My 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot arrived in the mail the other day. 

The Texas Rangers have traded pitcher Wes Littleton to the Boston Red Sox for a player or players to be named and cash. 

In the early morning hours on Thanksgiving 1943, in all likelihood, West Springfield's Angelo "Sam" Pompei should have died. 

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. 

As Edinson Volquez-for-Josh Hamilton proved, the offseason was made for trading. 

When the Orioles made a scouting push to the Far East for the first time in their history this year, it was unclear whether they had committed to being serious investors the next time a high-profile Japanese free agent became available. 

Rumors have persisted through much of the offseason that the Red Sox were the favorites to land the services of young Japanese right-hander Junichi Tazawa, and in early December the informal rumors may become official announcements. 

--The Red Sox hired former Tampa Bay Rays assistant coach Tim Bogar to be their first base coach. 

The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek. 

Rumors have persisted through much of the offseason that the Red Sox were the favorites to land the services of young Japanese right-hander Junichi Tazawa, and in early December the informal rumors may become official announcements. 

--The Red Sox hired former Tampa Bay Rays assistant coach Tim Bogar to be their first base coach. 

The Red Sox don't have many openings at key positions, and catcher is the only spot at which they may have to bring in somebody new if they can't re-sign C Jason Varitek. 

The Texas Rangers have traded pitcher Wes Littleton to the Boston Red Sox for a player or players to be named and cash. 

The Texas Rangers have traded pitcher Wes Littleton to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash. 

The Texas Rangers have traded pitcher Wes Littleton to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash.