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Armed with an extensive list of needs and ample payroll flexibility, the Orioles' top decision-makers will descend on Indianapolis this week for baseball's annual winter meetings.

Ken Davidoff of Newsday that he personally reached out to Wayne Krivsky, in an effort to get him to return to the Mets.

In part twenty-eight of my almost 50 part series "Better Know An Oriole" , I take a look at infielder Justin Turner THE FIGHTIN' CELTIC WARRIOR! Turner came over to the O's from Cincinnati last off-season in the trade that sent Ramon Hernandez to the Reds.

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo found a good way to avoid the temptation of reading Hot Stove rumors about his team potentially moving players and reducing payroll.

Another potential free agent was struck from the list on Monday, with two others possibly right behind.

Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy is in his 37th year of covering the Cincinnati Reds, the longest tenure for any active writer covering one team.

Ramon Hernandez will be back next year, but could that affect the contract status of guys like Jonny Gomes and Jared Burton? Hall o' Famer Hal weighs in with his opinion on the Hernandez signing and he does little to convince me.

What are the chances of the Reds re-signing Jonny Gomes and Laynce Nix? If they don't, who will be the everyday left fielder? -- Riley H., Fort Loramie, Ohio One of the bigger offseason decisions facing the front office is whether to offer either Gomes or Nix arbitration.

Although there isn't a multitude of impact players available in this offseason's free-agent class, there might not be a better year to grab an established bat/arm at a bargain price.

In the middle of the afternoon Monday, the Diamondbacks' front-office contingent arrived at the Hilton O'Hare, a decidedly less-posh destination for the general managers' meetings than for last year's proceedings in Dana Point, Calif.

The World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but MLB GMs are already focusing on next season.

First, Diamond Dick Pole was sackeda 'well, that was during the last weekA of playA .A Anybody would be better than Pole.A While many Reds' faithful were clamoring for Ted Power or Mario Soto, Bryan PriceA is aA swell hire.

Andover's Ryan Hanigan admits that, at times, he still finds himself taking in his big league surrounds.

Ramon Hernandez poses with World Series Champion New York Yankee Melky Cabrera. Congratulations BubbaFan! The Fay has been doing Q's and A's for the past week or so and they make for good reading.

It doesn't take long after the postseason ends for the Hot Stove season to start.

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As is their custom each January, the Cincinnati Reds came Saturday and warmed the hearts of baseball fans in Lexington.

With the organizational meetings completed last week in Arizona, the Reds front office has maintained a low profile but kept busy.

When the season ended, the Reds had a full 40-man roster plus 4 players on the 60-day DL who did not count toward the 40-man roster.

The Arizona Fall League's Phoenix Desert Dogs are competing for their sixth consecutive championship, and they'll feature the hype that surrounds No.