Greetings from the historic Gaylord hotel and convention center.
The Major League Baseball winter meetings have officially begun here in Nashville. To keep track of all the deals, rumors and whispers, we will use a live thread every day that is continually updated. I will also do a live chat around 4:30 p.m. each day to answer questions.
While the meetings officially began this morning, the hot stove madness got going last night with reports of some free agent pitchers agreeing to new deals, specifically Hisashi Iwakuma and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Mariners and new general manager Jerry Dipoto wanted to bring the veteran right-hander back to solidify their rotation for next season.