Red Sox take 'buy low' route

The cost-conscious Red Sox hope their high-risk, high-reward acquisitions will give them the slight boost they need in the AL East.

Putting the pieces back together

Pitcher Justin Duchscherer has learned a lot about himself since undergoing treatment for clinical depression. Now he's ready to return to the mound.

Hoyer sure has opportunity in San Diego

Recently hired Padres general manager Jed Hoyer is now the leading man in San Diego after spending the last several years in the background in Boston.

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.

Royals' early glee quickly turned sour

The Royals were a first-place team in early May, but since then their season has gone horribly wrong.

Sizing up the August trade candidates

While the July trading deadline has passed, several players could still be moved in August waiver deals.

Second basemen gone wild

Second base appears to be a position of strength in 2009, with several second-sackers off to great offensive starts.

Pounding the pavement

In recognition of the nation's 8.5 percent jobless rate, this week's installment of Starting 9 catches up with some familiar faces who failed to hook on through free agency.

Sources: Braves in mix for Griffey

That Ken Griffey Jr.-to-Seattle reunion isn't a foregone conclusion just yet. Two baseball sources told ESPN.com Saturday that the Atlanta Braves are making a late play for Griffey.

Griffey's agent talking with Mariners

The Seattle Mariners have stepped up the pace in negotiations that could bring Ken Griffey Jr. back to the city where he spent the first 11 years of his major league career, two baseball sources told ESPN.com.

Rundown of winter meetings happenings

Here's a team-by-team rundown of what the 30 clubs just accomplished, and where they stand moving forward.

...trade rumors have been all over the place for a while, but Hal McCoy, longtime baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, took the speculation a step further Sunday when he quoted a Major League Baseball...