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On Thursday, St. Louis officially traded a quartet of prospects to Miami for Stanton’s former teammate, Marcell Ozuna. The 27-year-old isn’t Stanton, but between him and 2017 breakout artist Tommy Pham, the Cardinals now feature arguably the hardest-hitting pair of outfielders in the National League.

If you love the Hot Stove — and let’s be honest, who doesn’t? — the Winter Meetings delivered the best kind of news. There’s more left. Lots more.

The Twins found their short-term solution at closer on the final day of the Winter Meetings on Thursday, agreeing to terms with veteran reliever Fernando Rodney on a one-year deal worth $4.5 million, with incentives that could push it to $6 million, according to multiple sources. The deal also includes a club option for 2019 with the same terms.

If you were looking for potential Major League arms, the 2017 Rule 5 Draft was the place to be. Jonathan Mayo examines the results.

The final day of the Winter Meetings began with the annual Rule 5 Draft. Teams were only able to make a selection if they had space on their 40-man roster.

Rebuffed by Giancarlo Stanton last week, the Cardinals returned to the Marlins’ outfield to find another answer in their search for an offensive upgrade. That pivot brought them to Marcell Ozuna, who the Cardinals believe can fill the middle-of-the-order void that they had initially hoped to plug with Stanton. After gaining momentum in trade talks with Miami on Tuesday, the Cardinals reached an agreement on Wednesday that will bring Ozuna to St. Louis.

The Angels made a move to plug the biggest remaining hole on their roster on Wednesday, acquiring veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Tigers in exchange for two Minor League prospects.

The A’s reached an agreement to acquire outfielder Stephen Piscotty from the Cardinals for two Minor Leaguers, sources confirmed to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman late Wednesday night.

A day after executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette confirmed that he is listening to offers for star third baseman Manny Machado, the club is making “good progress” on a trade, with five teams interested in Machado as of Wednesday.

The Angels made a move to plug the biggest remaining hole on their roster on Wednesday, acquiring veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Tigers, according to MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal.