The Waikiki BeachBoys' momentum from their division-clinching win the night before carried over to their Hawaii Winter Baseball championship win against the West Oahu CaneFires, 5-1, on a sunny Nov. 16 at Les Murakami Stadium on the University of Hawaii campus.

Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking a two-year, $8 million deal with the San Francisco Giants.

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Phil Rogers chatted about the White Sox farm system.

Rick Sutcliffe, who won the 1984 National League Cy Young Award with the Cubs, has been working, on his own, to convince Padres pitcher Jake Peavy to approve a possible trade to the Cubs. Peavy is represented by San Diego-based agent Barry Axelrod, who

The Cubs converted Steve Clevenger to catcher in 2006 and if he's been having any trouble adjusting to the new spot on defense, the move hasn't hurt his offense any.

SAN DIEGO (TICKER) The announced Monday that third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. Kouzmanoff, who batted .260 with 23 home runs and 84 RBI last season, had the procedure performed on Saturday. We are

In his brief time in short-season Lowell in 2007, center fielder Ryan Kalish emerged as one of the most impressive prospects in the Red Sox system.

Albert Pujols, who won the National League MVP award despite chronic pain and numbness in his right elbow, said he expects to start lifting weights after Thanksgiving and be ready for spring training. 'I am crossing my fingers,' Pujols told reporters in

Once the Arizona Fall League season ends, lefthander Brian Matusz will return home and wait for the Orioles to assign him to one of their minor league affiliates.