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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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Jeff Fletcher / BBWAA.com:
2010 Rookies of the Year — Buster Posey Wins NL Award,
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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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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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Boston Globe, Over the Monster, MLB Rumors and Yahoo! Sports
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
ESPN:
Dodgers sign Hiroki Kuroda — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that they have re-signed free-agent left-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $12-million contract. — The contract will pay Kuroda $8 million in 2011, plus a $4-million signing bonus that will be paid out in 2012 and 2013 …
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Kevin Baxter / LA Times Sports Blog:
Dodgers, Kuroda reach agreement — The Dodgers are bringing back another member of their rotation after coming to terms with right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. Details of the agreement were not made public but it is believed to a be a one-year deal worth $12 million. — Kuroda, who will be 36 next season, passed a physical Monday.
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Bottom9 Baseball and VIN SCULLY IS MY HOMEBOY
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, The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Phillies Reach Agreement With Jose Contreras
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Yahoo! Sports, MLB and The700Level.com
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
D'Backs Sign Blum To Two-Year Deal — The Diamondbacks officially signed Geoff Blum to a two-year deal, according to the team. The AP reports that the contract is worth $2.7MM. D'Backs GM Kevin Towers says signing Blum is the first step to improving his team's bench.
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MLB.com:
Yankees Release 2011 Ticket Information — The New York Yankees today announced ticket information for the upcoming 2011 regular season at Yankee Stadium, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, March 31, when the Yankees host the Detroit Tigers. — The Yankees will play 13 of their first 16 games …
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Melvin: “We're Not Shopping Prince” — Prince Fielder has just one more year to go before becoming eligible for free agency, and as a result many around the game expect the Brewers to shop their hulking first baseman. GM Doug Melvin told USA Today's Bob Nightengale that isn't the case however …
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USA Today and Talking Chop
JSOnline:
Kranitz, Narron join coaching staff — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Rick Kranitz replaces Rick Peterson as pitching coach and Jerry Narron takes over as bench coach as the Brewers just announced their coaching staff under new manager Ron Roenicke.
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Yahoo! Sports and Brew Crew Ball
Associated Press:
Yanks Raise Some Ticket Prices for Next Year — The New York Yankees are raising the prices of some of their most expensive tickets for next year after making big cuts in 2010, and are hiking the cost of bleacher seats for only the third time in 13 years. — The price of the best field-level seats …
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New Jersey Online, BronxBanterBlog.com and It's About The Money
Associated Press:
Former Los Angeles Angels outfielder Ed Kirkpatrick, 66, dies — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ed “Spanky” Kirkpatrick, who played seven seasons for the Los Angeles Angels during a 16-year major league career, has died. He was 66. — The team says he died Monday. No immediate cause of death was available.
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Fox Sports:
Valentine's the right man for the Mets — Could Bobby Valentine legitimately return to manage the New York Mets? — Bob Klapisch covers baseball for The Record in New Jersey and worked at the New York Post and New York Daily News. The author of five books, he was recently voted …
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MetsBlog.com, Mike Silva's … and ESPN
