Trade in one word: Cash  —  I did word clouds for Angels fans' reactions to the Vernon Wells trade at Halos Heaven and Jays fans' reactions at Bluebird Banter.  I don't think I'll need to tell you which is which.  (Click on them for a larger view.)  —  My favorite word from the Jays' chart: Jedi-Like.

BEANE BALL  —  In contrast to Cashman's mostly empty winter, his buddy, Beane, has had the busiest offseason of any GM.  Despite the usual financial constraints, Beane invested $22.85 million in free agents Hideki Matsui, Grant Balfour and Brian Fuentes and added another $12 million …

My dinner date with Joey Votto  —  He cleans up good.  —  Yup, I went to the BBWAA awards dinner in NYC tonight.  I decided to go at the last minute.  I was scairt of the snow.  If there's anything worse than wading through 4' high snowdrifts, it's wading through 4' high snowdrifts while wearing an evening gown and high heels.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman might want to leave Bombers and finally have a chance to be his own Boss  —  Lot of questions swirling around regarding Brian Cashman and his “Don't look at me” declaration at the Rafael Soriano soiree last Wednesday - not the least of which was …

Nolan Ryan predicts 90-95 wins  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan predicted 90 to 95 wins for his 2011 ballclub.  —  Ryan shared his thoughts on the team with a large group of fans at the Rangers' Fan Fest on Saturday at Arlington Convention Center.

Terry Collins Aiming to Eliminate Questions  —  “There's so much attention on the New York Mets and spring training I wanted to be able to limit the questions we had to deal with.  Obviously we'll have questions about [Oliver Perez], we'll have questions about [Luis Castillo] …

Giants and Torres Make a Deal  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have their roster ready for the start of spring training next month.  —  Center fielder Andres Torres and the World Series champions agreed to terms Saturday on a $2.2 million, one-year contract to avoid arbitration.

Will Rockies capitalize on April schedule?  —  While making the playoffs two of the past four years, the Colorado Rockies have shown they can come from behind, make up ground and finish with a rush.  But what if they broke fast and instead of muddling through April actually played well?

Rockies' Hammel signs two-year $7.75 million deal  —  Jason Hammel, happy and healthy during the team's commercial filming Friday, received further piece of mind today, signing a two-year, $7.75-million contract.  Because he was a Super Two in terms of service time, Hammel will have one arbitration season remaining in 2013.

Billy Butler Agrees To Extension With Royals  —  SUNDAY, 9:31am: Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star has the financial details of the deal (Twitter link).  Butler will earn $3MM in 2011, and $8MM per year from 2012 to 2014.  The contract also includes a $2MM signing bonus and a $12.5MM club option for 2015, with a $1MM buyout.

Armando Galarraga Rumors: Saturday  —  5:20pm: Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports that the Diamondbacks are making a strong push for Galarraga and the two sides are exchanging names.  He says that Single-A right-hander Kevin Eichhorn has been discussed, and it appears as though …

Rays Agree To Terms With Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez  —  The Rays have agreed to terms with both Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez, tweets Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.  The deals are pending physicals.  Damon's deal is worth $5.25MM plus a potential $750K in bonus money based on attendance.