with the Brewers, a source told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 13: Derek Lowe #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers on the mound in the second inning against the Philadelphia...

Braves get Cabrera, Dunn, cash

The Yankees have acquired Javier Vazquez from the Atlanta Braves for Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn and Boone Logan, sources told ESPN The Magazine senior writer Buster Olney.

Top 100 players of the decade

Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.

Whole lot of talking, and very little action

Few moves happened at the winter meetings, leaving a lot of action to come in the weeks ahead.

Monday Mendozas

...should wait until March to assume that the list will only get bigger in 2010. * Did Derek Lowe really pitch as poorly this year as he thinks? Well, yeah. In his four previous National...

Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold

Cries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.

Sheets' plan: 100 percent by spring

Agent Casey Close said that pitcher Ben Sheets is doing "very well" in his rehab from flexor tendon surgery and plans to be 100 percent by the start of spring training.

Hudson, Braves agree to $28M deal

Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.

Varitek to return to Red Sox

...has played 13 season with the Red Sox.Since coming to Boston from Seattle with pitcher Derek Lowe for reliever Heathcliff Slocumb in July 1997, Varitek hit .259 with 175 homers and 705 RBIs...

Varitek to return to Red Sox

Jason Varitek exercised his player option for 2010 and will be back with the Red Sox

Executives chime in on offseason topics

As the hot stove season gets under way, ESPN.com surveys executives in the game on eight notable questions that will play out in the coming weeks.

Agent: Hudson, Braves near deal

Pitcher Tim Hudson and the Braves are nearing agreement on a three-year contract.

Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders

The conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...

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Hudson adds to Braves' depth

...the Braves now have six perfectly viable starting pitchers: Hudson, Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens, Tommy Hanson, Derek Lowe, and Kenshin Kawakami. They've also got 23-year-old Kris Medlen, who was mostly a...