It has been a quiet two weeks in the MLB world since the St. Louis Cardinals shocked the Texas Rangers as World Series Champions. So far the only news has been the lack of news on the free agency front. However, with that in mind, sports betting enthusiasts know, that in the next couple of weeks talks should heat up. Here is the latest offseason news in the world of baseball.

The Toronto Blue Jays are already making a ton of headlines prior to the start of the winter meetings set for the beginning of December. As it stands right now, the Blue Jays are in the hunt for several marquee talents to shore up their offense and pitching. Rumors are currently circulating, that the Blue Jays may be interested in Hanley Ramirez from the Florida Marlins as a second baseman.

Ramirez had a horrid campaign in 2011 and now appears to be expendable. The Marlins, and new manager Ozzie Guillen are looking at signing former New York Mets short stop Jose Reyes to take over for Ramirez. If Reyes does sign with the Mets, look for Toronto to make an attempt to grab Ramirez from Florida.

Another interesting aspect of the Toronto Blue Jays offseason is that they are in the hunt for a top closer. Over the last two seasons, the Jays have led the price per head MLB in blown saves. Meaning to say, with three marquee closers on the market and several closers open for trades, the Jays should find their man before the start of spring training.

Some names that have come out in the Jays bullpen search include Jonathan Papelbon from Boston, Heath Bell from San Diego and Joe Nathan from Minnesota. In all likelihood, the Jays will be looking to trade for a closer. One name that keeps popping up is Andrew Bailey from Oakland. The Jays have traded the most with Oakland in the two teams history, so a deal could be worked out.