The complete Rule 5 draft with analysis of the picks in the major league portion of the draft.

The Mets? owner, Fred Wilpon, had invested hundreds of millions of dollars with Bernard L. Madoff, who has been charged with running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

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RSS feeds fan comments DENVER -- Left-handed relief pitcher Alan Embree is commemorating his 20th professional season by reconnecting with one of the mentors he had at the beginning of his career. Embree, 38, joined the Rockies by agreeing to a one-year

In the span of two dizzying days, Omar Minaya signed Francisco Rodríguez to a three-year, $37 million deal, and acquired J. J. Putz in a three-team, 12-player trade.

CHICAGO (TICKER) The Chicago Cubs on Friday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Reed Johnson, avoiding arbitration. Johnson, 32, was signed by the Cubs after being released by the in March and batted .303 with 21 doubles, six homers

Francisco Rodríguez?s self-assurance convinced the Mets that he would be a good fit in New York, that the pressures of playing here would not bother him.

CHICAGO (TICKER) The Chicago Cubs on Friday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with lefthander Neal Cotts, avoiding salary arbitration. Financial terms were not announced, but the Chicago Tribune is reporting the pact to be worth $1.1 million. Cotts,

CHICAGO (TICKER) The Chicago Cubs and righthander Chad Gaudin avoided salary arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year contract. Gaudin was acquired by Chicago from Oakland in a six-player deal on July 8 last season. In 24 relief appearances with the

general manager Tony Reagies manager left baseball's winter meetings feeling as confident about his chances of re-signing Mark Teixeira as when he came, and with an attractive rotation candidate: San Diego ace Jake Peavy, according to the . A potential