The Philadelphia Phillies addressed their starting rotation Saturday by acquiring pitcher Charlie Morton in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Phils announced that minor league pitcher David Whitehead was sent to Pittsburgh in exchange for the 32-year-old veteran.

The Seattle Mariners bolstered their bullpen Saturday by signing former Miami Marlins closer Steve Cishek to a two-year contract.

This year’s winter meetings, while not nearly the whirlwind of blockbuster activity they were last year, gave us plenty to chew on through the new year.

A few notable teams have been clear offseason winners through this past week, and a few others have been virtually shut out despite carrying high expectations into the meetings. That is part of the reason there is so much left to dissect as the hot-stove season enters what could be a cool period before teams pick up their activity after Christmas.

The MLB hot stove continues to simmer well after the winter meetings ended Wednesday. 

Veteran outfielder Michael Cuddyer is hanging up his mitt after 15 years.

Jake McGee has been a staple at the back end of the Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen for the past several seasons, but the veteran lefty could be on the move.

Continue for updates.

Report: McGee Trade Talks Intensifying

Friday, Dec. 11

According to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, the McGee trade front has heated up significantly over the past one or two days.

The 2015 MLB winter meetings are officially in the books, and they will likely be remembered for a flurry of activity and nonstop rumors.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: We told ourselves we were only going to deal with transactions during the winter meetings, which ended Thursday afternoon. But some things are too big to ignore, so with the news that free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward has chosen the Chicago Cubs (first reported by Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times), we've added an 11th transaction.

The MLB offseason didn't end with the conclusion of the winter meetings. Far, far from it. There are still a gaggle of big names unsigned, after all, and a couple of long, cold months before the first spring thaw.

That's ample time for agents and general managers to haggle, players to ponder and, at long last, all the trade and free-agent pieces to fall into place.

Close your eyes, Washington Nationals fans, and picture it: Bryce Harper and Jason Heyward, two of the game's most dynamic young players, roaming the outfield together.

It's far from a sure thing, but it's also not an impossible dream.

The rumor, which dropped as the winter meetings were wrapping up in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, came courtesy of CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman: