T.R. Sullivan talks to Ron Washington...
Evan Grant with a blog entry suggesting the Yanks may be coming in on Barry Zito...
BP has a lengthy Joe Sheehan chat session up, though little about the Rangers, outside of a crack about Zito being Italian for Park...
The A's have released Juan Dominguez...I'd be interested in bringing him back, but I think there's too much water under that bridge, even with Ron Washington replacing Commandant Buck...
Jerry Crasnick says the Dodgers are shopping Brad Penny for a bat...I wouldn't expect the Rangers to be a match there, except in a possible three-way deal, since Dodger g.m. Ned Colletti is trading away prospects, and that's what the Rangers have to give.
Maybe Jacque Jones to L.A. for Penny, since the Cubs want another starting pitcher.
SI's Jacob Luft offers his 5 best and 5 worst moves so far this offseason, with, amazingly, GMJ's signing cracking the 5 best...
Not sure if that is a commentary on how clueless Luft is, or how bad the moves this offseason have been...
And with that, I'm out of here for a few hours, as I have a Christmas party to attend...I'm sure that, as soon as I get in my car, we'll have an announcement of a Rangers trade or something major, of course...