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. 

With the Yankees signing CC Sabathia, the heat has been turned up on the Boston Red Sox to sign free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira. 

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

The Rangers were not expected to be major players at the winter meetings. 

--C Gerald Laird was traded to Detroit for two right-handing pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.