Edwin Encarnacion battled injuries that limited him to 85 games in2009, but there are reasons to believe he's a nice sleeper for thisupcoming season, says John Halpin. 

Hideki Matsui is headed west. 

TheMets' chances of landing Jason Bay appeared to improve yesterday when the All-Star left fielder rejected a contract offer from Boston. 

 

Johnny Damon remains a front-burner issue that is cooking slowly for theYankees. 

Did Scott Boras misjudge the market for Matt Holliday? The slugger could wind up with a raw deal, says Tracy Ringolsby. 

The Angels overcame a lot of adversity in 2009, including the April death of RHP Nick Adenhart and a rash of injuries throughout the first half of the season. 

--RHP Jose Arredondo, who reportedly needs Tommy John surgery after getting hurt in the Dominican Winter League, was non-tendered by the Angels. 

A year ago, the Angels chased one of the big fish in baseball's offseason, free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. 

Forget the AL East. 

Any hopes of Jason Bay returning to the RedSox appear to be history. 

Jose Arredondo has become a free agent after the Los Angeles Angels didn't offer the injured reliever a contract for 2010. 

Is it possible that two Cy Young Award winners can be in the same trade? Ken Rosenthal thinks so and explains how to pull it off. 

By putting Rafael Soriano into their closer's slot, the Rays are one of the teams earning a winter meetings thumbs-up from Dayn Perry.