Chris Ray will probably make only around $1 million in arbitration despite his save total because of the time he lost to injury and his poor performance after returning in 2009. But the first year back after Tommy John surgery often means reduced ...

Andy Pettitte's salary increase is more like pocket change for the Yankees, but more importantly for the club, they get him on another one-year deal. Pettitte has been incredibly durable over the last five years, although he did have a small hiccup ...

After a four-year stretch that saw him miss time with elbow and shoulder injuries -- including Tommy John surgery -- Randy Wolf has thrown more than 400 innings and made 67 starts in the last two years while establishing himself as a solid ...

The Detroit Tigers come out the winner in this nearly completed three-team deal despite trading the two biggest names in the deal.They would acquire two power arms from the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as an inexpensive everyday centerfielder. Max ...

One year of Brad Penny at $7.5 million is an excellent move for the Cardinals, especially since Dave Duncan has such a good track record of coaxing better performances out of pitchers with stuff that exceeds their results.Penny was excellent for San ...

Getting away from Boston in mid-December sounds like a great idea, and past winter meetings have taken me to Orlando, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Anaheim, all of which were at least comfortable at this time of year. So this year's site isn't exactly ...

Editor's note: Keith wrote about this same topic on Friday; read that here. This is an update from the morning of Monday, December 7, 2009. The James Paxton story continued to develop on Friday afternoon, as the University of Kentucky filed an ...

I don't know how small-market teams are supposed to compete when big spenders like the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals are snapping up all the top talents. Clearly, MLB needs a worldwide draft to level the playing field, since the current ...

The Seattle Mariners finished last in the American League in on-base percentage in 2009 at .314, and -- not coincidentally -- last in the league in runs scored. Their No. 2 hitters mustered a .294 OBP, a number that the soon-to-be-signed Chone ...

Jake Fox didn't have much value to the Chicago Cubs because of his defensive limitations -- that is, the fact that he doesn't play any position particularly well -- and the lack of a DH spot in which to play him much of the time. The Oakland ...