Option play: White Sox keep Buehrle, Dye, Iguchi … CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle, Jermaine Dye and Tadahito Iguchi all were instrumental in helping the Chicago White Sox win the World Series in 2005.  Nearly 12 months later, the White Sox decided to retain their services.

Padres Decline Option On Piazza; Bring Back Cameron  —  San Diego, CA — (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres declined their 2007 contractual options on catcher Mike Piazza and infielder/outfielder Ryan Klesko on Monday.  —  The team also exercised their 2007 options on outfielder Mike Cameron …

Shortstop Young highly ranked by Elias  —  Lee, Padilla are latest Rangers to file for free agency  —  Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez get national attention because they play for the New York Yankees, but Michael Young is more highly regarded in the 2006 Elias Player Rankings.

Pelfrey has own October  —  Met rookie rises in Fall League  —  MESA, Ariz. - The night of Steve Trachsel's short-lived outing in St. Louis during Game 3 of the NLCS, Mike Pelfrey also took the mound.  —  The 2005 first-round pick, who once figured to be a contributor to the Mets' postseason …

Arizona Fall League Notebook: Oct. 30  —  SURPRISE, Ariz.—Hunter Pence has never really been a good defender.  The 23-year-old will hit for average, and you know he's going to hit for power with 59 homers over the last two seasons—the last 28 of which came at Double-A Corpus Christi during the regular season.

Carlos Lee, Aramis Ramirez lead latest free-agent filers … Carlos Lee is ready to cash in on his career season.  —  Lee was among 39 players to file for free agency Monday, a list that also includes Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez and St. Louis Cardinals postseason hero Scott Spiezio.

Let the 2007 Offseason Begin  —  Well the 2006 Baseball season has come to an end and Braden Looper is a World Series Champion.  Take heart in the fact that he did nothing to earn said title.  Even better, that cheating Kenny Rogers is still a loser.  You can argue the aspects of the rule bending …

Phils eye Soriano, Sheffield during off-season shuffle  —  The moment the World Series ends is the moment baseball's hot stove starts to heat up.  —  Alfonso Soriano.  Gary Sheffield.  Pat Burrell.  —  Phillies fans will read and hear plenty about those players in the coming months …

Nats' Soriano Files For Free Agency  —  Alfonso Soriano took what could be the first step in leaving the Washington Nationals yesterday, officially declaring free agency, opening the bidding among all 30 major league teams on perhaps the premier offensive player on the market.

The New Collective Bargaining Agreement - Revenue Sharing  —  Wonders never cease.  Almost two months before the December 19th deadline, management and the Players' Association hammered out a new collective bargaining agreement that will run for five years, expiring on December 11, 2011.