Ramblings

* Both FSN.com’s Ken Rosenthal and Alex Rodriguez himself believe that Alex’s first priority is still to remain with the Yankees. In an official quote from Rodriguez’s site, Alex states that after talking it over with his family, he will communicate with the Steinbrenners and attempt to remain in pinstripes for the next 7-10 years.
* St. Louis Cardinals GM John Mozeliak told the media that third baseman Scott Rolen is indeed up for trade. This opens up another 3B option for many teams, most notably the Phillies, Dodgers, and Angels. Scott is due $36M throughout the next 3-years, a deal that he would probably receive in the open market anyway.
* The Atlanta Braves did not offer veteran Tom Glavine a contract in today’s winter meetings, but most believe they will and soon. Once a proposal is made, theres no doubt in my mind that Glavine will head to Atlanta for a 1-year, $8-9M contract with a mutual option for ‘09.
* When asked about being traded, Florida Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera told reporters that he would like to remain at third, but would be open to the possibility of moving around the diamond in order to improve the club he would play for. Even with this news, I doubt a team would acquire Miguel and move him elsewhere, unless its DH.