LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- A few teams came up big this week Winter Meetings at Disney World. Others simply stood pat, either hampered by financial restrictions or choosing to wait until later in the offseason to make their moves. Then there were the teams that were hurt by events at the Swan and Dolphin Resort. FanHouse TV's Dan Graziano and Steve Phillips try to identify the latter group as they present this week's losers.

While Zack Greinke may not have carved up the American League in 2010 the way he did in 2009, there's no denying that he's as desirable a commodity as there is on the trade market this winter. Given his age, front-of-the-rotation stuff and track record, you can't blame the Royals for requesting nothing less than a king's ransom from potential trade partners.

As of now, we've heard that teams like the Blue Jays and Rangers have expressed interest in the 27-year-old, and more clubs figure to get involved in the coming days. So, which club may be in the best position to pay Kansas City's asking price?

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Non-tendered by the Dodgers last week, catcher Russell Martin appears close to finding a new team. Sources at the winter meetings said the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Yankees and Rockies are all in the hunt for his services and are satisfied with the medical reports on his hip.

All three of the AL East powers could use catching help. Boston, which re-signed captain Jason Varitek last week as backup, is heading into 2011 with Jarrod Saltalamacchia as their starter, but if it signs Martin it could send Saltalamacchia, who has one option left, back to the minors for more seasoning.

New York is transitioning Jorge Posada to full-time DH duty, meaning highly regarded prospect Jesus Montero is atop its depth chart. Toronto, meanwhile, lost John Buck to free agency last month when he signed a three-year deal with the Marlins.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- There is no better way to judge just how well Pat Gillick did his job than to look at how well Gillick's successors fared in the same job.

Gillick, elected to the Hall of Fame Monday by the Expansion Era Veterans Committee, left the Blue Jays a year after Toronto had won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992-93. The Jays have had one finish as high as second place since.

After a three-year stint in Baltimore from 1996-98 in which the Orioles made consecutive appearances in the American League Championship Series, he left and they haven't had a .500 season since.

Currently a consultant with the Phillies, Gillick spent four years in Seattle when the Mariners averaged 98 wins a season, setting the AL record with a 116-win 2001 season. The Mariners have had just one second place finish and no 90-win seasons since.

You can look at each franchise and spell out why they have trouble winning. But when Gillick was in charge, they didn't have that kind of trouble.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Longtime baseball executive Pat Gillick is the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gillick was elected by the Expansion Era Committee, the only candidate on a ballot of eight former players, three executives and one manager to receive the necessary 75 percent of the vote.

"I can't tell you what an honor this is, and really I think it's on behalf of all the people that I worked with over the years. That's who I feel this honor is for," Gillick said. "The owners, the scouts, the managers, the player development people -- they'll share in this award.

"It's over the hill."

Gillick received votes from 13 of the 16 members of the selection committee, one more than was necessary for election. Falling just short once again was Marvin Miller, the legendary former head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, who received 11 votes.

Gillick is currently a senior adviser for the Phillies. He served as general manager in Philadelphia from 2006-08, following stints as the GM in Seattle (2000-03), Baltimore (1996-98) and Toronto (1985-93). He world World Series championships with the Blue Jays (1992-93) and Phillies (2008), and his 2001 Mariners won a record 116 games.

The Padres and Blue Jays have undeniable depth issues in their farm systems, but both brought pure impact players into their systems on the eve of the Winter Meetings.

For the Padres, the package was more significant, as they received Casey Kelly (pictured above), Anthony Rizzo and Reymond Fuentes in exchange for Adrian Gonzalez. In a smaller deal, Toronto may have stolen prospect Brett Lawrie from the Brewers in exchange for Shaun Marcum.

In both cases, despite giving up big parts of their big-league rosters, the sellers have to be extremely pleased with their respective prospect hauls.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Brewers got a jump on the Winter Meetings action Sunday night by acquiring starter Shaun Marcum from the Blue Jays, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

Marcum had impressive numbers for Toronto this season, going 13-8 with a 3.64 ERA in 31 starts after missing all of 2009 following elbow surgery. The Brewers reportedly are sending top prospect Brett Lawrie -- a British Columbia native -- to the Jays.

The Toronto Star reported another Canadian, right-hander Nick Bucci, might also be coming to the Jays in the deal, but the Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt said late Sunday the trade is Marcum for Lawrie, straight up.

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Brewers general manager Doug Melvin wouldn't confirm the trade when contacted by the Journal Sentinel, but didn't do much in the way of evasive maneuvering either.

The Cardinals shored up their bullpen Tuesday by signing free-agent lefty Brian Tallet to a one-year deal.

Tallet, 33, was one of the more effective middle relievers in the American League during an impressive stretch for the Blue Jays from 2006-08 but has struggled since.

Toronto tried to make him a starter in 2009 and saw his ERA balloon from a career-best 2.88 in relief the previous year to 5.32 in 37 appearances -- 25 of them starts. Tallet, who has battled elbow and shoulder problems, was even shakier in 2010, going 2-6 with a 6.40 ERA in 34 appearances that included five starts.

He was effective against left-handed hitters in 2010, though, limiting them to a .176 average, and he figures to be used more as a lefty specialist by the Cardinals, who also have Trever Miller in that role.

The offseason is supposed to be a perennial winter of discontent for baseball fans. It was, after all, Hall of Fame second baseman Rogers Hornsby who quipped just so when asked what he did once the season ended.

"I'll tell you what I do," Hornsby replied. "I stare out the window and wait for spring."

And yet, it's hard not to feel optimistic even now. Baseball reminds us -- day in and day out, year after year -- that anything is possible next year, and with so many stars available in free agency and trade, a team's fortunes next year can change rapidly in the intervening months.

It's with those good vibes in mind, that we partake in a baseball-slanted Thanksgiving tradition. Below we offer a collection of things for fans of every team to be thankful for -- yes, even the Pirates. So enjoy. Gorge on turkey and all the trimmings. And remember Opening Day is only about four months away.