Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Orioles have acquired Eric Byrnes from the Rockies for Larry Bigbie.
The Rangers had been discussed as a potential eventual destination for Byrnes.
Also, a rumored three-team deal involving the Mets, the Red Sox, and the D-Rays, which would send Aubrey Huff and Mike Cameron to the BoSox, Danys Baez and Manny Ramirez to the Mets, and four terrific prospects to the D-Rays is apparently not going to happen. That deal would likely have killed any Soriano trade to the Mets, so that is good news...