Guillen: Crisis will impact baseball

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is certain the world financial crisis will have an impact on baseball, including the way clubs are put together and play the game.

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'08 salary increase smallest since '04

The average salary in Major League Baseball this season was $2.93 million, the players' association said in its annual report.

Players' postseason pool down from last two seasons

A full World Series share was worth $351,504 for the Phillies, below the record $362,173 set by the Cardinals two years ago.

White Sox making seemingly anybody and everybody available

White Sox GM Kenny Williams just can't stand pat. That's why players like Jermaine Dye and Bobby Jenks, among others, have been floated in trade discussions.

Source: M's to name A's bench coach Wakamatsu as manager

A source tells ESPN's Peter Gammons that the Mariners are set to name Don Wakamatsu as their new manager.

Pedroia beats out Morneau to win AL MVP

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has won the American League Most Valuable Player award.

Maddon, Piniella win manager of year awards

Joe Maddon has won the American League Manager of the Year after guiding the Rays from baseball's basement to the World Series. Lou Piniella of the Cubs is the National League winner.

Cora, Hale among seven to interview for Mariners' manager job

Joey Cora interviewed with Jack Zduriencik and hopes he impressed the new Mariners general manager with ideas to improve a team that finished 61-101 last season.

Rays' Longoria, Cubs' Soto win rookie of year awards

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is the American League Rookie of the Year, and Cubs catcher Geovany Soto is the NL winner.

White Sox invite Obama to throw out '09 first pitch

President-elect Barack Obama has quite the to-do list before entering the White House in January. By April, the Chicago White Sox hope loosening his arm will be on his agenda.

Some of the hot topics at GM meetings

As the hot stove season gets under way, ESPN.com surveys executives in the game on seven notable questions that will play out in the coming weeks.

Maddon: This is just the beginning

It won't take the Rays long to get over their World Series loss to the Phillies. They know they accomplished something very special this season.

Rays' hopes riding on ice-cold bats of Pena, Longoria

Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria have gone cold at the worst time imaginable.

Maddon asked plate ump to check Blanton's hat

...m. ET It wasn't the Smudge-Gate controversy that surrounded Kenny Rogers in the 2006 World Series but Rays manager Joe Maddon questioned the dark smudge on the bill of Philadelphia starter Joe...