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Diamondbacks General Manager Josh Byrnes and his front office contingent left the winter meetings on Thursday with their primary off-season goal - adding starting pitching - accomplished, and with a new candidate for a bullpen job via the Rule 5 draft.

Free agency won't yield any compensatory Draft picks for the Marlins. Florida did not offer salary arbitration to Type B free agents Nick Johnson and Kiko Calero on Tuesday.

Could the Cubs find some veteran bullpen help in Brendan Donnelly? Browse more photos>> This MLB.com article mainly talks about how the market for veteran free agents has dried up due to teams' budget considerations.

For a group of big-name baseball free agents over the age of 35, last year was a winter of serious discontent.

In 35 games, Nick Johnson made an impact with the Marlins. But unless Florida works out a contract with the veteran, those 35 games may be the extent of Johnson's tenure with the organization.

Neither one of them was on the roster when the Marlins opened Spring Training in 2009.

When the Yankees celebrated the franchise's 27th World Series championship on Wednesday night, it officially marked the end of the 2009 season.

In July, it was a perfect fit. Now, the Marlins are asking themselves if the matchup makes sense for 2010.

Ross Gload did not want to leave any of the first three cities in which he played.

Still baffled about how he had been picked off at third base to end such a crucial game, Matt Diaz went home on Wednesday night and chose to watch highlights of a moment that doomed the Braves' slim postseason hopes.

Ricky Nolasco set a Marlins record with 16 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings, as Florida continued to spoil Atlanta's dwindling playoff hopes by narrowly holding on for a 5-4 victory.

Had they lost Tuesday night, the Florida Marlins would have eliminated themselves from the playoff picture, then and there.

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez ran to the mound and placed his left arm around Leo Nuez.

The Mets will never forget how the Marlins knocked them out of playoff contention the past two Septembers in New York.

Catcher John Baker was terrified. Fans were stupefied. Umpires were mystified. Everyone was still buzzing Saturday about a bewildering pitch thrown the night before by Marlins reliever Brendan Donnelly, one that left onlookers scratching their heads.

With a full count on Brandon Phillips, no outs and a runner on first in the eighth Friday, John Baker called for a Brendan Donnelly slider.

John Baker's RBI single highlighted Florida's four-run rally in the ninth inning on Friday night, and the Marlins snapped their 9-game losing streak in Cincinnati with a 4-3 victory over a Reds team that had been previously perfect at holding such leads.

At Houston on Aug. 18, Ricky Nolasco scattered three hits on his way to a complete-game victory.

They got a strong start from Ricky Nolasco and big home runs from Cody Ross and Dan Uggla, but the biggest play of the game in Floridaa s 6-3 win tonight might have come from Jorge Cantu on defense.

The Florida Marlins reinstated reliever Brendan Donnelly from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and recalled pitcher Chris Volstad and infielder Gaby Sanchez from Triple-A New Orleans.