It's funny, but I didn't know the Winter Meetings existed until about 2006. Now, I can't wait for them each December. Longtime readers know the drill: if you see something posted by one of the usual suspects, post it here.

Dayton Moore has been active at the Meetings in the past, and he's already off to a fast start this off-season. Expect the unexpected. Which may be better than the insane (aka the least well-recieved post in RR history).

Your regular assortment of links is after the jump:

Royals:

• Royals To Sign Noel Arguelles - Royals Authority
• The Royal Tower: Royals sign Cuban LHP?
• Bryan Bullington By The Books | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog
• Rany on the Royals: Kevin Appier: A Retrospective.
• J.P. and Dayton | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog
• The Royal Tower: TRT's 2010 Prospect List - #20 and #21
• Broken Bat Single: 2009 PCL Heat Chart
• Royally Speaking: How does Pudge fit into "the process"?
• Royals Top 30 Prospects: #12-7 - Royals Review

Baseball:

• A Brief Primer on the Rays Off-Season to Date and a Look Forward to the Winter Meetings - DRaysBay
• Dodgers' Juan Pierre drawing interest - MLB Daily Dish
• A Good Trade Doesn't Have To Be Foxy - Athletics Nation
• 2010 Draft Order – Updated December 4 " Andy Seiler's MLB Draft Blog
• Will David Wright's power return? - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN
• Baltimore Orioles Top 20 Prospects for 2010 - Minor League Ball
• Blogger Hints 101 - "Headlines to Get Your Baseball Blog Noticed and Increase Traffic" - Beyond the Box Score
• Braves GM Frank Wren on Starters and Trades - Talking Chop
• The Template | U.S.S. Mariner

Grab Bag

• A hung parliament won’t stop the cuts | Martin Ivens - Times Online
• Anatomy of a Rumor- The Blue-Gray Sky
• Do Goalies Need to Face Shots in Order to Stop Shots? - Behind The Net
• Missouri = Poor ticket sales for bowls? - Rock M Nation
• A sign that Libs have got it right | The Australian
• YouTube - Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz (HQ Audio)