The White Sox offered salary arbitration to free-agent pitcher Mark Buehrle, but declined to offer arbitration to outfielder Juan Pierre, the club announced Wednesday.

The Twins plan to offer arbitration to free-agent outfielders Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel before Wednesday's 11 p.m. CT deadline, but will not offer arbitration to reliever Matt Capps.

After declining to pick up their team option on Grady Sizemore earlier this offseason, the Indians signed him to an incentive-laden one-year deal Wednesday.

Braves decline arbitration offer to shortstop Alex Gonzalez

The Mets made their first move to fill out their bench this week, signing converted outfielder Adam Loewen to a Minor League deal, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Mets have not yet made the move official.

National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun would love to see Wisconsin corner the market on MVP Awards. His good friend Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, is having a phenomenal season of his own.

From riveting postseason play to the stadium workers who help fans enjoy the experience, the game has given us so much to be thankful for on this day.

Mere hours before Wednesday's midnight ET deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their free agents to ensure Draft-pick compensation from teams signing them away, MLB and the Players Association amended the rules for more than 20 percent of the remaining ranked players, many of them relief pitchers.Simultaneously, a select number of relievers had a considerable roadblock removed from their path to new employment.

A packed room at the Peabody Opera House watched the premiere of the 2011 World Series Film on Tuesday night, oohing and aahing at spectacular plays, laughing at the "rally squirrel" and bursting into raucous applause at every big moment.

Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America did the right thing this week. They ignored their heads, and they went with their hearts by giving the American League Most Valuable Player Award to Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander.

There will be a hometown flavor when the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hands out its annual Legacy Awards at the end of January. First baseman Eric Hosmer of the Royals was named the American League Rookie of the Year.

Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers won the National League Most Valuable Player Award on Tuesday. Although Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers had the best year in Major League Baseball, he didn't play for a playoff-bound team and it cost him the MVP Award.

With Tuesday's announcement of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, Major League Baseball and the Players' Association made a first attempt at correcting flaws in the Draft and international signings.

In a move to add a left-handed bat and depth at the catching position, the Padres dealt left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc to the Marlins for catcher John Baker on Tuesday.

Adding starting pitching depth is high on the Marlins' offseason shopping list. On Tuesday afternoon, the team took a step in addressing that area by acquiring left-hander Wade LeBlanc from the Padres for catcher John Baker.

The long-discussed expansion of Major League Baseball's playoffs with the addition of two more Wild Card teams and a play-in game could be incorporated as soon as the 2012 season.

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera may undergo surgery to have his vocal cords scraped, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.