Greinke gets one more win: AL Cy Young  —  Royals right-hander's dominance nets 16-game winner award  —  KANSAS CITY — Zack Greinke won again on Tuesday — this time taking the Cy Young Award as the American League's best pitcher.  —  Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez received …

Yankees in no rush to make free-agent moves  —  Brian Cashman is letting the free agent river run down River Avenue to his Yankee Stadium door.  —  According to the World Champion Yankees GM, he doesn't have concrete ideas about retaining his free agents or signing free agents from other teams.

Minor League Free Agents  —  The World Baseball Classic last spring pushed back Opening Day and, consequently, the World Series, which finally concluded with a Game Six on Nov. 4.  It also delayed the free agent filing dates for both major and minor league players.

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New York Mets eye durable free-agent pitcher Joel Pineiro  —  The Mets, in search of an innings-eater to stabilize their rotation, are particularly intrigued by free-agent righthander Joel Pineiro, according to a team insider.  —  Pineiro, 31, had 15 wins with the Cardinals in 2009 …

Cleveland Indians name Sandy Alomar Jr. first base coach … CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sandy Alomar Jr. is coming home.  —  Alomar, 43, was named manager Manny Acta's first base coach today.  The former All-Star will also instruct Indians catchers.  With Class AA Eastern League MVP Carlos Santana knocking …

Bombers ‘nowhere’ on coaches  —  No Yankees coach except hitting instructor Kevin Long is signed for next year.  And while the general feeling is that the rest of Joe Girardi's staff is wanted back, none has been offered a contract for 2010.  —  “We are nowhere,” GM Brian Cashman said when asked …

Gonzalez is now with Boras  —  Two Major League sources have confirmed that Mike Gonzalez has chosen Scott Boras to now serve as his agent.  The left-handed reliever had previously been represented by Dan Lozano of the Beverly Hills Sports Council.  —  Boras' affiliation should not have much affect …

10 offseason moves that need to happen  —  Dayn Perry is a frequent contributor to FOXSports.com and author of the blog Spolitical, which explores the relationship between sports and politics.  He's presently at work on his second book, a biography of Reggie Jackson.  —  add this

Japanese pitcher Takahashi eyes Majors  —  Left-hander declares free agency after 10 years with Yomiuri  —  Left-handed pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, who recently completed his 10th season with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan, declared free agency on Tuesday and said that he wants to play in the Major Leagues.

It's a down year for free-agent starters  —  Lackey should command most attention in questionable market  —  This is not a good time to need to overhaul a starting rotation with a major assist from the free-agent market.  There are plenty of warm bodies, even some hot prospects …