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No trades were announced during the three-day session. "It's the same thing every year at this time of year," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said.

Two days after the World Series, and nothing has happened so far to harm or help us.

On Saturday evening, Chicago Tribune writer Paul Sullivan reported that the Chicago Cubs could soon part ways with both pitcher Rich Harden and outfielder Reed Johnson.

There's no question Rich Harden and Reed Johnson would prefer to return to the Cubs in 2010, and in a perfect world, Jim Hendry would probably re-sign both.

Angels pitcher John Lackey, Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday and Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay were the highlights of the 79 players filing for free agency on Thursday.

Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly had hoped the discomfort he felt in his left shoulder would go away once he had a chance to rest, but it didn't, and on Tuesday, Lilly underwent a left shoulder arthroscopy and debridement.

Sitting in rocking chairs on the back porch, sipping beers, the three friends would talk about it: What if we could all play in the World Series someday? In the Oakland, Calif., house they rented together as young teammates on the Athletics, Joe Blanton, Nick Swisher and Chad Gaudin allowed their late-night conversations to wander through many ...

Rich Harden threw six strong innings, as the Oakland Athletics downed the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, in the finale of Major League Baseball's season-opening series at the Tokyo Dome.

Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski appears confident Jeremy Bonderman will bounce back from this season's struggles and grab a spot in the Tigers' starting rotation.

Phils try to close it out, Rockies try to force 5... 0 recs 7 comments Comments If anybody's stuck at work, and can't watch You can feel stuck at home, and watch.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

Last night the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox to begin their Divisional Series in California.

The way the Cubs have been pitching as of late, some have to wonder if they even need Rich Harden.

Free agents, the Cubs' sale, and Milton Bradley are among the topics in this week's Inbox.

CHICAGO – A winning season is not good enough on the North Side anymore. Cubs fans expected much more than 83 wins in 2009.

Sam Fuld was everywhere today. Here, he gets tagged out in a rundown. Browse more photos>> It figures, doesn't it? In this season that has made very little sense since Opening Day? Sam Fuld , who has actually had a fairly productive rookie season, finishing just short of .300 and with an OPS of .821, came within two at-bats of becoming only the ...

It's been a little weird this week for Rich Harden and John Grabow. They are two of the Cubs' four free agents-to-be, and one has already begun talks about returning, while the other is taking a wait-and-see approach.

Kevin Gregg tried to talk the Cubs out of it, but the right-hander will be shut down for the remainder of the season because of a crack in the cartilage in his left rib cage.

According to most everything I've read or heard, it seems a foregone conclusion that Rich Harden won't be wearing a Cubs uniform next year.

The 2010 Cubs are beginning to take shape, and it appears those hoping that new owner Tom Ricketts will usher in change are setting themselves up for disappointment.