There are so many moves going on, I'm not going to comment on any of them, but I'll at least try to list them.

The biggest move of the day so far involves Texas and Washington. Second baseman Alfonso Soriano is on his way to the Nationals, who are sending Brad Wilkerson, Termel Sledge, and a minor league pitcher to the Rangers.

San Diego was active in the trade market again, sending second baseman Mark Loretta to Boston for backup catcher Doug Mirabelli.

The Brewers cleared the way for Prince Fielder to take over at first base by sending Lyle Overbay to Toronto for Dave Bush and Gabe Gross. Both teams are also owed a "player to be named later".

I'm no expert on the Rockies, so someone will have to explain the benefit of this deal for me: Colorado sent Larry Bigbie and Aaron Miles to St. Louis for Ray King. Yeah, I'm confused too.

Also, Trevor Hoffman is staying in San Diego, and Roger Clemens was not offered arbitration by Houston, meaning if he's staying with the Astros, he can't sign with them until May 1.

» Nationals acquire Soriano from Rangers [mlb.com]
» Red Sox land Loretta from Padres [mlb.com]
» Jays obtain Overbay from Brewers [mlb.com]
» Cardinals trade King to Rockies [mlb.com]

Trading was heavy on day three of the Winter Meetings, and I'll try to recap as many of the big ones as I can.

Outfielder Juan Pierre became the latest member of the Florida Marlins to add the prefix "former-" to that title. He was sent to the Cubs for a trio of pitchers.

The Braves sent catcher Johnny Estrada out west to Arizona for a pair of righty relievers.

The Padres and Devil Rays got in on the action, as San Diego sent third baseman Sean Burroughs to Tampa Bay for pitcher Dewon Brazelton.

Journeyman pitcher Mark Redman is on the move again. The former Twin, Tiger, Marlin, and Athletic can now add Pirate to his list of formers, as Pittsburgh is sending Redman to the Royals for pitcher Jonah Bayliss.

This one isn't confirmed just yet, but the Pirates and Reds are said to be close to a deal that would send first baseman Sean Casey to Pittsburgh in exchange for pitcher Dave Williams.

I believe that's all the big moves for today so far, but the meetings are not yet over....

» Cubs fill big hole with speedy Pierre [mlb.com]
» Braves ship Estrada to D-Backs [mlb.com]
» Rays acquire Burroughs from Padres [mlb.com]
» Bucs acquire Bayliss for Redman [mlb.com]
» Pirates close to bringing Casey home [mlb.com]

You can remove Paul Konerko and Brian Giles from the list of available free agents - both have agreed to return to their current teams. Konerko agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract with the White Sox, while Giles has apparently agreed to terms on a three-year, $30 million deal with the Padres. Both teams have been active this offseason, with Chicago sending Aaron Rowand to Philadelphia for Jim Thome and San Diego sending Xavier Nady to the Mets for Mike Cameron, and getting their big free agents back will be important pieces to the puzzle if both teams are to win their divisions again in 2006.

By re-signing Konerko and acquiring Thome, it appears to signal the end of Frank Thomas's career with the White Sox. Thomas could still sign with the team, but with Konerko and Thome to split time at first base and designated hitter, that leaves no room in the everyday lineup for one of the best hitters in baseball history. I guess we'll have to wait to see now how the rest of the offseason plays out.

» Konerko re-signs with White Sox [mlb.com]
» Giles reaches agreement with Padres [mlb.com]

The temperatures may be dropping, but MLB's offseason action is just starting to heat up. Following the news announced earlier this week that the Florida Marlins would be shipping Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to the Boston Red Sox for a trio of prospects, the Fish are making headlines again with the news that Carlos Delgado is on his way to the New York Mets for Mike Jacobs and a minor league pitcher. The Mets, of course, already sent Mike Cameron to San Diego for Xavier Nady, and are said to still be interested in bringing Manny Ramirez to New York. Not to be outdone, the Phillies and White Sox are said to have reached a deal to swap Jim Thome for Aaron Rowand. Rowand will likely find his place in the middle of an outfield that already contains powerhitters Pat Burrell and Bobby Abreu. The acquisition of Thome likely means that either Frank Thomas or Paul Konerko - if not both - has played his last game in a White Sox uniform.

Especially interesting are these moves on the part of Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria. Florida appears to be on a fire sale to rival the one that followed their World Series win in '97. Although offloading Lowell and Delgado will considerably reduce Florida's payroll while simultaneously making them a considerably younger team - Lowell is 31, while Delgado is 33 - sending Josh Beckett to Boston seems to make little sense. Beckett is only 25, and his salary should be considered negligible for a former World Series MVP. Should Florida choose not to re-sign A.J. Burnett, they'll be looking to Cy Young runner-up Dontrelle Willis to carry the load for a young team.

And, along with the confirmed deals, the race to sign closer Billy Wagner is still on, but the Mets look to be frontrunners in that deal. Wagner is holding out to see if any other offers come in, but the acquisitions of Delgado and Nady - along with talk of the potential acquisition of Ramirez - have to be making a move to Shea sound pretty enticing.

» Delgado and Thome headed to new teams [Yahoo! Sports]