Tony Reagins checked out of the Bellagio without a deal for slugger Mark Teixeira, without a starter to fill out the rotation or a clear-cut closer, and without three triple-A pitchers who were plucked from the team's farm system in Thursday's Rule 5 draf 

Gather thousands of Baseball executives, player agents and reporters under one roof for four days, and big news is sure to happen. 

Las Vegas --- Available later today at the Braves' team store: Shirts with the slogan "My team's brass spent four days in Las Vegas and all we got was this crummy T-shirt. 

LAS VEGAS ? There couldn?t have been a starker contrast. 

It isn't easy being Jim Hendry, but it's sure fun to try. 

--With SS Khalil Greene going to the Cardinals, who plays short for the Padres? The position might be the weakest in the Padres' farm system. 

Changes are already being made for the 99-loss Padres -- mostly addition by subtraction. 

Trading shortstop Khalil Greene to St. 

LA? NYC? SF? CC Sabathia has plenty of suitors. 

LA? NYC? SF? CC Sabathia has plenty of suitors. 

--With SS Khalil Greene going to the Cardinals, who plays short for the Padres? The position might be the weakest in the Padres' farm system. 

Changes are already being made for the 99-loss Padres -- mostly addition by subtraction. 

Trading shortstop Khalil Greene to St. 

The Cubs maintain that they are "not even close" to a trade for Padres right-hander Jake Peavy and continue to mull a run at free-agent lefty Randy Johnson if the price for Peavy proves too steep. 

Padres general manager Kevin Towers said yesterday that if he doesn't find a new employer soon for ace Jake Peavy, he might commit to keeping Peavy until the start of the 2009 season.