MLB Winter Meetings journal: Day One SAN DIEGO — Hola from the epicenter of Major League Baseball for the next four days — the annual Winter Meetings. I'm on the scene and I'll be blogging up a storm for Big League Stew as deals get done. But I'll start each day of the Winter Meetings with a daily journal just like this one. In it, I'll run down five hot rumors to keep an eye on, plus I'll … [Read more...]

Mets, A's, Giants interested in Korean SS Kang Jung-Ho Kang hit 39 home runs with a .364/.457/.733 slash line in Korea last season. (Getty Images) SAN DIEGO -- Power-hitting Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang is drawing interest, no surprise considering the thin shortstop market, and the Mets, Athletics and Giants are among teams interested. While some may view the slugging Kang as more of a second … [Read more...]

Report: Cubs close to deal to bring back Jason Hammel The Chicago Cubs need to bolster their starting rotation, that's no secret. That's why they're going hard after Jon Lester and why they're reportedly close to bringing back a guy they traded away last July. Jason Hammel, who was sent to Oakland with Jeff Samardzija in the Fourth of July blockbuster, will be back in a Cubs uniform in 2015, … [Read more...]