The intriguing 20-year-old Cuban outfielder with the chiseled build jumped up to Johnson City to close the season. Will be continue to progress and find his power in 2009? Our analysis of the first member of our Top 40 countdown is FREE.

PM EST By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com This year's meetings begin Dec. 8, taking place for the first time in Las Vegas. Although this year's locale may sound glamorous and like a bit of a vacation but for reporters, it's a week of standing inside a hotel

AM EST By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com Left-hander Dennys Reyes qualified as a Type-B free agent based on the Elias Sports Bureau's annual ranking of Major League players. If the Twins offer Reyes arbitration and he signs with another team, the club will

PM EST By Scott Merkin / MLB.com A three-dimensional model of Target Field, the new Twins ballpark, returns to TwinsFest and will be on display throughout the weekend. The 5-by-5-foot model represents the most detailed depiction of what the new

THE LAST thing you want or need when rooting for a professional sports team is the No. 1 or 2 selection in the draft. Earning a pick that high is right up there with being tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail. When outgoing president

ROCKLAND, Mass. - Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level - eternity. A Massachusetts funeral home recently took delivery of the first Red Sox casket, which features the team logo on the exterior as well as the inside.

PM EST By Corey Brock / MLB.com Honestly, I haven't really taken a look at who might be available in the Rule 5 Draft this year. There are always a few interesting names of players, once highly regarded, who, for whatever reason, aren't protected. Then

AM EST By Corey Brock / MLB.com San Diego general manager Kevin Towers said late last week that it's 'doubtful' the Padres will offer the 41-year-old Hoffman arbitration. The Padres would like to talk with Hoffman about returning in 2009, though there

PM EST By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com The paper reported that the Orioles have started up trade talks again with the Cubs about outfielder Felix Pie, who -- with Baltimore second baseman Brian Roberts -- was part of a rumored deal discussed between the two

ROCKLAND, Mass. Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level -- eternity. A Massachusetts funeral home recently took delivery of the first Red Sox casket, which features the team logo on the exterior as well as the inside.