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Rockies plan to boost pitching talent

Potential offseason additions likely to come via trade route DENVER -- The Rockies are determined to go into 2009 with increased pitching talent. How they get there will be the biggest story to follow during a Hot Stove season...

Potential Trade Target: Garrett Atkins

Potential Trade Target: Garrett AtkinsAmong the many potential trade targets being linked to the Twins this offseason, Garrett Atkins' name seemingly pops up most often. Not only have the local scribes reported on the Twins'...

Twins Notes: Smith Quiet At GM Meeting

In this edition of Twins Inside Pitch, General Manager Bill Smith was very quiet during the GM Meetings. With a stable of young pitchers, the Twins have an advantage when it comes to dealing this off-season, and they will...

Hot Stove roundup: Astros nab a pair

Club signs Hawkins, Lo, while also focusing on Wolf, Hampton LaTroy Hawkins went 2-0 with a 0.43 ERA in 24 appearances for the Astros in 2008. (Getty Images) The Astros, like the majority of teams, have focused on pitching...

Nationals Hot Stove report

Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd is spending the week in Dana Point, Calif., for the General Managers Meetings. He could be coming home with a decidedly new team. In a related development, according to the Rocky Mountain...

O'Dowd could shake up Rockies

Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd is spending the week in Dana Point, Calif., for the General Managers Meetings. He could be coming home with a decidedly new team. In a related development, according to the Rocky Mountain...

Which Brett Favre will Buffalo Bills face?

Will the Buffalo Bills see the Good Brett or the Bad Brett when they host the New York Jets Sunday in an important AFC East showdown? All-time passing yards leader Brett Favre turned 39 on Oct. 10 and he's showed his age at...

Twins Notes: Outrights and Throwing Strikes

Twins Notes: Outrights and Throwing StrikesBill Smith and company cleared some space on the 40-man roster over the weekend, sending Julio DePaula, Oswaldo Sosa, Sergio Santos, and Ryan Jorgensen outright to Triple-A. That means...