Thanksgiving week was a slow one around Baseball, but the trickle of transactions contained some really good news. 

Thanksgiving week was a slow one around Baseball, but the trickle of transactions contained some really good news. 

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As Edinson Volquez-for-Josh Hamilton proved, the offseason was made for trading. 

The Rockies' offseason began with a bang when they dealt Matt Holliday to the A's for LHP Greg Smith, RHP Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. 

--In addition to adding Don Baylor as hitting coach, the Rockies hired Jim Tracy as bench coach, Rich Dauer as third base coach, Jim Wright as bullpen coach and Brian Jordan as strength and conditioning coach. 

The Rockies' offseason began with a bang when they dealt Matt Holliday to the A's for LHP Greg Smith, RHP Huston Street and OF Carlos Gonzalez. 

--In addition to adding Don Baylor as hitting coach, the Rockies hired Jim Tracy as bench coach, Rich Dauer as third base coach, Jim Wright as bullpen coach and Brian Jordan as strength and conditioning coach. 

By hiring Don Baylor as hitting coach, the Rockies hope to improve their future by reaching into their past. 

By hiring Don Baylor as hitting coach, the Rockies hope to improve their future by reaching into their past. 

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Certain numbers used to guarantee a guy would make the Hall of Fame. 

The A's continued their aggressive courtship of Rafael Furcal on Tuesday, meeting in Oakland with the free-agent shortstop, his wife, Glenny, and his agent, Paul Kinzer, according to major-league sources. 

Three charges against Barry Bonds were dismissed Monday by a federal judge who left intact most of the indictment alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly taking performance-enhancing drugs.