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The first day of the 2014 MLB winter meetings was relatively quiet, but with a decision looming from Jon Lester, things are set to explode in San Diego over the next three days.

Three significant moves did get done during the first day of the meetings, with a the groundwork laid for a fourth as Jeff Samardzija to the Chicago White Sox became official early Tuesday morning.

Expect plenty more action between now and things wrapping up on Thursday evening, as teams continue to rework their rosters for the upcoming season.

After days of wheeling and dealing at Major League Baseball’s annual winter meetings, general managers and scouting directors will cap the week with the Rule 5 draft on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Following the World Series, every team faced a late-November deadline to set their respective 40-man rosters so as to identify the prospects left unprotected for the December draft.

You know that old saying about how you can never have too much pitching?

It would seem that the 2014-2015 Major League Baseball offseason is intent on putting that to the test.

You'll recall one of the main storylines at the start of the winter was the wealth of high-end pitchers on the free-agent market. Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and James Shields were available. So were Ervin Santana, Francisco Liriano and Brandon McCarthy.

And we’re off.

As the MLB winter meetings kick off in San Diego this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers seem primed to pull the trigger on a trade.

If it wasn't clear after the additions of Zach Duke and Adam LaRoche, it's definitely clear after the latest addition:

The Chicago White Sox are going for it in 2015.

The Chicago Cubs aren't messing around. If that wasn't clear already, the first day of Major League Baseball's winter meetings in San Diego brought it into sharp, undeniable focus. 

After rejecting a qualifying offer to remain with the New York Yankees, right-handed pitcher David Robertson has found a new employer in the Chicago White Sox.

With the MLB winter meetings starting recently, the number of rumors around the game has skyrocketed. It is all quite consuming, actually.

Miguel Montero of the Arizona Diamondbacks has been traded to the Chicago Cubs for minor league RHPs Jeferson Mejia and Zack Godley.

Continue for updates.

Tuesday, Dec. 9

Montero Traded to Cubs for Minor Leaguers 

The Cubs announced Montero has been traded to the Cubs for minor league pitchers Jeferson Mejia and Zack Godley: