According to the Baltimore Sun, the Cubs could send Felix Pie to the O’s, who would send Garrett Olson to San Diego.

The Red Sox have a three-year deal in place with Japanese RHP Junichi Tazawa, according to the Boston Globe.

According to Jim Street of MLB.com, citing the player’s agent, nine teams have expressed interest in free-agent OF Ken Griffey Jr, who would be willing to sign a one-year contract with incentives, depending on the team.

The Pirates consider C Ryan Doumit, OF Nate McLouth, LHP Paul Maholm and RHP Matt Capps as ‘untouchable,’ writes Dejan Kovacevic in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

According to Tim Kurkjian at ESPN.com, the D’Backs would be happy to trade OF Eric Byrnes, “but that is highly unlikely.”

Lastly, in a post to his blog for MASN, O’s reporter Rich Kubatko explains, “The Orioles still haven’t decided what to do with pitcher Daniel Cabrera, but they have until Dec. 12 to figure it out.”

Tazawa, who plays for the Industrial League’s Eneos Oil, is considered Japan’s top amateur pitcher and may skip entry into the Nippon Professional Baseball amatuer draft and sign with a Major League team instead.

According to multiple reports, Tazawa’s fastball tops out at 97 mph, but in the YouTube video below his fastball never tops 93 mph.

The video below also shows, the 5-foot, 11-inch right-hander has excellent command with the ability to change speeds with his fastball, curveball and slider.