Preview/Prediction

The 2010-11 offseason has been a busy one in Major League Baseball. After a huge free-agent signing yesterday shifted the MLB futures significantly overnight, it’s time to take a look at the current top 10.

1. Philadelphia Phillies (+160)

The Cliff Lee signing has put together one of the greatest pitching staffs in recent memory.

The Cliff Lee contract will eventually impact almost everyone in the league in some way, but for Philadelphia Phillies' right-handed pitcher Joe Blanton, that time is now. Phillies' GM Ruben Amaro acknowledges he will eventually need to make a trade to move some money and make room in the team budget for Lee.

Early Tuesday morning, Cliff Lee made a surprising announcement that he would be returning to Philadelphia with the signing of a five year, $120 million contract proposed by the team Monday night. This announcement left the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers still looking to add a starting pitcher to their rotation.

Cliff Lee just went to the Philadelphia Phillies.

I hope this isn't the first place you're hearing it.

While many baseball fans outside of New York were relieved to see the Yankees would not be able to fix their starting pitching troubles this year, it's still something that has left some of us glum. Why? Because the Northeastern stranglehold on baseball just returned to pre-expansion form.

The Milwaukee Brewers probably don't have enough room on their payroll to re-sign Prince Fielder after his contract expires after this season.

That's led to rumors about where the slugging first baseman could end up if the Brewers decide to trade him.

Whichever team tries to land him in a trade will be asked to give up a lot, but with Fielder's recent production, he's worth the price.

Here are the five teams most likely to have Fielder when the 2011 season begins.

As all baseball fans know, Cliff Lee is currently the best pitcher on the free agent market for the 2011 season. These previous days, the baseball community has been made aware of the offers for Lee.

The Yankees and the Rangers both have made strong bids. Although the exact offer has not been released, recent reports from ESPN both have show six/seven year deals from both the Rangers and the Yankees. Heck, even the Angels have an excellent shot of getting Lee!

Last season the Boston Red Sox won 89 games in what was predicted to be a "bridge year" for the franchise.  The constant storyline throughout the Sox season was injuries.  With various ailments affecting the young core of Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox were lucky to approach 90 wins.

With a disappointing season in the books and a rich free agent class, the Red Sox were hoping for Theo Epstein to make a splash in free agency to improve the team.

A better word to describe this offseason's transactions so far is cannonball.

As a mark to the end of the Winter Meetings, the Rule V Draft occurs each year between GMs to prevent teams from stockpiling talent in the minors that other teams could use on their major league roster.

Despite a flurry of movement at baseball's winter meetings, free agent pitcher Cliff Lee remains unsigned.

But that doesn't mean he hasn't been fielding offers.

According to reports, both the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers are bidding aggressively for the ace and an agreement may soon be reached. However, with some of the contracts that are being handed out (Jayson Werth - seven years/$126 million, Carl Crawford - $142 million), the price for the 31-year-old left-hander has become astronomical.