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.

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).

Mets re-sign El Duque  —  Veteran righty gets two-year deal to stay at Shea  —  NAPLES, Fla. — The Mets have agreed to a two-year deal for about $11 million to bring back Orlando Hernandez, who was a pleasant surprise after they acquired him from the Diamondbacks in a trade last summer, SI.com has learned.

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.