The Mets announce a number of moves at the annual Winter Meetings, held in Dallas, TX. First, they sign relievers Jon Rauch and Frank Francisco to free agent deals; the two were teammates in Toronto last season. Then, they trade OF Angel Pagan to San Francisco in return for yet another reliever – Ramon Ramirez – and OF Andres Torres­.

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays fill some of the hole in their bullpen by trading for hard-throwing reliever Sergio Santos from the White Sox, giving up top pitching prospect Nestor Molina in return.

Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun is named recipient of the Hall of Fame’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award for 2012.

During baseball’s Winter Meetings, the White Sox trade their closer Sergio Santos to the Blue Jays in exchange for Nestor Molina, a 22 year-old right-handed prospect with a 27-7 minor league won-loss record and a 2.21 ERA overall. Toronto’s new reliever, who recorded 30 saves in 36 opportunities with Chicago last season, will be an upgrade for the club, whose top closer in 2011 recorded only 17 saves.

The Miami Marlins sign free agent SS Jose Reyes, the National League batting champion, to a six-year contract worth $60 million. The Marlins are expected to move Hanley Ramirez to third base as a result.

2011 – The Blue Jays acquire C Jeff Mathis from the Angels for left-hander Brad Mills. Mathis is an outstanding fielder, but has a career batting average below .200. He will back up J.P. Arencibia, whose strengths and weaknesses are exactly opposite.

2011 – The Dodgers sign P Chris Capuano to a two-year contract.

The Orioles acquire C Taylor Teagarden from Texas for Class A P Randy Henry and a player to be named after next week’s Rule V draft.