Cubs no longer "got wood"
siberianbaseball.com 11/13/2008 — Kerry Wood is headed out of town for a team to be named later.

Kevin Gregg, new Cubs Closer?
razzball.com 11/17/2008 — The Marlins firesale continued as they traded Kevin Gregg to the Chicago Cubs for Jose Ceda. Gregg was arbitration-eligible so rather than pay anything more to their highest paid player at $2.5 million, the Marlins traded him for a guy who will be ...

Yankees acquire Swisher from White Sox
yankees.lhblogs.com 11/13/2008 — This release from the Yankees YANKEES ACQUIRE 1B/OF NICK SWISHER AND RHP KANEKOA TEXEIRA FROM THE WHITE SOX IN EXCHANGE FOR INF WILSON BETEMIT AND TWO MINOR LEAGUE PITCHERS The New York Yankees announced today that they have acquired ...

This is NOT Rebuilding
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 11/15/2008 — We examine the trade of Kevin Gregg to the Cubs and explain why the Marlins are NOT rebuilding.

Florida Marlins trade Kevin Gregg to Cubs
fishstripes.com 11/14/2008 — Yeah, I know, you already know about it, but I needed something to post today. Jrsyeagle was the first to report the trade in yesterday's  Chum Bucket  with Hurricane and Fishcrazy doing interesting research on the topic.  I also ...

The Kevin Gregg Trade
fangraphs.com 11/14/2008 — Two trades in MLB today - Matthew will tackle the ridiculous Nick Swisher trade a little later on tonight, so for now, let’s focus on the less absurd Kevin Gregg deal. The Marlins continue to dump anyone who will make more than minimum wage ...

Yankees Bought Low on Nick Swisher
beyondtheboxscore.com 11/14/2008 — Flash back to last offseason. Kenny Williams traded Fautino De Los Santos, Ryan Sweeney, and Gio Gonzalez to Oakland for Nick Swisher – basically killing what was an already-barren farm system. It wasn’t a terrible trade at the time ...

Yanks Acquire Nick Swisher
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — According to ESPN , the Yankees have acquired Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Jeff Marquez. Swisher is a switch-hitter who can play first base or any of the outfield positions, and in 2008 he hit .219/.332/.410 with 24 HR and 69 RBI in 153 games with the White ...

Yanks Have Interest in Swisher
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/6/2008 — From Ken Davidoff (hat tip to WasWatching.com ): The Yankees have spoken with the White Sox about their interest in Nick Swisher. The person with whom I spoke about this stressed to me that the talks were extremely preliminary. The White Sox are not looking to dump Swisher, contrary to some ...

Swish, Splash...White Sox Take a Bath on Trade With Yankees
baseballanalysts.com 11/16/2008 — News : The White Sox and Yankees completed a trade with Chicago sending first baseman/outfielder Nick Swisher and minor league relief pitcher Kanekoa Texeira to New York for infielder Wilson Betemit and minor league pitchers Jeff Marquez and  ...

New York Yankees Have To Sign Manny Ramirez! — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/19/2008
Enough is enough! If you're the New York Yankees, you have to sign Manny Ramirez. You have approximately $80 million coming off the payroll, use some of it to grab Manny Ramirez. If truly the goal for the Yankees is a championship every year, this is ...

Cubs add three names to 40-man roster — Major League Baseball News 11/19/2008
The Cubs selected the contracts of right-handed pitchers Mitch Atkins, Justin Berg and Marcos Mateo and added them to the 40-man roster.

Florida Marlins Steal Jose Ceda from Cubs — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/19/2008
In what appears to be a strategy of business 101, the Marlins picked up a reliever off of the scrap heap, inflated his value, and flipped him for a very promising return. This is how you run a sports franchise. This is why in the 16 seasons the ...

Why the White Sox Won't Miss Nick Swisher — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/20/2008
After reading article after article about how great an acquisition Swisher will be for the New York Yankees, I think it is important to look at the trade from the perspective of the White Sox. I was excited as anyone last winter when the Sox ...

New York Yankees Departing Free Agents — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/19/2008
The New York Yankees missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and a half this year. The excuses for that failure are many and varied, and mostly irrelevant when it comes to how the Yankees will approach the free agent market this winter.  ...