The Cubs failed in their trade with the Mariners. They would have been better off simply releasing Milton Bradley rather than trading him for Carlos Silva and cash unless they intend to release Silva before he plays a single game in a Cubs uniform; ...

If the Baltimore Orioles were going to sign a closer, better Mike Gonzalez than Jose Valverde or Fernando Rodney; they are both inferior options and, in Valverde's case, he was apparently looking for a lot more money than Gonzalez will earn.Gonzalez ...

Assuming that this series of three trades as currently reported stands, here's how I'd break down the exchanges for each of the four teams involved:The Toronto Blue Jays: They landed three top-100 prospects for one year of Roy Halladay and $6 ...

The Red Sox continue to focus on run prevention by reaching a tentative agreement with Mike Cameron, a premium defensive outfielder, on a two-year deal. Cameron has spent most of his career in center and made his money by running down more fly balls ...

The Angels move on from Vladimir Guerrero, who gave them five solid-to-great years before age and leg injuries caused him to turn in a clunker in 2009, to Hideki Matsui, who is just as old as Vlad and has also had knee problems but had a much better ...

John Lackey's five-year deal with Boston for, in effect, A.J. Burnett money strengthens an already solid rotation, returns the Red Sox to a setup where they have two or even three potential No. 1 starters in their rotation, and may signal a shift ...

Saturday night's non-tender deadline brought a few surprises and swelled the free-agent pool; this may depress prices for some relievers and bench players but could also grease the skids for an increased pace of signings and trades now that the ...

Rafael Soriano was one of the two best relievers on the market, with former teammate Mike Gonzalez, and the Rays are fortunate to get someone of his caliber on a one-year deal for the price of a cheap middle reliever.The Rays' bullpen, a strength of ...

Ed Wade's inexplicable affinity for relievers, and his seeming inability to value them properly, strikes again in the form of a 3 year/$15 million contract, as he gives Brandon Lyon an outrageous deal that seems even more outrageous when you ...

Matt Lindstrom throws hard, and when that doesn't work, he throws hard some more. He works in the mid-to-upper 90s, throwing mostly fastballs with the occasional slider, but doesn't miss many bats because his fastball is pretty straight and he often ...