Rangers right-hander Doug Mathis became a free agent on Friday when Texas decided not to offer him a 2009 contract. 

LAS VEGAS - Rangers general manager Jon Daniels left Baseball's winter meetings Thursday with one fewer catcher, a few new minor leaguers and little else. 

LAS VEGAS - Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein opened his first media session here Monday with the words, "I wouldn't expect anything to come out of these meetings, to be honest. 

LAS VEGAS -- The Pirates and free-agent utility infielder Ramon Vazquez agreed to the framework of a two-year, $4 million contract, and the team essentially swapped left-handed pitchers in the Rule 5 draft on the final day of Major League Baseball's Winte 

The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. 

The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. 

The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. 

As expected, the Rangers did thin out some of their depth at catcher at the winter meetings, sending Gerald Laird to Detroit for a pair of pitching prospects. 

--The Rangers have made preliminary contact with agent Barry Meister about possibly signing LHP Randy Johnson as a free agent. 

As expected, the Rangers did thin out some of their depth at catcher at the winter meetings, sending Gerald Laird to Detroit for a pair of pitching prospects. 

--The Rangers have made preliminary contact with agent Barry Meister about possibly signing LHP Randy Johnson as a free agent. 

With winter meetings done, Gerry Fraley sums up the state of the NL, where the Dodgers are still searching for starting pitching. 

LAS VEGAS -- General manager Neal Huntington this afternoon confirmed the Pirates' interest in signing free-agent infielder Ramon Vazquez. 

LAS VEGAS - The Rangers are interested in free-agent pitcher Randy Johnson, club president Nolan Ryan said Wednesday. 

Las Vegas - TheMilwaukeeBrewers focused on their pursuit of pitching help Wednesday in an attempt to at least partially compensate for the free-agent loss of ace CC Sabathia to the New York Yankees.