Carlos Marmol News

The 2008 season was a memorable one for Dodgers fans as the club won the National League West and won a playoff series for the first time since 1988.

There's this story today out of Denver, and it's interesting, for sure. For me, it speaks once again to the idea that the Mets are in a very strong position in terms of being able to sign a closer.

Ramon Ramirez, the righthanded relief pitcher the Red Sox acquired from the Kansas City Royals this morning for center fielder Coco Crisp, might be a mystery to Boston fans right now.

In what appears to be a strategy of business 101, the Marlins picked up a reliever off of the scrap heap, inflated his value, and flipped him for a very promising return.

I know, it was a cheap and easy sexual reference. But since I'm rather cheap and easy myself, I figured why not? And anyway, tell me you don't have a "We Got Wood" t-shirt hidden away in a shirt drawer ...

Kerry Wood's exit, Jake Peavy and Randy Johnson rumors, right field and rookies are among the topics in this week's mailbag.

The Cubs and the rest of Major League Baseball are officially underway with free agency.

The Dramatic Prarie Dog had a dramatic season in '08.A He went from legend to lemon and back to legend all within the span of a few months, and based on the pending departure of Kerry Wood, Marmol is a likely ...

The Cubs, facing the possible loss of closer Kerry Wood, have acquired right-hander Kevin Gregg from the Marlins, according to major-league sources.

Ita s Tuesday, and I have all the answers . . . What if the Cubs end up with neither Ryan Dempster nor Jake Peavy ? Herea s what: Manager Lou Piniella would have to make greater use of the bullpen.

In honor of the upcoming National League Cy Young Award I decided to play the role of GM and construct my Fantasy Rotation for the 2008 season.

Robothal has more Peavy : Padres GM Kevin Towers rolled into the meetings Saturday, a day before most teams were set to arrive.

Outside the handful of high-profile closers in the league, being a reliever is often a less-than-glamorous job.

DANA POINT, Calif. - At these general managers' meetings, the White Sox have been connected to more trade rumors than any other team.

This series is predicated on educated guesses, past history of the team/general manager, rumors that have been out there for a while, and actions that I feel could be taken.

"I'm looking forward to it maybe more so than the last couple," Hendry said of the meetings, which begin Monday in California.

Right-hander Kerry Wood filed for free agency on Friday, officially making himself available for the third consecutive offseason.

Every year the world watches and waits for a guy named Cashman to deal out millions of dollars, guys like Hendry and Epstein to make some savvy business decisions and Colletti and the rest to get what they ...

It's Thursday, and I have all the answers ... The best thing about all these injuries to Bulls guards is that it limits new coach Vinny Del Noexperience from thinking he has to coach.

The list of Cubs under team control in order of current trade value: Geovany Soto Carlos Marmol Mark DeRosa Ryan Theriot Jeff Samardjia Rich Harden Derrek Lee Sean Marshall After this list come the Marquis, ...