Justin Morneau

Early projections on where top baseball free agents will land

Tinley Park's Garrett Jones poised for big year with Pittsburgh Pirates Scott Boras says November is a "greeting card month" for free agents. CC Sabathia signed with the Yankees on Dec. 11 last year. Here are some projections:...

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Yanks' duo takes on Mauer for AL MVP

Twins' Gold Glove catcher this year's favorite for honor The 2009 American League Most Valuable Player Award will be announced Monday, and the decision is the result of a familiar philosophical debate. Should the hardware be...

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Gardenhire second in MOY Award balloting

Skipper runner-up to Scioscia after Twins' strong finish MINNEAPOLIS -- But while the Twins' chances looked bleak as they sat 5 1/2 games back of the first-place Tigers with 20 to play, one person who kept reminding them that...

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Bucs give journeyman Jones shot to shine

Pirates help Minors free agent become Majors contributor While the Hot Stove league sizzles with talk about where this year's crop of newly minted Major League free agents will land, little attention is given to the 500-plus...

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Selections for every major award

Nobody is in a class with Joe Mauer, a guy who led the league in the modern triple crown (batting, on-base and slugging averages) and won a Gold Glove while playing the most demanding position for a division winner. He led the...

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Scioscia leads race for top AL skipper

Angels manager sees success in emotional 2009 campaign When an offense struggles, it's the manager's prerogative to shuffle the lineup. The Angels' Mike Scioscia is not the favorite to win the American League Manager of The...

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Tampa Bay Rays Sign R.J. Swindle to a Minor League Deal with Spring Training Invite

What was once lost is gained again. A source close to the situation has informed us that Swindle is indeed back in the organization on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. As you can expect, his velocity...

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Experts' Awards Picks

Mauer, Pujols and Greinke are all unanimous picks for their respective rewards National League Cy Young voting is split between three worthy candidates The Rookie of the Year races in both leagues are extremely close Joe Mauer...

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Toys For Kids program reaches 15th year

Rizzs, Henderson give toys, happiness to homeless kids Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs hands out gifts to needy kids in Seattle area. (Seattle Mariners) A news report on a local television station almost 15 years ago sparked an...

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New faces may unseat Silver Sluggers

Top hitters at each position to be revealed on Thursday When it comes to putting up huge offensive numbers over the course of a baseball season, Silver doesn't stand for second place. Behind the plate, Minnesota's Joe Mauer, a...

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