Minaya, Mets haven't made big splash

It's been a cold December for general manager Omar Minaya and the Mets.

Multiple avenues for Philly

Dominoes fell rapidly throughout the majors Monday, with deals and trades setting up more deals or negotiations or questions. The Phillies: The prima...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Winter meetings recap

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the fantasy impact of many of the key moves during this week's winter meetings.

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.

Wolf to the Brewers seems worth it

...for what they'll lose in run scoring. Wolf's contract should set a bar for Joel Pineiro -- who may not get three years but should look to match or top Wolf's salary...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Penny, Cardinals complete deal

The Cardinals have completed their deal for free-agent pitcher Brad Penny.

Pavano, 2 others accept arbitration

Minnesota starter Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado setup man Rafael Betancourt accepted salary arbitration offers.

Cardinals get their Penny's worth

...results, seems like a good fit. Penny may not provide what the Cardinals are losing in Joel Pineiro -- Pineiro was superb in 2009, so that's a tall order -- but I think he'll...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Sources: Penny, Cardinals agree

The Cardinals and Brad Penny reached a deal, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Sept 22, 2009; Houston, TX, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Joel Pineiro (35) throws a pitch against the Houston Astros in the fourth inning at Minute Maid Park...

Why Pineiro will get his payday

In three of the past five seasons, Joel Pineiro has posted an ERA over 5 runs per game, and in every season from 2005 to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Notes from the winter meetings

...be a run on starting pitchers not named John Lackey or Roy Halladay -- proven starters like Joel Pineiro, Randy Wolf, Jon Garland and Vicente Padilla. Most of the club officials got here late Sunday...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Where we stand as winter meetings arrive

The Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Holliday, Bay are equally productive

INDIANAPOLIS -- What we don't know is what the final contract numbers will be for Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and this shouldn't be a one-versus-the-...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Starters with same agents could push prices

...second tier of free-agent starters who rank below John Lackey. Those would be Randy Wolf, Joel Pineiro, Jason Marquis, Vicente Padilla, Rich Harden and Brad Penny. There is relatively high demand, but less...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009