As the 2011 Winter Meetings went into their final night on Wednesday and none of the items on the Kansas City wish list had been filled, it appeared that the Royals might close up shop on Thursday without making a deal.

Kansas City opened a spot on its 40-man roster on Wedneaday by trading infielder Yamaico Navarro to Pittsburgh in exchange for two Minor Leaguers — right-hander Brooks Pounders and infielder Diego Goris.

Brian Cashman has a few different flight options set for getting home to New York, but it appears unlikely his travels will be held up by a trip to the interview podium at the Winter Meetings. 3

After San Francisco officially announced its acquisition of Angel Pagan from the New York Mets, manager Bruce Bochy affirmed Wednesday that he would throw open all three outfield spots to competition once the full squad convenes in late February at Scottsdale, Ariz.

The Angel Pagan trade unceremoniously ended the Giants' attempts to retain free-agent outfielders Carlos Beltran and Cody Ross.

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said that he is confident that shortstop Ian Desmond can start the 2012 season as the leadoff hitter on Wednesday.

If comments made by executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette were any indication, the Orioles' talk could morph into action as early as Thursday morning.

A quiet Winter Meetings continued for the D-backs on Wednesday, though they did find themselves in the middle of a couple of rumors, though not appear destined to pan out.

On Monday, the Padres officially lost closer Heath Bell, as the three-time All-Star completed his deal with the Marlins. It didn't take them long to find his replacement, finalizing a deal with the Rockies for closer Huston Street on Wednesday afternoon at the Winter Meetings.

Great city. Plenty of virtues. Patience just isn't one of them, especially when it comes to its professional sports teams IN New York, which only adds to the degree of difficulty facing the Mets this offseason.

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez admits it took him at least a month to get over his club's epic September collapse. He spent most of October close to his suburban Atlanta home.

Theo Epstein isn't criticizing what the Marlins have done. But it's not the approach the Cubs are taking since he took over the team in late October.

Standing in for GM Billy Beane at the Winter Meetings, A's assistant general manager David Forst assured the club has "a lot of options" when asked Wednesday if he's been pleased with the offers that have been put forward for Oakland's top players.

Though they might not leave the Winter Meetings with the biggest fish — Albert Pujols — on their line, the Marlins introduced their $106 million shortstop, Jose Reyes, on Wednesday shortly before reports surfaced that they're about to sign one of the top starting pitchers on the market, Mark Buehrle.

Theo Epstein has been the brunt of some good-natured jokes from baseball executives as the Cubs and Red Sox try to determine what he's worth as far as compensation. Because Epstein left Boston with one year remaining on his contract, the Cubs must provide some form of compensation.

On the surface, the Indians have been very quiet at these Winter Meetings. Behind the scenes, general manager Chris Antonetti has been active, holding plenty of discussions and exchanging a variety of trade proposals.

Having two dynamic impact players is a nice problem to have. The Marlins are making it clear they don't expect any problems of Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez co-existing on the left side.