Santana unanimous choice for AL Cy Young Award  —  Minnesota Twins left-hander Johan Santana has been voted the AL Cy Young award winner, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced Thursday.  —  Santana was a unanimous choice for the award — the second time in three years he has won by a unanimous vote.

A's set to name bench coach Geren new manager  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Bob Geren will be promoted from bench coach to manager of the Oakland Athletics, according to a high-ranking baseball official.  —  The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the team won't introduce Geren …

Is Glavine returning to Atlanta?  —  NAPLES, Fla. - The longer Tom Glavine delays his decision about returning to the Mets, one National League general manager speculated Thursday, the better the chances that he will rejoin the Braves.  —  Glavine, 40, will become a free agent at midnight Monday …

Gonzalez in demand  —  Former Red Sox shortstop Alex Gonzalez has received a three-year $15 million deal from an undisclosed team.  —  Major League sources indicate that the team could be either the Chicago White Sox, who are looking for an alternative to Juan Uribe, or the Cincinnati Reds.

A's interest in Bonds heightens  —  Budget-conscious Oakland keeps talking to slugger's agent  —  CHICAGO — The Oakland A's have emerged as a possible new home for Barry Bonds, although the stars must be perfectly aligned for that to happen, said Lewis Wolff, the team's managing partner.

Tigers, Casey agree to $4 million, 1-year deal  —  DETROIT (AP) — First baseman Sean Casey is staying with the AL champion Detroit Tigers, agreeing to a $4 million, one-year contract Thursday.  —  Acquired from Pittsburgh last season, Casey was a hitting star in the World Series.

Baseball owners approve new TV pacts with Fox, TBS  —  CHICAGO — Major League Baseball owners on Thursday unanimously approved television contracts with Fox and TBS that run through 2013 and are worth more than $3 billion.  —  Under the deals, which begin next season, the World Series …

Filling Texas-sized roster holes … NAPLES, Fla. — Jon Daniels notices a distinct difference between these general managers' meetings and his first go-round in Palm Springs, Calif., last November.  —  "This year people aren't writing that 'How is your first GM meetings' story," he said.

Astros offer deals to Lee, Soriano  —  NAPLES, Fla. - Promising to be aggressive in their pursuit of free agents in the offseason, the Astros have made contract offers to the top two sluggers on the market - outfielders Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Lee.  —  The Astros, who ranked …

Littlefield comments on GM meetings  —  Pirates GM likely to make trade rather than free-agent signing  —  NAPLES, Fla. — Dave Littlefield left the general managers meetings at the Naples Grande Resort on Thursday with the same roster he arrived with, but that doesn't mean the week was a waste of time for the Pittsburgh GM.

Player Profile  —  Barry Zito  —  Sound the trumpets: ESPN.com's Rumor Central can quiet the Barry Zito trade rumors they have been so fond of for the past few seasons.  Untraded to the end, Zito is at long last a free agent, and has roughly zero chance of not finding himself in another team's uniform come spring training.

Glendale signs deal to lure Dodgers to desert  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers appear to be headed to the Phoenix suburbs for spring training after nearly 60 years in Vero Beach, a small Florida city that wrapped its identity around the baseball team.