At first glance, it seems like the Yankees get the best part of today's three-team trade because of Curtis Granderson's name, experience, and All-Star potential.  Let's look at this trade from each team's perspective a little closer:

New York Yankees

Yankees receive 28-year-old Curtis Granderson.

The Ace List

Here is an early look at my Top 10 Fantasy baseball picks for the 2010 season as of right now, in a 5x5 rotisserie league format.

No. 1 Albert Pujols (1B-Cardinals)

Is there any debate here?  Albert does it all for you.  He even stole 16 bases last year.  I wouldn't expect him to do that again necessarily, but 10 steals is reasonable to expect.  He will be a triple crown threat next year, and if you are lucky enough to get the No. 1 pick, take him and be thankfully that you have him on your team.

2009 Stats: .327 AVG, 47 HR, 135 RBI, 16 SB, 124 R

Alfonso Soriano has seen most of his stats diminish every year since his career season with the Nationals in 2006. Because he had a decent 2007, his first season as a Northsider, some have argued that his Cubs career, thus far, could be described as a wash or even a mild success.

His statistical trends, however, show that his Cub career has been poor, and is getting worse.

It’s finally that time of year, folks. This is what we’ve been waiting for since the Mariners fell out of the AL West race back in July: the winter meetings are finally here.

Day one was relatively uninteresting, with no major news taking place. There were a few minor signings and arbitration decisions—however none of them involved the Mariners so I’m not even going to talk about them.

There were a few developments on the Mariners front, though.

Shortstop Adam Everett was signed Monday to a one-year contract for the 2010 season by the Detroit Tigers, who were able to cross an item off their shopping list.

The signing of Everett does not come as much of a surprise for a franchise that is short of cash but flush with needs. The financial reality of the Tigers does not allow them much leeway in offseason spending.

The announcements of players offered arbitration made Twins fans happy last weekend as three names being bandied about—Placido Polanco, Orlando Hudson, and Felipe Lopez—were all set free by their respective teams. This was particularly important for Hudson and Polanco, since due to their Type-A status they would have cost a first-round pick to sign. In the past, the Twins have been reticent to sign players and give up their pick, so this was indeed a prime development.

The Red Sox have a history of taking chances on talented pitchers with a history of injury, or who are in fact returning from injury. 

As baseball owner's wallets get bigger, so do the contracts of the player they purchase.

The more you pay for a player, the higher the risk of that player failing is. For every good signing, there's ussually about five huge mistakes. Your Carl Pavanos, Jason Schmidts, and Barry Zitos.

This article counts down the 10 worst contracts handed out in this decade. If you think I've left any off, just leave me a comment.

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If you're waiting for the Tampa Bay Rays to give you a big time free agent closer as a Christmas present, forget it. It's not happening.

No, your Tampa Bay Rays will be looking for arms in the bullpen but still do not feed the need to break the bank for a back end finisher.

"The bank is full," Principal Owner Stu Sternberg said. "There is no $7 million closer showing up."

Instead, look for the Rays to find role players. Guys like Jonny Gomes, Eric Hinske, or Wily Aybar. Guys who can give the team the most bang for the buck.