After signing Trevor Hoffman, the Brewers are looking for another arm. 

Trevor Hoffman's preference was to remain on the West Coast. 

Two things haven?t changed in the weeks and months since it said here that Jake Peavy wanted to pitch for the Cubs, and that the leader in the race to buy the team was Tom Ricketts. 

Scott Hairston and the San Diego Padres avoided arbitration, agreeing Thursday to a $1. 

The Padres are trying to rebound from a 99-loss season while dealing with a payroll ceiling of around $40 million set by an owner, John Moores, who is trying to sell the club. 

Would Jeff Moorad's purchase of the Padres come soon enough to salvage the 2009 season? With embattled team owner John Moores tightening purse strings during the club's pending sale stemming from a messy divorce from wife Becky, the Padres' player budget  

--INF Luis Rodriguez looks to be a front-runner to land a job at second base or shortstop, although the Padres are talking to veteran free agents at both positions. 

Recent Cubs trades may have positioned the team for another run at San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy. 

Trevor Hoffman's preference was to remain on the West Coast. 

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry refused to call it a salary dump, but the Cubs wound up saving a few bucks Tuesday. 

Would Jeff Moorad's purchase of the Padres come soon enough to salvage the 2009 season? With embattled team owner John Moores tightening purse strings during the club's pending sale stemming from a messy divorce from wife Becky, the Padres' player budget  

--INF Luis Rodriguez looks to be a front-runner to land a job at second base or shortstop, although the Padres are talking to veteran free agents at both positions. 

The Padres are trying to rebound from a 99-loss season while dealing with a payroll ceiling of around $40 million set by an owner, John Moores, who is trying to sell the club. 

TheMilwaukeeBrewers can't fight geography, especially the kind of West Coast geography that players often prefer. 

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