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(KC - SP) NA Player notes
  • Tue, Nov 24
    • RHP Bryan Bullington, who pitched briefly for Toronto last year, signed a minor league deal with the Royals. Bullington was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 draft by the Pirates, but he is 0-5 with a 5.08 ERA in 13 big-league games for Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Toronto.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(StL - 1B) Player notes
  • Tue, Nov 24
    • 1B Albert Pujols was the unanimous selection for NL Most Valuable Player in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Pujols led the league with 47 homers, 124 runs, a .658 slugging percentage and a .443 on-base percentage. He batted .327 with 135 RBIs en route to the third MVP award of his career and his second in a row.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
    • Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
      Advice: Pujols received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points in balloting announced Tuesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It is the third MVP award for the St. Louis Cardinals star, who also won in 2005. He becomes the first unanimous MVP since Bonds in 2002. Pujols led the majors in home runs (47), runs (124), slugging percentage (.658) and intentional walks (44), and topped the NL in on-base percentage (.443).
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Cin - OF) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • OF Laynce Nix, who would have been eligible for arbitration this winter, refused an outright assignment to the minors and became a free agent.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(ChC - RP) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • LHP John Grabow and the Cubs agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal, something that GM Jim Hendry had been working on since the end of the season. Grabow, 30, came to the Cubs in a July 30 trade with Pittsburgh. He appeared in a career-high 75 games between the two clubs, going 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA overall. He figures to anchor the left side of the Chicago bullpen in the late innings.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Fri, Nov 20
    • The Chicago Cubs and Grabow have agreed to a two-year contract.
      Advice: The 31-year-old Grabow combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs. He pitched 30 games for the Cubs after he was traded from the Pirates along with lefty Tom Gorzellany for pitchers Jose Ascanio and Kevin Hart, and minor league infielder Josh Harrison on July 30.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Pit - SP,RP) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • RHP Chris Jakubauskas, a major league rookie this year at age 30, was claimed off waivers by the Pirates. Jakubauskas went 6-7 with a 5.32 ERA in 35 games (eight starts) for Seattle in 2009.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(NYY - 1B) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • OF Shelley Duncan, who hit .200 in 11 games with the Yankees this year, was outrighted to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He had a god season for Scranton this year, hitting .277 with an International League-leading 30 homers and 99 RBIs.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(KC - RP) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • RHP Doug Waechter and RHP Devon Lowery refused outright assignments to Class AAA Omaha, and they opted to become free agents. Waechter would have been eligible for arbitration this winter.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Oak - 3B) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • 3B Dallas McPherson signed a minor league deal with the A's, who are attempting to shore up a position of potential weakness. Veteran 3B Eric Chavez is coming off back surgery, and 3B Adam Kennedy is a free agent. McPherson, who played for the Angels from 2004-06 and Florida in 2008, missed two of the past three seasons due to an ailing back.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(KC - SP,RP) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • RHP Jorge Campillo, who missed most of last season due to right shoulder tendinitis, signed a minor league deal with the Royals. He went 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA in five games with Atlanta this year.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Pit - SP,RP) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • RHP Jeff Karstens, who would have been eligible for arbitration this winter, was designated for assignment by the Pirates. He went 4-6 with a 5.42 ERA in 13 games (eight starts) for Pittsburgh this year.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(NYY - RP) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • RHP Romulo Sanchez, INF Reegie Corona, INF Kevin Russo, INF Eduardo Nunez, OF Austin Jackson, RHP Ivan Nova and RHP Hector Noesi were added to the Yankees' 40-man roster.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Sea - 2B,SS) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • INF Josh Wilson, who hit .250 in 45 games with the Mariners this year, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Class AAA Tacoma.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(CWS - 2B,3B,SS) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • Vizquel has agreed to $1,375,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
      Advice: The 42-year-old Vizquel is an 11-time Gold Glove winner and has played mostly shortstop during 21 major league seasons. He figures to add depth to Chicago's young infield.
      (STATS, Inc.)
    • INF Omar Vizquel proved last season he could handle a utility infield role when he hit .266 for the Texas Rangers and provided his usual sterling defense. The White Sox were suitably impressed and signed him to a one-year, $1.375 million contract. Chicago has young players at both middle-infield spots and third base, and Vizquel figures to be a good mentor as well as a quality backup. He will be playing for another Venezuelan (and a former shortstop), manager Ozzie Guillen.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
  • Fri, Nov 20
    • The Chicago White Sox are closing in on a contract agreement with Vizquel.
      Advice: The deal could be announced as soon as Monday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not commented. Vizquel, who will be 43 in April, has played 21 major league seasons. Last year he was in a utility role with the Texas Rangers, playing shortstop, third base and second base while appearing in 62 games. He batted .266.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(KC - RP) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta, who spent the past two seasons with the Royals, will return to his former team in Japan, the Chibe Lotte Marines, according to the Kyodo News Service. Yabuta went a combined 3-4 with a 7.14 ERA in 43 appearances with Kansas City.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Min - C) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • C Joe Mauer was nearly a unanimous choice for American League Most Valuable Player. Mauer received 27 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 387 points, far ahead of runner-up Mark Teixeira of the Yankees, who had 225. Derek Jeter was third with 193.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
    • Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award. The Minnesota Twins star was a near-unanimous winner in voting announced Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes and 387 points. Yankees teammates Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter were second and third.
      Advice: Mauer topped the AL in batting with a .365 average. He also led in on-base percentage and slugging percentage - two categories that have gained importance in recent years in judging production.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Col - C) NA Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • C Paul Phillips, who was taken off the Rockies' 40-man roster last week, remained in the organization by signing a minor league deal, the Denver Post reported. Phillips hit .311 in 17 games with Colorado this year.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
(Det - 1B,3B) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • Cabrera finished fourth in the AL MVP voting with 171 points.
      Advice: Cabrera's first-place vote came from Keizo Konishi of Kyodo News, a member of the Seattle chapter.
      (STATS, Inc.)
(Sea - OF) Player notes
  • Mon, Nov 23
    • OF Ken Griffey Jr.'s one-year deal will be worth at least $2.35 million, and it could rise as high as $3.9 million. The contract includes bonuses based on Griffey's health and the team's attendance.
      (Yahoo! Sports)
    • Griffey stands to earn nearly $4 million from the Seattle Mariners next season. According to contract figures obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, Griffey's deal signed this month to return to his original team for one more season as a 40-year-old calls for a $2.35 million base salary for 2010.
      Advice: Baseball's active home run leader would earn $3.9 million if he again has at least 400 plate appearances, Seattle has an increased home attendance of 2.5 million fans and Griffey again does not go on the disabled list while remaining on the roster for the entire season. Griffey earned $3.15 million in 2009. That included $2 million in base pay plus $1.15 million of a potential $3 million in bonuses.
      (STATS, Inc.)