Tampa Bay Rays' David Price is AL Cy Young runnerup behind Seattle Mariners' Felix Hernandez  —  ORLANDO — The idea of voting the award for the American League's best pitcher to Seattle's Felix Hernandez, who won only 13 games, is difficult for some people to understand.

Willingham harbors no ill will toward Nats  —  WASHINGTON — Agent Matt Sosnick said there aren't any hard feelings toward the Nationals, who have decided not to offer his client, outfielder Josh Willingham, a multiyear deal.  The club still has control of Willingham, who is in his last year of arbitration.

Justin Upton is great but it's not likely he'll become greater … Since the most valuable thing in baseball is a young star signed to a cheap contract, I was fairly shocked when I learned the Arizona Diamondbacks are, if not actively shopping outfielder Justin Upton, at least willing to listen to offers for him.

One end zone for offense at Wrigley  —  Only one end zone will be used for offense Saturday at Wrigley Field for the Illinois-Northwestern game because of safety concerns, the Big Ten announced Friday.  —  The east end zone is just feet away from the right-field wall, and although there is padding …

Little to no opposition emerges to commissioner Bud Selig's plan to expand playoffs to 10 teams  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Commissioner Bud Selig's plan to expand baseball's playoffs to 10 teams gained a sense of inevitability after little to no opposition emerged during meetings this week with owners and general managers.

Drayton McLane Enlists New York Banking Firm to Sell Houston Astros  —  UPDATE: McLane has called a 2:30pm CT press conference at Minute Maid Park to discuss the sale.  —  Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane has passively trying to sell club for more than two years, but has now reportedly retained …

Derek Jeter learns harsh reality of negotiating with Brian Cashman and Steinbrenner Yankees  —  In the aftermath of all the rhetoric coming out of the owners' meetings in Orlando, it appears Derek Jeter is about to join the ranks of Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and Dave Righetti in learning …

Rangers losing their edge in Lee sweepstakes  —  Tweet  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — In the two-plus weeks since the World Series ended, you can already feel some of the momentum seeping away from the Rangers' confidence when it comes to keeping Cliff Lee.  —  Suddenly, like the rest of the sport …

GM Meetings notes: Red Sox expect more calls on Scutaro  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The GM meetings are traditionally where ideas for future deals germinate and Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, on his way out of the meetings and headed back to Boston Thursday morning …

Choo one step closer to gold at Asian Games  —  CLEVELAND — Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and his teammates on South Korea's national team are one step closer to winning gold at this year's Asian Games.  A medal, however, is hardly the only thing at stake.

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.