Go Twins? Keep that market wide open?

It pains me to say, this would be a good target for the Brewers.

This has gotten so very ugly.

It could be down to the Cubs, Reds, Diamondbacks, and Rays.

Friday night rumor mill action? Sure, why not. There’s still a lot to get to.

He’s coming back. Well, kinda. Morrow gets a no-risk, low-cost, minor league deal to try to show he’s healthy again.

Kinda of a curious, and specific exclusion.

Interesting that it was the length, specifically, that was the initial hurdle.

It’s not at all hard to see the makings of a quality big league reliever.

The latest from the rumor mill, which is still plenty smoky after the Winter Meetings.

Here’s a bit of weird intertwining of several players and storylines going on right now.

Is that legit interest, or are the Cardinals just looking to eff with the Cubs and the Reds?

Yes, the ball was juiced. No, the league doesn’t exactly know precisely how or why or how to fix it. Which is neat.

Whatever. It’s a free country. They ask about Darvish, I tell them to cram it.

A couple more weeks of heavy free agent activity before trade season?

Sure seems like the Red Sox are going to be able to trade David Price.

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Presumably, the Cubs would target Victor Robles in any deal, and it’s easy to see why the Nationals would refuse.

The Texas Rangers are bummed to miss Rendon, might prefer a trade over a return to free agency.

What else is new. (But seriously, couldn’t this just be negotiation?)

The Cubs are likely to make a selection (or trade up for one) today, which … hooray for extreme prospecting nerdery!

It’s the final day of the Winter Meetings. Any more action coming today?

Very glad to hear expanded netting is coming all across MLB.

Sure, sure. Now that the market is about to move, teams are concerned about salaries and defense and the Cubs’ asking price.

Third base market moving tonight.

Tonight’s update from the front office ain’t gonna feed your fires, I’m afraid.

Seems pretty reasonable to take that chance on Shogo Akiyama, yes?

Treinen wound up getting a sizable $10 million commitment.

He was apparently a Cubs target, but if he ever really was … not anymore.

Shogo, we go.

There are obvious roster-related impacts here.

As you’d expect, the swirl of pricey third base rumors has gotten wild after a big money target went off the board in Gerrit Cole.

That doesn’t mean talks won’t pop up again later.

I suppose it always depends on the players in these situations, but I have a hard time seeing the Cubs dealing for merely “good” prospects.

A little preview action on tomorrow’s draft, in which the Cubs could be picking 13th.

It’s fun, but pointless.

What the Dodgers and Angels do next will impact the Cubs.