Spencer Howard, formerly a Phillie, and most recently a Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagle, has signed with the Yomiuri Giants. If he could put in a good word about Philadelphia while in Tokyo, that would be much appreciated. Cole Hamels makes the Cooperstown cases for Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. ($)

Chris Towers and I will be making the Offseason Tracker our home base for the next few weeks, churning out content as the news warrants. Here, you'll get a breakdown of all the moves that matter for Fantasy Baseball without all the fluff.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi as Mets 'not seriously involved' in Tatsuya Imai talks. The New York Mets still need to improve their starting rotation before Spring Training, but another potential target is now off the board.

Tatsuya Imai recently agreed to a contract with the Houston Astros. Before the contract agreement was announced, David Adler of MLB.com wrote an article about the pitcher, making five MLB comparisons for him. Imai's fastball was among the comparisons, as Adler made the connection to Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan's heater.