Heh. Yankees will NOT get Santana and probably the Red Sox will. Guess as usual of late the Yankees made decisions to ruin their short-term future. I see no way they can outdo a red Sox team with Santana and a Tigers team who kept Rogers, added Willis (due for a huge breakout year finally), and the high average Cabrera.

Jose Guillen overpaid at $36 mil for 3 years.

Even though I would have dealt Hughes and Melky for Santana I have to love that they are really trying to rebuild from within. By next yr this team should be more like the championship teams of the late 90's.

lol They are going to be a championship team in 1 year from a farm system and young major leaguers?

Why not? The marlins did it in 03.

What I want to see is a team full of blue collar guys. The guys who play hard 162+ games. I would love to see Aaron Rowand be signed. I also would have liked to see them sign Mike Lowell. These are hard nose guys that arent perfect but are always working and hustling.

This was interesting..

According to Sweeney Murti on WFAN, the Tigers have approached the Mets about Dontrelle Willis, with Ivan Rodriguez also perhaps being involved.

It appears that the Tigers would like to shed some salary after picking up Miguel Cabrera, and this would be a creative way of doing it. The Mets have long been interested in Willis, but the Marlins didn't want to trade him in the division. If they took on both Willis and Pudge, they'd be adding $20 million to the payroll -- or maybe $15 million if they threw back Brian Schneider -- and they might have to extend Rodriguez in order to get him to waive his no-trade protection.

The Dodgers reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday night with free-agent center fielder Andruw Jones, a source with knowledge of the situation said on the condition of anonymity. Jones, a 10-time Gold Glove winner who was once one of the game's most feared hitters, will receive a two-year, $36 million contract if he passes a physical.

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_7646252

Yanks let another out of their grasp.

Reds signed RHP Francisco Cordero, who had been with the Brewers, to a four-year, $46 million contract with a club option for 2012.

The Brewers will get supplemental first-round picks for losing Cordero and Scott Linebrink. They're also currently in line to receive second-rounders from the Reds and White Sox, though that could change if either team signs a guy with a higher Elias ranking. Cordero's arrival in Cincinnati pushes David Weathers into a setup role alongside Jared Burton. He'll likely be a fine closer initially, though it's anyone's guess whether he'll be nearly as good in his age 35 and 36 seasons.

The Brewers replaced him with Gagne. Thus Gagne probably becomes a closer again.

Hawkins signs with the Yankees. I like that move, although it's stilla long way from getting them anywhere. They definitely needed bullpen help though.

Lo Duca signs with the Nationals.

Randy Wolf signs with Padres.

Kosuke Fukudome and the Cubs have reportedly agreed to a four-year, $50 million contract.

Hiroki Kuroda reportedly informed the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday night that he planned to sign with the Dodgers.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the Padres and Tadahito Iguchi have come to terms on a one-year contract

Miguel Tejada has been traded to the Astros.

Astros acquired SS Miguel Tejada from the Orioles for LHP Troy Patton, OF Luke Scott, RHP Matt Albers, RHP Dennis Sarfate and 3B Mike Costanzo.

This is surprising since Patton and Albers are supposed to be big time prospects and were ready to contribute this upcoming year.

Everyone you want on the yankees just keep disappearing day after day. Rowand signs with Giants and Peavy about to sign an extension with the Padres. And of course they apparently aren't getting Santana either. I personally am glad. I always want them and the red sox to suck. Everyone else I am fine with them succeeding.

Valverde to Astros and Haren to D0backs.

Floyd signs with Rays.

Diamondbacks acquired RHP Dan Haren and RHP Connor Robertson from the Athletics for OF Carlos Gonzalez, LHP Brett Anderson, OF Aaron Cunningham, 1B Chris Carter, LHP Greg Smith and LHP Dana Eveland.

Padres acquired outfielder Jim Edmonds and cash from the Cardinals for third baseman David Freese.

Astros acquired RHP Jose Valverde from the Diamondbacks for RHP Chad Qualls, 2B-OF Chris Burke and RHP Juan Gutierrez.

Already mentioned those deals, other than the particulars with the players nobody cares about.

As for Edmonds, anyone who pays him is just being suckered in. He ahs nothing left.

So much for Willis to Mets. Signed a 3 year deal with the Tigers.

josh hamilton was traded to the rangers

Mark Prior signed a 1 year contract with the Padres.

The A's traded Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for three minor leaguers.

Hideo Nomo signs a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals.

Rangers waived LHP Bill White for the purposes of giving him his unconditional release.

I am sure glad you told me about that. He is such a popular player. lol

Someone is about to sign Guardado. I think the rangers.