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 …

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).

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Braves have asked Yankees about shortstop Eduardo Nunez as trade posibilities grow  —  Braves could make stater Jair Jurrjens part of a deal  —  Brian Cashman has always said he never regretted clinging tightly to Eduardo Nunez back in July of 2010 when the young infielder might …

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.

MILLER CRITICAL OF UNION  —  Marvin Miller, the founding executive director of the baseball players union, was confounded.  He had just been told that his union had agreed to blood testing for human growth hormone, and he was bewildered.  —  “Oh boy,” he exclaimed.  “What did they get for it?”