Revisiting the MLBTR archives: December 2010

(Kevin C. Cox/Getty)A new month begins today, which means it’s time for another trip through the MLBTR archives. We looked at November 2010 last month, so now we’ll dive into December 2010. The 2010-11 offseason was headlined by Cliff Lee’s free agency, plus contract talks with Derek Jeter and to a lesser extent Mariano Rivera. Those were the biggest stories.

December is a crazy hot stove month thanks mostly to the Winter Meetings. The 2010 Winter Meetings were in Orlando from December 6th through 9th. The 2015 Winter Meetings are next week in Nashville. I’ve been to both places for the Winter Meetings. Orlando is a gazillion times better than Nashville. As a reminder, we’re looking back at…