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Winter Meetings In Review: American League

By Zachary Links | December 6, 2012 at 11:55pm CDT

We covered the National League earlier, now it’s time to go over the American League’s activity at the winter meetings..

Angels:

  • The Angels are prepared to move on from Zack Greinke and have cast a wide net in their search for another starter.  Edwin Jackson and Anibal Sanchez were among some of the names connected to the Halos, who also saw Dan Haren sign elsewhere.
  • The Angels agreed to terms with righty Joe Blanton on a two-year, $15MM deal.
  • Lefty Sean Burnett signed a two-year, $8MM deal with an option for a third year.

Astros:

  • The Astros landed starter Alex White and minor leaguer Alex Gillingham in exchange for Wilton Lopez.
  • Teams called the Astros on Bud Norris.
  • Houston has been in touch with Lance Berkman.

Athletics:

  • The A’s had discussions about Yunel Escobar before he was traded to Tampa Bay.
  • They’re considering two free agent shortstops in Stephen Drew and Hiroyuki Nakajima.

Blue Jays:

  • Toronto is speaking with the Mets about R.A. Dickey.
  • The club could make Emilio Bonifacio available.
  • The Blue Jays claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off waivers from the Yankees.

Indians:

  • The Indians discussed a multi-team trade that would send Justin Upton to the Rangers.
  • Stephen Drew is a possibility if they deal Asdrubal Cabrera.  They want four prospects in exchange for the shortstop.
  • The Tribe met with Mark Reynolds and are in pursuit of Kevin Youkilis.

Mariners:

  • The M’s are making a serious run at Josh Hamilton and are discussing a three-year deal with an average annual value of $20-$25MM.
  • Jason Bay agreed to a one-year, $1MM deal.  He can earn another $2MM in incentives.
  • Seattle is very interested in Dee Gordon of the Dodgers.
  • The Mariners were linked to a number of free agents including third baseman Kevin Youkilis and outfielder Raul Ibanez.
  • An extension for Felix Hernandez is unlikely.

Orioles:

  • The O’s found their leftfielder in Nate McLouth.  They offered Nate Schierholtz before inking McLouth to a one-year pact.
  • Baltimore signed Adam Russell to a minor league deal.
  • The O’s would like to retain Mark Reynolds but there’s tons of competition for him.

Rangers:

  • The Rangers are pursuing Zack Greinke and Josh Hamilton but they’re not going to sign both.  It would appear that Greinke is their priority at the moment.
  • The Rangers signed Joakim Soria to be their set-up man behind Joe Nathan.  Soria gets a two-year, $8MM deal with a club option for 2015.
  • The Phillies and Rangers are getting closer to a deal involving Michael Young and are waiting on Young to waive his no-trade clause.
  • The Rangers worked hard on a multi-team deal that would have them landing Justin Upton, but it hasn’t gone down yet.
  • Teams are contacting the Rangers about Derek Holland.
  • Texas signed reliever Evan Meek, starter Randy Wells, first baseman Brandon Allen, and starter Jake Brigham to minor league deals.

Rays:

  • The Rays got themselves a shortstop when they traded infield prospect Derek Dietrich to the Marlins for Yunel Escobar.
  • The Rays signed first baseman James Loney to a one-year deal.
  • They avoided arb with Sean Rodriguez.
  • The Rays still have a surplus of starting pitching and a trade is increasingly likely.  The Nats are among the teams that like James Shields. 
  • They discussed Danny Espinosa and Mike Morse with Washington as well, but those talks didn’t amount to a trade.
  • Tampa Bay has interest in the Braves’ Juan Francisco.

Red Sox:

  • Boston made the first big splash at the meetings when they inked Mike Napoli to a three-year, $39MM pact.
  • Shane Victorino signed a three-year, $39MM deal with Boston.  Victorino had a .255/.321/.383 line for the Dodgers and Phillies last year.
  • The Red Sox agreed to a one-year deal with reliever Koji Uehara.

Royals:

  • The Royals want a frontline starter but are looking at Jair Jurrjens and other backup options if they miss out.  KC made a two-year, $26MM offer to Ryan Dempster but he turned them down.
  • Kansas City is open to moving Billy Butler or Wil Myers for the right deal.

Tigers:

  • The Tigers got catcher Ramon Cabrera from the Pirates for lefty Andrew Oliver.

Twins:

  • Minnesota got quite a haul for Ben Revere: starter Vance Worley and prospect Trevor May.
  • The Twins called the O’s about Justin Morneau.
  • Jared Burton got a two-year, $5.5MM extension with a club option for 2015.

White Sox:

  • The White Sox gave Jeff Keppinger a three-year, $12MM deal.
  • Phil Humber was claimed by the Astros.

Yankees:

  • Kevin Youkilis got a one-year, $12MM offer from the Bombers.
  • The Yanks are listening to offers on Curtis Granderson, Phil Hughes, and Ivan Nova.
  • They’re insured for most of Alex Rodriguez’s contract.
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