Thanksgiving week was a slow one around Baseball, but the trickle of transactions contained some really good news. 

Thanksgiving week was a slow one around Baseball, but the trickle of transactions contained some really good news. 

As Edinson Volquez-for-Josh Hamilton proved, the offseason was made for trading. 

--OF Jermaine Dye remained a subject of trade talks, but the problem is that none of that talk has been coming from the team or from Dye's camp. 

The White Sox went from a joke in 2007 to the AL Central champions in '08, but general manager Ken Williams knows there will be some work that needs to be done this winter if they want to stay in the penthouse. 

The White Sox were still waiting to make it official, but they now know that 19-year-old Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo will be joining them once his visa problems are cleared up and he can come to Chicago for his physical. 

--OF Jermaine Dye remained a subject of trade talks, but the problem is that none of that talk has been coming from the team or from Dye's camp. 

The White Sox went from a joke in 2007 to the AL Central champions in '08, but general manager Ken Williams knows there will be some work that needs to be done this winter if they want to stay in the penthouse. 

The White Sox were still waiting to make it official, but they now know that 19-year-old Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo will be joining them once his visa problems are cleared up and he can come to Chicago for his physical. 

Major League Baseball will release in January the number of players who had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008, according to The New York Times. 

Major League Baseball will release in January the number of players who had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008, according to The New York Times. 

Major League Baseball will release in January the number of players who had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008, according to The New York Times. 

Chris Widger has never strayed far from home. 

Mets -- Two New York City Council members say that Citigroup should show its thanks for a federal bailout by sharing the naming rights to the new Mets ballpark in Queens. 

Mets -- Two New York City Council members say that Citigroup should show its thanks for a federal bailout by sharing the naming rights to the new Mets ballpark in Queens.