Author Roger Angell is voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America as winner of its annual J.G. Taylor Spink Award. The 93-year-old living legend is the first non-member of the BBWAA to receive the honor, as he was not eligible for membership because he worked for a magazine – The New Yorker – and not a newspaper.

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Author Roger Angell is voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America as winner of its annual J.G. Taylor Spink Award. The 93-year-old living legend is the first non-member of the BBWAA to receive the honor, as he was not eligible for membership because he worked for a magazine – The New Yorker – and not a newspaper.

Major League Baseball agrees to a deal with Nippon Pro Baseball on a reform of the posting system that will see bids for players capped at $20 million. If more than one team bids the maximum amount, the player will be free to negotiate with both teams. However, the question remains open whether the Rakuten Golden Eagles will still post ace starter Masahiro Tanaka under the revised system.

ByTom

Major League Baseball agrees to a deal with Nippon Pro Baseball on a reform of the posting system that will see bids for players capped at $20 million. If more than one team bids the maximum amount, the player will be free to negotiate with both teams. However, the question remains open whether the Rakuten Golden Eagles will still post ace starter Masahiro Tanaka under the revised system.

Things heat up on the second day of the Winter Meetings at Lake Buena Vista, FL. In a three-team deal, the Angels send slugger Mark Trumbo to the Diamondbacks and receive Ps Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago, who comes over from the White Sox; in turn, the Pale Hose receive young OF Adam Eaton from the D-Backs. In another trade, the Athletics send veteran P Brett Anderson to Colorado for young hurlers Drew Pomeranz and Chris Jensen.

ByTom

Things heat up on the second day of the Winter Meetings at Lake Buena Vista, FL. In a three-team deal, the Angels send slugger Mark Trumbo to the Diamondbacks and receive Ps Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago, who comes over from the White Sox; in turn, the Pale Hose receive young OF Adam Eaton from the D-Backs. In another trade, the Athletics send veteran P Brett Anderson to Colorado for young hurlers Drew Pomeranz and Chris Jensen.