Jays sign pitcher Cordero to one-year deal (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos put the finishing touches on his bullpen makeover Wednesday by signing veteran right-hander Francisco Cordero to a US$4.5-million, one-year contract.

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Five Remaining Free Agent Pitchers the NY Mets Should Consider Signing: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Mets bolstered their bullpen at the 2011 Winter Meetings with the additions of hard-throwing relievers Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch and Ramon Ramirez. Now the bullpen should be able to protect leads, if the starting rotation can give them any next season, that is.

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Mets send CF Angel Pagan to SF, sign 2 relievers (AP)

Walking across the hotel lobby, New York Mets manager Terry Collins smiled. "We rebuilt our bullpen in one day," he said. In a rapid-fire series of moves at the winter meetings that took 1 1/2 days to put together and 1 1/2 hours to finalize, the Mets agreed to trade center fielder Angel Pagan to San Francisco for outfielder Andres Torres and pitcher Ramon Ramirez, and reached agreements...

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Harris’ single spoils Hernandez’s day (AP)

All day long, Livan Hernandez basked in the applause. When he walked in from the bullpen, he waved his cap. When manager Davey Johnson removed him from the game, he tipped his cap to the home plate umpire and again waved his cap in response to the warm ovation. Too bad he didn't pitch well. Hernandez left the game after giving up a game-tying home run and loaded the bases with three singles...

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Venable gets 4 hits, Padres finally hold off Mets (AP)

After squandering late leads in each of the previous two games, the San Diego Padres were determined not to let it happen again. Will Venable sparked San Diego's surging offense with four hits from the leadoff spot and the Padres' proud bullpen rebounded from consecutive flops, finally holding off the New York Mets in a 9-5 victory Wednesday night.

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Storen stays in DC, gets win as Nats top Mets 3-2 (AP)

Drew Storen sat in the bullpen and watched the clock. When the phone rang telling him to start warming up, he knew he was staying put with the Washington Nationals. When 4 o'clock came and went, he was left with no doubt whatsoever. When Storen jogged in from the bullpen to pitch the ninth inning, he was greeted with rousing cheers from fans ecstatic that their closer was still on the team,...

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Prince makes NL king: HR earns 2nd straight win (AP)

Heath Bell sprinted in from the bullpen and slid across the infield grass, tearing up the turf just short of the mound. It was that type of night: The National League never stopped moving. "I told some guys I wanted to have fun this All-Star game and needed some ideas," Bell said. The NL had all the good ideas Tuesday night.

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Tigers’ bullpen in shambles (Yahoo! Sports)

From solid to suddenly in tatters is the state of the Tigers' bullpen. The return to form of setup man Joaquin Benoit a few weeks ago solidified the Detroit bullpen. Jose Valverde could be sure of getting a good lead-in to a save.

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Mets recall RHP Carrasco, option Thayer (PA SportsTicker)

The New York Mets recalled D.J. Carrasco from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned Dale Thayer on Sunday in a swap of right-handers for the bullpen.

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Mets’ Young can’t start, Gee goes in his place (PA SportsTicker)

Mets pitcher Chris Young couldn't get loose in the bullpen before New York played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and didn't make his scheduled start.

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