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.

Yankees will offer Jeter three years, about $45M  —  The Yankees are making their initial offer to Derek Jeter very soon, and it will be for three years and about $45 million.  —  Jeter has yet to name his asking price, but he's believed to seek more than that.  It's hard to imagine the sides not coming together eventually.

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 …

Amaro: Ibanez is a subject Werth talking about  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Walking by a gaggle of reporters on his way out of the posh Waldorf Astoria here at Disney World, Ruben Amaro Jr. held up his hand and formed a circle with his finger and thumb.  —  The message?  No news to report.

Uggla Gladly Changes Numbers After Trade to Braves  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla will have to make one minor adjustment now that he's with the Atlanta Braves.  —  No. 6 is out.  —  That uniform number belonged to longtime manager Bobby Cox, who retired after the season, and it isn't likely to be donned by anyone else.

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.

Yankees release Jonathan Albaladejo  —  The Yankees have released reliever Jonathan Albaladejo so that he can sign a contract to play in Japan.  —  Last season, the Yankees made it pretty clear that they didn't see a spot for Albaladejo in the big leagues.

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 …

Boras: Ordonez recovered from ankle surgery  —  Free-agent outfielder Magglio Ordonez has completed his rehabilitation from the fractured right ankle that cost him the final two months of the regular season, his agent told FOXSports.com today.  —  Ordonez “has returned to full workout routines” …

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 …

Rays maintain/lower most ticket prices, move up some game times  —  The Rays are slightly reducing or maintaining prices on more than 60 percent of their tickets for next season, and moving weeknight game times up a half-hour to 6:40 p.m. during April and May.  —  Those were the two biggest items in the information released today.

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.

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.