Trout, Harper Win Rookie Of The Year Awards  —  Angels center fielder Mike Trout and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper have been named AL and NL Rookies of the Year, respectively, the Baseball Writers Association of America has announced.  —  Trout becomes the youngest player in league history …

Torii Hunter wants to sign soon  —  Free-agent outfielder Torii Hunter told MLB Network on Monday morning that he's going to wrap up a decision about where to sign quickly, and a source indicated that the timeframe is about two weeks.  —  The most aggressive pursuer thus far has been the Detroit Tigers …

Choo to miss World Baseball Classic  —  Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, the biggest South Korean baseball star, isn't expected to play for his home country during the upcoming World Baseball Classic.  —  Choo's agent, Scott Boras, said in a recent interview that the 30-year-old instead will focus …

Lefty star Affeldt, Giants appear to have agreement on new 3-year deal  —  October hero Jeremy Affeldt appears headed back to the World Champion San Francisco Giants on a three-year deal.  —  Affeldt and the Giants have agreement on terms of a new deal, sources say.

Napoli willing to play spots other than catcher  —  Free-agent catcher Mike Napoli says he prefers to catch but will play any position that gets him in the lineup regularly.  He also still has interest in returning to the Texas Rangers.  —  Napoli, 31, said Monday that he's received interest from …

Youkilis drawing interest from Dodgers, Phils, others  —  In one respect, Kevin Youkilis hit free agency at the wrong time: He had a .745 OPS during the 2012 season, the lowest mark of his career.  —  Then again, he's entering the market at a time when a number of general managers are unsatisfied …

Cubs Agree To Sign Scott Baker  —  The Cubs have agreed to terms with Scott Baker on a one-year contract, the team announced.  The deal includes a $5.5MM base salary with $1.5MM in incentives, reports Paul Sullivan of The Chicago Tribune and MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith (Twitter links).

The 50-Run Receiver  —  The Tampa Bay Rays were eliminated from playoff contention on October 1st, falling short of their fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, but it wasn't because of their pitching.  The staff's walk rate fell from 3.1 per nine innings in 2011 to 2.9 in 2012 …

Orioles Sign McCutchen, Meyer; Rangers Sign Simons  —  The Orioles have signed Daniel McCutchen and Dan Meyer to minor league deals, and the Rangers have done the same with Zach Simons, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has learned.  —  McCutchen, 29, has pitched to a 4.77 ERA in 188 2/3 innings in parts of four seasons with the Pirates.

Orioles have interest in outfielder Jonny Gomes  —  The Baltimore Sun  —  The Orioles have interest in free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes, an industry source has confirmed.  —  Gomes' name is one of many the Orioles are considering early in the free agency market, but the Orioles could use …

Must-see MLB.TV  —  One of our intrepid readers asked for some guidance.  He'd like to spend time during the offseason watching some 2012 games on MLB.TV, but he doesn't know where to start.  Could we, he wondered, create a list of the most interesting games of 2012 so he could pick games to watch?