Red Sox's winning bid for Matsuzaka — $51.1 million  —  NAPLES, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox emerged Tuesday night as winners of the bidding for Daisuke Matsuzaka with a $51.1 million offer and have 30 days to sign the Japanese pitcher to a contract.  —  The Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League announced …

D-Backs' Webb wins wide-open NL Cy Young race  —  NEW YORK — Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won a wide-open race for the NL Cy Young Award, beating out San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman on Tuesday.  —  One of six pitchers who tied for the league lead with a pedestrian total of 16 wins …

DeRosa cashes in on career year, to sign with Cubs  —  Mark DeRosa is poised to cash in on his career year.  —  The Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement on a three-year contract with DeRosa worth approximately $13 million, a team official familiar with the deal told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Nationals name former Mets coach Acta manager  —  WASHINGTON — Manny Acta began preparing to be a major league manager when he was the only kid with a catcher's mitt in his neighborhood back in the Dominican Republic.  —  "So I was like, 'I'm running the game, or I'm taking the glove away,' " Acta recalled Tuesday.

Spending spree not likely for Yankees  —  NAPLES, Fla. — As long as George Steinbrenner doesn't impose his irrational whims on anyone — and it has been more than a year now since he last did so — the Yankees will not react to losing out on Daisuke Matsuzaka with a high-priced signing.

Roundup  —  Mariners sign Ordonez to minor-league contract  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Former major leaguers Rey Ordonez, Jesse Foppert and Tony Torcato were among nine players signed by the Seattle Mariners to minor league contracts Tuesday.  —  Ordonez, who hasn't played in the majors since 2004 …

A's purchase 143-acre parcel from Cisco Systems with intent to construct new ballpark  —  A's and Cisco agree to 30-year naming rights deal for new stadium  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics owner and managing partner Lew Wolff announced today the A's have reached an agreement to purchase …

D-Rays win rights to Iwamura  —  News, notes and quotes from the general managers meetings at the Naples Grande Resort and club.  —  * It appears Tampa Bay has won the bidding right for Japanese third baseman Akinori Iwamura.  The Devil Rays reportedly outbid the Indians, San Diego and Boston for the left-handed hitter.

Lopez won't concede O's spot … NAPLES, FLA. // Rodrigo Lopez was working out at a gym in Arizona yesterday morning when something flashed across the television that drew his attention.  For about a month and a half now, the veteran Orioles starting pitcher has tried to "disconnect" …

The Rumor Mill: Meeting Your Expectations  —  Both have been hard at work after their respective teams were ousted from the postseason, and both face a long several weeks of work before Christmas Day (and in Cashman's case, there's no guarantee that the Big Stein will give him that day off).

Boras is baseball's bigger deal man  —  Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY  —  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti is screaming insults on the telephone.  The Japanese media are demanding the whereabouts of major league-bound pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Hey, no 'Shea'?  That's an error  —  You mean they're actually doing it, after all?  They're tossing the name of Shea Stadium in the trash and replacing it with "Citi Field"?  —  I object!  What a rude thing to do in this city and what an insult this is to Bill Shea.