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SAN DIEGO — You looked at the foundation pieces of the Chicago White Sox. You watched as ace Chris Sale finished third in American League Cy Young voting. You watched as Jose Abreu was chosen as the unanimous Rookie of the Year and finished fourth in AL MVP voting.

This is a team, you thought, that is not far away.

As Monday night bled into Tuesday morning, it became apparent the White Sox are thinking the exact same thing.

Free agency couldn't have come at a worse time for Justin Masterson. The big right-hander had the worst year of his career in 2014 and was left off St. Louis' playoff roster after being traded from Cleveland in July. 

While that doesn't help Masterson's value this winter, it does make him appealing to teams unable or unwilling to dish out massive contracts to other pitchers on the market. Those suitors are starting to line up, based on recent news reports. 

The first day of the 2014 MLB winter meetings was relatively quiet, but with a decision looming from Jon Lester, things are set to explode in San Diego over the next three days.

Three significant moves did get done during the first day of the meetings, with a the groundwork laid for a fourth as Jeff Samardzija to the Chicago White Sox became official early Tuesday morning.

Expect plenty more action between now and things wrapping up on Thursday evening, as teams continue to rework their rosters for the upcoming season.

After days of wheeling and dealing at Major League Baseball’s annual winter meetings, general managers and scouting directors will cap the week with the Rule 5 draft on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Following the World Series, every team faced a late-November deadline to set their respective 40-man rosters so as to identify the prospects left unprotected for the December draft.

You know that old saying about how you can never have too much pitching?

It would seem that the 2014-2015 Major League Baseball offseason is intent on putting that to the test.

You'll recall one of the main storylines at the start of the winter was the wealth of high-end pitchers on the free-agent market. Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and James Shields were available. So were Ervin Santana, Francisco Liriano and Brandon McCarthy.

And we’re off.

As the MLB winter meetings kick off in San Diego this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers seem primed to pull the trigger on a trade.

If it wasn't clear after the additions of Zach Duke and Adam LaRoche, it's definitely clear after the latest addition:

The Chicago White Sox are going for it in 2015.

The Chicago Cubs aren't messing around. If that wasn't clear already, the first day of Major League Baseball's winter meetings in San Diego brought it into sharp, undeniable focus. 

After rejecting a qualifying offer to remain with the New York Yankees, right-handed pitcher David Robertson has found a new employer in the Chicago White Sox.