GM Towers seeks to end Padres' year of turmoil by dealing Peavy  —  Towers said Monday he's more concerned with quality than quantity, noting that to sell a Peavy trade to San Diego's beleaguered baseball fans, a return of two or three high-end players would trump receiving a batch of five or six marginal players.

Cashman still a Pavano fan  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - When Carl Pavano walked off the mound on Sept. 25, most people assumed it would be the last time he would ever wear a Yankees uniform.  —  Not so fast.  —  Pavano, one of the biggest free-agent busts of all-time, could wind …

Agent: Mets can save money with Brian Fuentes  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Francisco Rodriguez may be the new single-season record holder after posting 62 saves with the Angels.  But the better free-agent value among closers is Brian Fuentes, according to agent Rick Thurman.

The latest updates from GM meetings … SI.com's Jon Heyman reports all week long from baseball's general manager meetings in California.  —  DANA POINT, Calif. — Star pitcher A.J. Burnett's agent Darek Braunecker will give the Blue Jays a final chance to re-sign Burnett in a meeting Tuesday afternoon …

The 2008 Internet Baseball Awards  —  AL Results and Wrap-Up  —  It's time to announce the winners of the 17th annual Internet Baseball Awards.  More than 1,400 baseball fans from cyberspace participated in this effort to honor those players and managers whose performance in 2008 were most deserving.

Rays' Friedman tabbed Exec of Year  —  Sporting News recognizes Tampa Bay's improbable rise  —  DANA POINT, Calif. — For orchestrating one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of Major League Baseball, Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Bay Rays is The Sporting News' choice as Executive of the Year for 2008.

Epstein going to work  —  Varitek's status high on agenda  —  THEO EPSTEINConfirms extension with Sox  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Theo Epstein may have been one of the last to arrive at baseball's general managers' meetings yesterday, but it wasn't because he was slacking off.

Wanna win?  Put Joba in pen  —  The Yankees used to dominate opponents by shortening the game.  If you didn't get 'em before Mariano and Co. came in, you weren't getting 'em at all.  —  This year, the Phillies dominated October the same way.  Get 'em before Brad “Coffin” Lidge and his setup men come in, or forget 'em.

Tampa Bay Rays - 2008 MLB Organization of the Year  —  It seemed there was a never-ending stream of superlatives when it came time to describe our selection as the 2008 MLB Organization of the Year.  Unconventional, youthful, tenacious, coming of age, and plucky were but a handful.

Maddux leaning toward retirement, Boras says  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Greg Maddux, who won 355 games and four Cy Young Awards in a 23-year career, is very close to retiring, his agent, Scott Boras, said Monday night.  —  “He hasn't made a final decision,” Boras said on the first day of baseball's general managers' meetings.

Pitching coach shuffle  —  The Rangers made Mike Maddux one of the game's highest-paid pitching coaches, luring him away from the Brewers with a two-year contract that is worth at least $500,000 per season and includes a club option for a third year, major-league sources say.

D-Backs to gauge FA market  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Baseball's off-season began here Monday at a picturesque hotel along the Pacific Ocean, a resort not far from where Randy Johnson owns a home.  —  The Diamondbacks didn't take the opportunity to address the uncertain future of their Hall …