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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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MetsBlog.com, Mets Merized Online, Federal Baseball, JSOnline, NESN.com, Al's Ramblings and Projo Sox Blog
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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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Yahoo! Sports, MLB Rumors and Over the Monster
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
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
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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McCovey Chronicles, ESPN and Batter's Box Interactive …
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Will Carroll / The Biz of Baseball:
Voting Buster — EDITORS NOTE: The BBWAA has announced that Buster Posey wins the NL ROY award, while Neftali Feliz wisn the AL ROY — Since being invited to join the BBWAA in 2008, I've been given the honor of voting for three awards. I think that while the BBWAA awards aren't perfect …
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BBWAA.com
Ebenezer Samuel / NY Daily News:
Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz, San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey named MLB Rookies of the Year — Plenty of veteran talent was on display when the Giants faced off against the Rangers in last month's World Series. And there were a few young stars on the field, too.
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 …
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Phillies, Contreras Agree to Two-Year Contract — The Phillies have reached an agreement with Jose Contreras on a two-year, $5.5 million contract, according to a source. The contract includes a club option for 2013. — ESPNDeportes.com first reported last night the parties were close to a deal.
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The Fightins, MLB Rumors and Phillies Nation
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phillies Reach Agreement With Jose Contreras — The Phillies reached an agreement with reliever Jose Contreras on a two-year, $5.5MM deal, reports MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The contract includes performance incentives and an option for 2013. ESPN's Enrique Rojas first reported last night that a deal was close.
Enrique Rojas / MLB:
Source: Jose Contreras, Philadelphia Phillies nearing 2-year contract
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Yahoo! Sports, The Good Phight, Fanhouse MLB Blog, HardballTalk, The700Level.com, MLB Rumors and Chicago Breaking Sports
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
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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