Speculation when the winter began was that the Angels and Dodgers would engage in a bidding war for free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke. It hasn't quite worked out that way so far.

The Dodgers left the winter meetings Thursday pessimistic that they would be able to land Greinke, and the Angels all but closed the door on re-signing Greinke when they signed pitchers Tommy Hanson and Joe Blanton in the past week.