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Felix Hernandez wins AL Cy Young — NEW YORK — Felix Hernandez has been chosen the AL Cy Young Award winner. — The Seattle Mariners ace won by an easy margin in results released Thursday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. — King Felix went just 13-12, but was a victim of poor run support all season.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Price on Cy Young vote: “They got it right” — UPDATE, 4:54: Rays pitcher David Price had no issue with finishing second in the AL Cy Young voting. “I feel like they got it right,” he said on a conference call. “I feel Felix deserved it.” — Price said he considers ERA the most important stat …
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Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Felix is King of AL pitchers, taking Cy Young — Voters side with Hernandez's dominant stats despite 13 wins — SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez didn't get much help from his offensively-challenged teammates this past season, but the young Mariners right-hander found plenty of support among voters …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' David Price finishes second to Felix Hernandez for AL Cy Young Award — Tampa Bay Rays lefty David Price finished second in the AL Cy Young Award voting, with Seattle's Felix Hernandez winning. — Hernandez received 21 of the 28 first-place votes and finished with 167 points …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees likely to make Jeter first three-year offer this week — Tweet — ORLANDO, Fla. — The Yankees are planning to make a contract offer of at least three years to Derek Jeter very soon, perhaps before the end of this week, The Post has learned. — The Yankees had hoped Jeter …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Randy Levine says wearing pinstripes has aided Derek Jeter, Yankees captain is free to test waters — ORLANDO - It's increasingly clear that the negotiations to keep Derek Jeter a Yankee will not be easy, even though both sides have said for months they want to continue their partnership.
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Source: New York Yankees, Derek Jeter disagree on Captain's worth
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Source: Derek Jeter, Yanks at odds
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Florida Marlins:
Florida Marlins: RHP Javier Vazquez would love to play for the Marlins — Free agent starter Javier Vazquez has told associates he would love a return engagement in the National League, particularly with the Florida Marlins due in part to the proximity to his native Puerto Rico.
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Red Sox talks for Upton on ‘back burner’ — FOX Sports — ORLANDO — The Red Sox, thought to be a possible front-runner in the Justin Upton trade discussions, are now on the “back burner,” according to major league sources. — Another unspecified team made a strong push …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Diamondbacks return to Arizona pondering Justin Upton offers
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Pelfrey, Ike, etc., if you're thinking Justin Upton
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies inquiring about Justin Upton
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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
The market should open for Soriano — For being the best closer available on the free-agent market, Rafael Soriano hasn't generated much news this month. — But Soriano should try very hard to keep it that way, at least for the time being. — Soriano would do himself a great disservice …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies trade Barmes to Astros for RHP Felipe Paulino — (Christian Petersen, Getty Images North America) — Clint Barmes went through a season you wouldn't wish on anyone. He struggled offensively, lost his second base job, then his father passed away from cancer last month.
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Tangotiger / insidethebook.com:
To BBWAA: — BBWAA has graduated from Sabre High! Congratulations guys, it was a one hundred year journey, but you made it, and have now accepted everything we've learned through 1985. It was a tough journey especially at the end, when you took your first baby steps, voting for Greinke and Lincecum.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Walker ready to work with White Sox hitters — CHICAGO — The White Sox offseason hitting school, which took batting coach Greg Walker to Florida and California last winter, began for 2011 before the 2010 regular season even concluded. — “We did some things the last trip in California …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Scott Allen For Juan Miranda — It's no blockbuster, but Kevin Towers and Brian Cashman made a deal today. The Yankees acquired right-hander Scott Allen from the Diamondbacks for first baseman Juan Miranda, according to a team press release.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Orioles Insider:
Orioles' search for shortstop turns to Rays' Bartlett, Twins' Hardy — The Orioles haven't ruled out bringing back Cesar Izturis, but they are currently looking at other shortstop options, according to club sources. They've had trade discussions with the Tampa Bay Rays about Jason Bartlett, and the Minnesota Twins about J.J. Hardy.
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