Ballbug: Phillies Acquire Ty Wigginton From Rockies (Dan Mennella/MLB Rumors)

Dan Mennella / MLB Rumors:

Phillies Acquire Ty Wigginton From Rockies — The Phillies have acquired utility man Ty Wigginton from the Rockies in exchange for a player to be named or cash, Colorado announced on its official Twitter feed (link). — The teams will split Wigginton's $4MM 2012 salary …

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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:

Phillies strike deal with Rockies for Wigginton — The Phillies added a veteran presence to their bench Sunday night by acquiring Ty Wigginton from the Rockies in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. — The versatile Wigginton can play each of the corner positions and serve …

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Doug Miller / MLB.com:

Wigginton trade helps pave way for Arenado — The Rockies seem to be so impressed with third-base prospect Nolan Arenado that they're in the process of clearing the way for him to make a serious run for the starting position next year. — Colorado took another step in that direction Sunday …

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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rockies trade Ty Wigginton to Phillies for player to be named later

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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:

From bad to worse in offseason — Can the Red Sox do anything else to boost their image as a doofus organization? — Remember when the Yawkey Way boys were a mere team, playing baseball games? — Not anymore. The Sox don't play games in November (they don't play in October anymore, either, come to think of it).

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Source: Bobby V, Red Sox set meeting — MILWAUKEE — Bobby Valentine will meet with the Boston Red Sox Monday to discuss the team's managerial vacancy, a source close to the former Texas Rangers and New York Mets manager said Sunday afternoon. — The 61-year-old Valentine, who is an ESPN analyst …

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Tom Singer / MLB.com:

Red Sox to meet with Valentine on Monday — ESPN analyst brings plenty of managerial experience — BOSTON — The Red Sox search for a manager will take an intriguing step on Monday, when Bobby Valentine comes to town to formally interview for the post. — Valentine not only becomes …

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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:

MLB Labor Deal Update: Increased Minimum Salary, hGH Testing, Additional Players in Salary Arb, More — On Friday, we announced that MLB was on the verge of a new labor deal. Here's the latest: — One More Day - We said that the deal between MLB and the MLBPA would be announced on Monday.

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Chris Haft / MLB.com:

Villalona among Giants' 40-man roster additions — SAN FRANCISCO — First baseman Angel Villalona, a 21-year-old hitting prospect who has endured legal trouble, was among six players the Giants added to their 40-man roster before Friday night's deadline. — Right-handers Hector Correa and Dan Otero …

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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:

AL MVP Day — The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announces the AL Most Valuable Player at 2 PM EST Monday afternoon. It seems to be a very tough choice this season. There are a number of very good candidates, and which one you choose depends on how MVP is defined.

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Canadian Press:

Bautista is AL MVP by large margin: Anthopoulos — Blue Jays GM points to slugger's offensive numbers, Gold Glove defence — Blue Jays' Jose Bautista recently won his second straight Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performer in the American League after a vote by fans and a panel of Hall of Famers.

NPR:

How One Man Played ‘Moneyball’ With ‘Jeopardy!’ … One night last September, Roger Craig, a computer scientist from Newark, Del., was about to make history. — In his second appearance on Jeopardy!, he'd given one of the most dominant performances ever seen on the show.

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Philly.com:

Inside the Phillies: An Ibanez re-signing would be worthwhile — Ruben Amaro Jr.'s first trade as Phillies general manager was for John Mayberry Jr. — Given the fact that Mayberry is the leading candidate to become the Phillies' starting leftfielder next season, the GM's initial acquisition …