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| According to Bill Ladson of MLB.com, the Nationals are a finalist for Chien-Ming Wang. |
Our View: This would gibe with Washington's other aggressive moves this offseason. If they are willing to give Wang more money than anyone else, they just might land him. Stay tuned.
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| The Braves remain a potential Johnny Damon landing spot, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
Our View: Of course, they are reportedly waiting to see "just how desperate" Damon and his agent Scott Boras get before making a formal offer. This is likely the attitude of most teams eyeing Johnny Ballgame. Stay tuned.
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| Chien-Ming Wang is reportedly mulling over offers from two clubs, and could sign sometime in the next week, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. |
Our View: All we really know is that those two teams are not the Mets or Dodgers, who, despite both being interested in Wang, are "lagging behind." Wang will most likely have to begin the season on the disabled list.
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| According to FOXsports.com, the Orioles have shown interest in free agent left-hander Jarrod Washburn. |
Our View: Washburn was considering retirement, but would likely bypass that if he got a decent offer from the O's. They missed out on Erik Bedard and are still looking for a plug for the hole in their rotation, but Washburn's price would have to come down substantially for this to play out. He could be a disaster in the AL East though, so the O's are better off looking for other, more affordable options.
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| Jacque Jones has signed a minor league deal with the Twins, according to ESPN.com. |
Our View: Jones opened his career in Minnesota and had his best years there, most notably 2002 when he hit .300 with 27 home runs. Unfortunately, Jones has seen his production rapidly decline the past few years and didn't log a single major-league at-bat last season, though he'll have a chance to make the Twins' roster as a left-handed bat with some pop off the bench.
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| Willy Taveras has been released by Oakland, according to MLB.com. |
Our View: The A's traded for Taveras last week, but it turned out that he was only included in their deal with the Reds as a salary dump that had to be included for the Reds to be willing to give up Adam Rosales. Taveras still has elite speed and should find interest somewhere.
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| The Orioles have signed Will Ohman to a minor league deal, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
Our View: Ohman is coming off an injury-plagued season and could have a tough time cracking Baltimore's roster.
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| Baltimore has officially announced it's one-year contract with Mark Hendrickson, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
Our View: The deal includes a 2011 club option. Hendrickson is the only major league pitcher to make at least 10 starts and five relief appearances in each of the last four seasons, though there's not really any value in that statement. There's no need to give him any fantasy attention.
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| The Indians have signed Jamey Wright to a minor league deal, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. |
Our View: Wright, who went 3-5 with a 4.33 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 65 relief appearances for Royals last year, is a versatile pitcher with the ability to start or come out of the bullpen. He'd seem to have a pretty good shot at making Cleveland's roster.
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| The Royals have re-signed Victor Marte to a minor league deal, according to the Kansas City Star. |
Our View: Marte pitched well in the minors last year but allowed 11 runs in 12 innings with the Royals.
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| The Royals have signed Jeff Bianchi to a minor league deal, according to the Kansas City Star. |
Our View: The 23-year-old hit a nice .308 last year splitting 128 games between Northwest Arkansas and Single-A Wilmington.
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