Alderson said he spoke with Hoffman briefly since the offer was pulled, but that was a few weeks ago.

"As far I know," Alderson said, "(General Manager) Kevin (Towers) and Trevor's agent have not spoken for some time."

And those close to Hendry expect him to restart the Peavy talks with the San Diego Padres that broke down a month ago at the winter meetings.

Because our minor league system continues to mature, we have less of a need for the veteran AAA player who provides insurance at the Major League level - we are quite comfortable with the idea of many of our young kids filling those roles. Therefore, we have been able to focus on players we believe have a chance to compete for a job on the Major League team.

Every day from now to Spring Training, MLB.com/Live will air a classic game on Baseball's Best. The Padres' clinching Game 5 win can be seen Wednesday at 8 a.m. PT.

"I like Ced a lot," Towers said. "He reminds me of (former Twins and Cubs regular) Jacque Jones, with better on-base percentage." Notes Asked if the Padres have interest in center fielder Andruw Jones, Towers said "probably not." In return for a restructured contract that frees up money for 2009, the Dodgers are granting Jones free agency.

Milano, 36, will marry David Bugliari, an agent at the Creative Arts Agency. The couple have been dating for more than a year.

In fact, I mentioned a funny story about that in my book. When I was trying to figure out whom to pick as the most overrated reliever of all time, I asked a retired starter which closer he'd pick. And he answered: "All of them." It was a funny line, but obviously, he didn't mean it. Mariano Rivera belongs in the HOF. Anybody doubt that? Goose Gossage belongs. Trevor Hoffman will belong. But the save IS the most overrated stat in baseball, so your point's otherwise well taken.