Baseball Hall of Fame journalist Peter Gammons has decided to pursue new endeavors and will no longer be a contributor to ESPN after this week’s winter meetings.

The Giants Double-A Affiliate unveiled their new logo today. It's actually pretty cool.

This a-hole wants to know if the Padres would be interested in Papelbon...Jesus Lopez.

While agent John Boggs characterized the two-hour lunch meeting with Hoyer as ''cordial,'' he said it was more a get-acquainted session than a formal negotiation.

The Padres placed on the 40-man roster right-handed pitcher Craig Italiano, outfielder Chad Huffman and left-handed pitcher Steve Garrison.

Think we'll get Peavy back in the deal???

According to a baseball source, Red Sox farm director Mike Hazen declined an offer to become the Assistant General Manager of the Padres.

According to baseball sources, Hoyer, is attempting to lure Red Sox director of player development Mike Hazen to become San Diego’s assistant general manager.

"Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN...His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways."

Former Montreal Expo Terrmel Sledge hit a walkoff grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to give the Nippon Ham Fighters a 9-8 win over the Rakuten Eagles in the first game of Japan's Pacific League championship series.