In a three-team trade, the Reds obtain OF Shin-Soo Choo and IF Jason Donald from the Indians, sending OF Drew Stubbs to Cleveland and SS Didi Gregorius to the Diamondbacks. Arizona sends Ps Trevor Bauer, Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw to the Indians and also receives 1B Lars Anderson and P Tony Sipp from the Tribe.

3B Kevin Youkilis sign a one-year deal with the Yankees, where he he is counted on to fill in for the injured Alex Rodriguez.

2012 – The Twins sign P Kevin Correia to a two-year deal.

The Texas Rangers trade away their all-time leader in hits, runs, doubles and triples, Michael Young, a seven-time All-Star who had become a utility player. He goes to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitchers Josh Lindblom and Lisalverto Bonilla.

The Rays trade their ace, James Shields, along with fellow P Wade Davis, to the Royals for OF Wil Myers, last year’s Minor League Player of the Year, and Ps Jake Odorizzi and Mike Montgomery and 3B Patrick Leonard.

The Dodgers sign Korean pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu to a six-year contract for $36 million.

P Zack Greinke signs a six-year contract with the Dodgers, worth $147 million.

The Phillies obtain OF Ben Revere from the Twins in return for Ps Vance Worley and Trevor May.

The Rule V Draft is held on the last day of the Winter meetings in Nashville, TN. Former first-round draft choice Josh Fields is picked first overall, by the Astros. An interesting selection is made by the Indians, who pick 1B Chris McGuiness, MVP of the Arizona Fall League, from the Rangers.

For the third straight year, 1B Joey Votto of the Reds is named recipient of the Tip O’Neill Award given to the best ballplayer in Canada.