Molina wins 7th straight Gold Glove  —  St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina joined Ivan Rodriguez and Johnny Bench in Rawlings Gold Glove lore, while the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles repeated their golden trifectas Tuesday.  —  Molina won his seventh straight Gold Glove award …

Cubs, already a big free-agent player, are targeting Russell Martin  —  The Cubs, already the leader in free agency after landing marquee manager Joe Maddon for a $25-million, five-year deal, are going to target top free agent catcher Russell Martin, sources connected to the team said.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2015  —  As explained in this series of posts, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  We've heard from many MLB teams and agencies that reference the projections in their work.

Rockies' qualifying offer to Michael Cuddyer decreases Mets' interest in outfielder … Baseball  —  Ranking MLB's free agent position players

Kershaw finalist for NL MVP, Cy Young Award  —  MLB Network names Clayton Kershaw, Andrew McCutchen and Giancarlo Stanton as the finalists for the 2014 National League Most Valuable Player  —  With the biggest piece of team hardware handed out, the most coveted individual awards are being prepared …

Bogar reunites with Angels in front office  —  ANAHEIM — The Angels have brought back Tim Bogar to serve as a special assistant within their front office, general manager Jerry Dipoto confirmed on Tuesday.  —  Bogar, who will work under Dipoto, managed the Angels' Double-A affiliate in 2013 …

Will Red Sox stick to game plan? … BOSTON — Two winters have passed since the Red Sox in one bold stroke shed more than $260 million in salary, unloading what they had come to view as the untenable contracts of Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

With Phillies' trade market open, clubs want Byrd in hand  —  The Phillies are willing to move any player on their roster, but their most popular target in early trade discussions might surprise you.  —  According to major-league sources, it's right fielder Marlon Byrd.

Maddon's departure from Rays to Cubs feels shady  —  This whole thing stinks to high heaven.  —  It smells rotten and it looks shady and it feels dirty.  —  No matter how you slice it, it all just feels wrong.  —  Joe Maddon is gone.  It's official now.  The Cubs introduced him as their manager Monday.

Korean pitcher Hyeon-jong Yang, possible Yankees target, to be posted: source  —  Yang, who throws a fastball that sits between 92-95 mph, as well as a curveball, slider and changeup, projects as a No. 3 starter in the big-leagues, although he could develop into a No. 2, according to a scout who has seen him throw.

Angels, Cuba's Baldoquin come to terms on a deal  —  The Angels have made a big splash on the international market, agreeing to an $8 million signing bonus with Cuban middle infielder Roberto Baldoquin, the player told MLB.com.  —  The deal is pending a physical.  The club has not confirmed the agreement.

Sources: Nelson Cruz, a big bargain in 2014, is seeking four-year deal  —  Free-agent slugger Nelson Cruz turned out to be the biggest free-agent bargain in baseball when he hit an MLB-high 40 home runs after signing a one-year, $8 million deal with the Orioles.

COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  ROCKIES NAME STEVE FOSTER AS PITCHING COACH, DARREN HOLMES AS BULLPEN COACH  —  The Denver Post  —  The Rockies are going outside the organization and back to their past to tackle their chronic pitching problems.  —  On Tuesday, the club named former Kansas …

Toronto sent first baseman to Milwaukee in exchange for righty Estrada  —  Milwaukee Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy discusses the Brewers' trade of Marco Estrada to the Blue Jays for first baseman Adam Lind  —  TORONTO — Adam Lind was expecting the call, but when Blue Jays general manager …