Halladay unanimous NL Cy Young winner  —  Phillies ace, perfect-game artist fifth to win award in each league  —  PHILADELPHIA — Expectations seemed impossibly high for Roy Halladay in 2010.  —  Imagine what they might be in 2011.  —  The Baseball Writers' Association of America named Halladay …

Sources: BoSox ask about Justin Upton  —  FOX Sports  —  The Red Sox have expressed interest in trading for Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton, multiple major-league sources told FOXSports.com on Tuesday.  —  Discussions between the clubs are not far advanced, according to one person in the industry.

Pujols' contract talks to heat up  —  • While maintaining the issue is independent of this winter's team-building, the Cardinals intend next month to engage three-time MVP Albert Pujols in long-anticipated talks regarding a contract extension.  —  General manager John Mozeliak …

Oquendo enthused after Mets interview  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Whether or not the New York Mets hire Jose Oquendo as their next manager, the Cardinals' third-base coach is convinced he is a serious candidate.  —  Mets general manager Sandy Alderson traveled Monday to the site …

Yankees may have Rick Peterson on radar as pitching coach  —  Yankees general manager Brian Cashman did not rule out Rick Peterson as a potential candidate for the team's vacant pitching coach job, though he did shoot down any chance that former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone would be considered.

Five Teams Interested In Jeff Francis  —  Free agent lefty Jeff Francis is drawing interest from at least five clubs, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick: the Pirates, Mariners, Brewers, Astros, and Rockies.  —  Francis, 30 in January, posted a 5.00 ERA, 5.8 K/9, 2.0 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9 …

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 …

Rockies release former closer Corpas  —  ORLANDO — A long way from the 2007 World Series and the cold-blooded saves of a magical fall, Manuel Corpas was quietly released by the Rockies today, according to a major league source.  —  As I first reported on Twitter earlier …

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 …

Cubs chairman pushes plan for state aid  —  CHICAGO—Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts is trotting out organized labor to help him argue for state money to renovate Wrigley Field.  —  Flanked by union leaders and others, Ricketts told reporters Tuesday that the project would be a boon …

Yankees have interest in Pedro Feliciano  —  Feliciano would likely end up earning around $4 million in arbitration, assuming the Mets offer it to him.  He's rumored to be seeking at least a two-year deal.  He's letting more runners on base, he's pitched a ton of innings over the last few seasons …

Waino on his contract, his elbow and Westbrook  —  Shortly after the announcement of the Cy Young results, Adam Wainwright hopped on a mini-conference call with a couple of us St. Louis scribes who are down here at the GM Meetings.  The first version of the Cy Young story is on the site now, and you can check it out at this link.