Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi today announced that the club has acquired left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Adam Jones (OF), George Sherrill (LHP), Chris Tillman (RHP), Kam Mickolio (RHP) and Tony Butler (LHP).   more »

According to USA Today, the New York Mets have agreed to a trade for  Johan Santana, giving up four prospects to acquire the left-hander of the Minnesota Twins, according to two high-ranking Twins officials with knowledge of the talks and a person close to Santana.

The deal is pending the Mets and Santana reaching agreement on a six- or seven-year contract extension and that Santana passes a physical. New York has been granted a 48 to-72-hour window to apparently come to terms with Johan. The Mets are said to have sent outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey for the Twins ace.

More details as they become available!

The Seattle Times is reporting that a trade of Baltimore's Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners is all but done. The Mariners are said to be including Adam Jones in the deal but no other names have been mentioned yet. We'll keep you posted on developments. Hat tip to MLB Trade Rumors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired infielders Willy Aybar and Chase Fontaine from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jeff Ridgway.   more »

The Chicago Cubs traded outfielder Angel Pagan to the New York Mets for minor league right-handed pitcher Ryan Meyers and outfielder Corey Coles. More info from the Cubs media relations department...    more »

The Oakland A's today traded outfielder Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox for left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez, right-handed pitcher Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. More information shortly!   more »

OF Josh Hamilton, 26, is going to Texas in exchange for a right-handed starting pitcher and a left-handed reliever.   more »

Big day for the Diamondbacks, as they send RHP Valverde to Houston. In return, the Astros send Burke, Gutierrez and Qualls.   more »

Eight-player swap between the Oakland A's and the Arizona Diamondbacks with Haren the center of attention...   more »

The Kansas City Royals have acquired switch-hitting infielder Alberto Callaspo from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Billy Buckner.   more »

The Texas Rangers acquired left-handed-hitting first baseman Ben Broussard from the Seattle Mariners Wednesday night in exchange for minor league infielder Tug Hulett. Broussard hit .275 with seven homers and 29 RBIs in 99 games for Seattle last year.

According to the Baltimore Sun, SS Miguel Tejada was traded today to the Houston Astros for outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton and Dennis Sarfate, and third baseman Michael Costanzo. More details as we get them!

The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has traded infielder Jamey Carroll to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later.   more »

The Milwaukee Brewers today acquired RHP Salomon Torres from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RHP Marino Salas and RHP Kevin Roberts.    more »

It was a rather quiet session this winter in Nashville with only 2 big deals of note. The trade of Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers and the signing of Andruw Jones by the Dodgers stole the headlines. There were a number of minor moves, however. Here's a recap...   more »

The Milwaukee Brewers today signed right-handed pitcher David Riske to a three-year contract worth a reported $13 million.

Riske, 31, spent last season with Kansas City, where he went 1-4 with a 2.45 ERA and 4 saves in 65 relief appearances.  After struggling with a 6.97 ERA in April (10.1ip, 8er), he went on to post a 1.67 ERA the rest of the season (59.1ip, 11er).  His overall 2.45 ERA ranked 11th among American League relievers in 2007 (minimum 50.0 innings).

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The Reds traded OF Buck Coats to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.

Coats, 25, last season appeared in 127 games at Class AAA Iowa and Louisville and in 20 games for the Reds. He was claimed off trade waivers from the Cubs on August 28.

The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has acquired righthanded pitcher Denny Bautista from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for righthanded pitcher Jose Capellan.

Bautista posted a 2-1 record as he appeared in nine games with the Rockies in 2007.  In 51 outings with Triple A Colorado Springs last season, he finished 3-2 with a 2.92 ERA (64.2IP/21ER). 

Capellan was in 10 games with Detroit in 2007 after being acquired from Milwaukee on July 1.

The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs announced today that they have completed a three-player trade, as the Braves acquired left-handed pitcher Will Ohman and infielder Omar Infante from the Cubs in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jose Ascanio. To make room on their 40-man roster, the Braves designated outfielder Willie Harris for assignment. I know, just the deal you were waiting for!   more »

The Tampa Bay Rays have dealt outfielder Elijah Dukes to the Washington Nationals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Glenn Gibson. "We have been committed to providing Elijah the support needed to get his personal and professional life back on track," said Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman. "He has made progress, and a logical next step is a change of cities and a fresh start for him and his family."   more »