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Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs - 11/20/2009

Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs. The 31-year-old left-hander 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. "I

New-age stats shed light on old Cy Young votes - 11/20/2009

For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games. Denny McLain was a unanimous pick in 1968 and deservedly so. He posted 31 victories _ the combined total of this year's Cy Young starters, Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke. A whopping win total, a good ERA and a bunch of strikeou

Giants ace Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young - 11/20/2009

Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better. Two NL Cy Young Awards, a pair of All-Star selections _ all at age 25. Lincecum has a couple of ideas in that area: Grow up and make better decisions personally, and pitch the San Fran

Diamondbacks acquire RHP Aaron Heilman from Cubs - 11/20/2009

Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects. The 31-year-old right-hander was 4-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 70 appearances last season, striking out 65 and walking 34. He spent six seasons with the New York Mets before he was traded to Seattle last December, th

• Alomar hoping for election to Hall of Fame

• Tigers minor league 3B Ron Bourquin suspended

• Selig: Some clubs lost money

• Pettitte, Tatis file for free agency on final day

• Hicks trying to keep majority ownership of Rangers

• Tracy wins NL manager award, gets 3-year contract

• Scioscia, Tracy win Manager of the Year awards

• Nationals hire Davey Johnson as senior adviser

• Ramirez, Darvish named MVPs of Japanese baseball

• Royals ace Zack Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award

• Sandy Alomar Jr. hired by Indians

• Wally Backman starts over with Brooklyn farm team

• A's see Bailey's award as a positive sign

• Yankees decline $1.25 million option on Mitre

• Some Red Sox tickets to rise up to $5 next season

• A's Bailey and Marlins' Coghlan win Rookie awards