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Fox Sports:
Boras overrating Beltre and Crawford? — Adam Dunn will be available for any team looking for power at first base. — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter.
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox claim reliever Taylor Buchholz on waivers — The Red Sox claimed right-hander Taylor Buchholz off of waivers on Monday. (AP) — The Red Sox claimed right-hander Taylor Buchholz on waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. His acquisition represents a buy-low move in the Red Sox' efforts to overhaul their bullpen.
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SoxProspects News and FenwayNationWorld
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Inbox: What will Wakefield's role be in 2011? — Beat reporter Ian Browne answers Red Sox fans' questions — What do you think is going to happen with Tim Wakefield? He kind of disappeared in late August and early September, and not much was mentioned about him. — It all depends on how the winter shakes out.
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MLB Rumors, Yahoo! Sports and Over the Monster
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Sox acquire Taylor Buchholz — The Red Sox have cornered the market on pitchers named Buchholz. — The announced this afternoon that the club claimed 29-year-old righthander Taylor Buchholz off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. He was added to the 40-man roster and will likely compete for a role in the bullpen.
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baseballmusings.com
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Ken Macha, and the rest of the coaching staff
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Mets Fever and NY Daily News
Tony Lee / NESN.com:
Pat Burrell, Magglio Ordonez Could Serve as Backup Plans If Red Sox …
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Boston Globe and FenwayNationWorld
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Mets managerial search: Terry Collins, Bob Melvin favorites …
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MetsBlog.com
Associated Press:
Buster Posey, Neftali Feliz win awards — NEW YORK — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz have been voted the Rookies of the Year. — Posey won the National League award in voting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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ESPN and Batter's Box Interactive …
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Close calls to come during awards season — Tight races include NL Rookie of the Year, AL Cy Young — There will be no shortage of close calls and no-brainers this week as baseball's award season rolls on. — On tap are the Baseball Writers' Association of America awards …
Larry Granillo / Wezen Ball:
Constructing a Periodic Table — Click the image to see the full chart. — There are few charts in the world as well-known and recognizable as the Periodic Table of the Elements. On charts and folders and schoolbooks everywhere, the periodic table has been around for almost 150 years.
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Patrick Flood and baseballmusings.com
ESPN.com:
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg hired by Philadelphia Phillies to manage Triple-A team — Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, a former candidate for the Chicago Cubs' manager job, has joined the Philadelphia Phillies organization as manager of their top minor league club, the Phillies announced Monday.
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Clint Hurdle takes over Pittsburgh Pirates, says he's not scared of long losing skid — PITTSBURGH — Clint Hurdle has been hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates' manager, saying he's not intimidated by the franchise's record 18 consecutive losing seasons. — Hurdle replaces John Russell …
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John Perrotto Beaver / Beaver County Times …:
Perrotto: Hurdle has personal reasons for managing Pirates
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NBCSports.com, Where Have You Gone … and Mets Fever
Enrique Rojas / MLB:
Source: Jose Contreras, Philadelphia Phillies nearing 2-year contract — ORLANDO, Fla. — Jose Contreras and the Philadelphia Phillies are close to a two-year, $5 million agreement, a source told ESPNdeportes.com. — Contreras — The source also said the deal includes a third-year option and performance incentives.
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The Zo Zone, MLB Rumors, Fanhouse MLB Blog, The Good Phight, HardballTalk, The700Level.com and Chicago Breaking Sports
Jorge Ebro / MiamiHerald.com:
Cuban baseball player defects to Nicaragua; has his eye on the majors — Yasiel Balaguer, 17, is the latest Cuban baseball player to defect with hopes of someday playing professionally in the United States. — EL NUEVO HERALD — One of the biggest promising stars of Cuban baseball …
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Baseball America
Sabernomics:
On $-per-Win Estimates of Baseball Players' Worth — Frequently, I receive a comment or e-mail that brings up the dollar-value estimates at Fangraphs.com. Fangraphs is a fine site with lots of interesting numbers, but I don't think the dollar-value estimates listed on the site …
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