Archive RSS Feed: USATODAY MLB Top Stories

Winter meetings preview: NL teams check lists twice

USA TODAY's Mel Antonen breaks down the National League as teams prepare to convene for the winter meetings Monday in Nashville.

Firms make bids for the demolition of Tiger Stadium

Seven demolition firms submitted bids Friday for the job of razing most of Tiger Stadium. Whichever firm wins the contract would have to comply with the City of Detroit's plans to preserve a corner of the old ballpark at Michigan and Trumbull as a community center, memorial or museum.

Pettitte, Gagne, Rowand offered arbitration

On a deadline day that has lost much of its importance, major league teams offered salary arbitration Saturday to 17 of their former players who became free agents, a group that included outfielder Aaron Rowand and pitcher Livan Hernandez.

Matsui joins Astros with three-year, $16.5M deal

The Houston Astros added Kaz Matsui's speed to the top of their lineup and, when general manager Ed Wade arrives in Nashville on Monday, he'll be in the market for pitching help.

White Sox acquire OF Quentin from Diamondbacks

The Chicago White Sox added depth to their inexperienced outfield Monday, acquiring Carlos Quentin from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league first baseman Chris Carter.

Bidding for Twins' Santana headlines winter meetings

The Minnesota Twins are unloading, the Los Angeles Angels are re-stocking and the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are going head-to-head again as baseball's winter meetings commence Monday at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville.

Pettitte to return with Yankees in '08

Andy Pettitte decided to pitch for the New York Yankees in 2008 and put off retirement. Pettitte's agent, Randy Hendricks, said Monday that the 35-year-old left-hander had started telling teammates on Sunday. Hendricks then informed Yankees general manager Brian Cashman of the news.

MLB have-nots make use of payroll flexibility

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will never be mistaken for the Royals or Twins, but the disparity between the haves and have-nots, general managers say, is shrinking.

Rays keep dealing, ship Dukes to Nationals

The Washington Nationals acquired troubled outfielder Elijah Dukes from the Tampa Bay Rays and said that they are going to help him turn his life around.

Kuhn, Williams, 3 others elected to Cooperstown

Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn and longtime manager Dick Williams were among five new members voted into the Hall of Fame on Monday by the Veterans Committee.