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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Dbacks, INF Blum Agree to $2.7M, 2-Year Contract  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Infielder Geoff Blum became the first of the 166 free agents to switch teams, agreeing Monday to a $2.7 million, two-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.  —  New general manager Kevin Towers said the move is “the first step” in improving the team's bench.

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 …

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.

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.

Free-agency market for Manny Ramirez could be slim  —  Demand for a 38-year-old designated hitter doesn't appear high, so the slugger might have to settle for whatever he can get or perhaps walk away from baseball.  —  Of all the nouns used to label Manny Ramirez over the years …

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 …

Reds' 2010 organization review  —  It was recently reported, right here on MLB.com, that no one should expect the Cincinnati Reds to be big players on the free-agent market.  Even after their 91-win season and an National League Central crown, the Reds are committed to sticking largely …

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 …