Top News:
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees official says team knew Kansas City would trade Zack Greinke but it wouldn't be to New York — For the second time in a week, a former American League Cy Young winner is headed for the National League. — This latest move, however, was received much differently by the Yankees.
Discussion:
TYU, MLB Rumors, Full Count and HardballTalk
RELATED:
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals trade Greinke to Brewers — The much-anticipated blockbuster trade involving former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke became official Sunday afternoon when the Royals worked out a six-player swap with the Milwaukee Brewers. — The Royals packaged Greinke with shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt …
Discussion:
Royals Authority, Joe Posnanski and Sox Machine
Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
The Yankees could have had Zack Greinke — Jon Heyman tweets that the Royals asked the Yankees for Jesus Montero and Eduardo Nunez in exchange for Zack Greinke and told the Yankees that Greinke would drop his no-trade clause. The Yankees rejected the offer, however, because they did not believe …
Chris Cwik / FanGraphs Baseball:
Are the Brewers the Favorite in the Central?
Discussion:
JSOnline, Brew Beat, Sports Illustrated, HardballTalk and Fox Sports
Keith Law / ESPN:
With Zack Greinke, Brewers are contenders
Discussion:
Mike Silva's …, FanGraphs Baseball and Mets Merized Online
Marc Hulet / FanGraphs Baseball:
Kansas City Nabs Four Young Players for Greinke
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Brew Crew Ball, True Blue LA, HardballTalk and Red Reporter
MLB.com:
Tribe finds right-handed bat in Kearns — Outfielder returns for another go-around in Cleveland — CLEVELAND — The Indians' offseason took a familiar turn on Monday. Cleveland completed its search for a right-handed-hitting outfielder by signing free-agent Austin Kearns to a one-year contract.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Bronx Baseball Daily, MLB Rumors, Fanhouse MLB Blog and The LoHud Yankees Blog
RELATED:
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Indians reach deal with free agent Buck — CLEVELAND — The Indians have reached an agreement on a Minor League contract with free-agent outfielder Travis Buck. The deal includes an invitation to attend Spring Training with the big league club. — The Indians have not made the signing official …
Discussion:
MLB Rumors
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Indians sign Austin Kearns to one-year $1.3 million deal — CLEVELAND, Ohio — Meet the new Indians right-handed hitting outfielder, same as the Indians old right-handed hitting outfielder. — Austin Kearns is back. Kearns, who won a job with the Indians last spring training …
Discussion:
HardballTalk
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Brian Cashman: New York Yankees acquiring pitcher now unlikely — NEW YORK — Having finished second, or maybe third, in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, the Yankees are prepared to go into the 2011 season with a pitching rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com, Subway Squawkers, Yankeeist, HardballTalk, Sliding Into Home and lenNY's Yankees
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins, Nolasco agree to 3-year, $26.5 million deal — Nolasco second Marlins starter to sign multi-year deal in as many years — Florida Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning during a MLB inter league baseball game in Chicago, Friday, May 21, 2010.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, USA Today, The Fish Pond, Fish Tank, MLB Rumors, Fanhouse MLB Blog and Sliding Into Home
RELATED:
Matthew Coller / The Biz of Baseball:
The Jayson Werth and Cliff Lee Deals Aren't As Crazy as You Think — Jayson Werth will make two and a half times the guaranteed money of New England Patriots QB Tom Brady. Cliff Lee will have enough money to buy 14 private jets, by the end of the first year of his contract.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com and Texas Rangers
Denver Post:
Even if healthy, Orton unlikely to start final games — OAKLAND, Calif. — To be clear, Tim Tebow played in the game Sunday because the Broncos' usual starting quarterback, Kyle Orton, was out with battered ribs. — “I tried to work through it all week,” Orton said. “It just never came around.
Discussion:
ProFootballTalk and NESN.com
Dave Sheinin / Nationals Journal:
Nationals sign OF Rick Ankiel to one-year deal — The Nationals have signed veteran outfielder Rick Ankiel to an incentive-laden one-year contract worth a guaranteed $1.5 million, pending a physical exam — a somewhat curious move given the fact Ankiel hits from the same side (left) …
Discussion:
Mr. Irrelevant …
