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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
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 …
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Greinke's performance may be AL Cy-worthy — KC ace shy on wins, but could have resume to top CC, others — A baseball season is like a garden, with stories blooming all over. But 2009 had no better, more inspiring or jaw-dropping story than the slim, blond right-hander who …
Associated Press:
Kansas City Royals' Zack Greinke wins American League Cy Young Award — Greinke had a 16-8 record with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners. — Greinke received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points …
Steve Kornacki / MLive.com:Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander deserving of first-place vote on my Cy Young ballot
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels GM says focus is not on outfielder Matt Holliday — Tony Reagins says re-signing John Lackey and Chone Figgins remain the top priorities. Vladimir Guerrero and Darren Oliver are also still in play. — Free-agent outfielder Matt Holliday hit .313 with 24 home runs and 109 RBI …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
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.
Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
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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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Book excerpt: “Evaluating Baseball's Managers”—Billy Martin — For the next few weeks, THT will publish excerpts from Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008, which is scheduled for release in December, but can be ordered now. For a limited time, if you order it now you will get at no additional charge—new book smell!
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
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 …
George A. King III / New York Post:
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 …
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
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 …
Mark Bowman / Bowman's Blog:
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 …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Inbox: Will Reds re-sign Gomes? — Beat reporter Mark Sheldon answers Cincy fans' questions — What are the chances of the Reds re-signing Jonny Gomes and Laynce Nix? If they don't, who will be the everyday left fielder? — One of the bigger offseason decisions facing the front office …
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Dayn Perry / Fox Sports:
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
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
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 …
