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Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith Law | ESPN.com (4 days ago)
Keith Law's blog for November 18, 2009, focuses on the baseball writers who favored Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander over eventual AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke -- looking at their defenses of their reasoning. Plus: John Lackey ... to the Nats?
Royals RHP Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award
Associated Press (4 days ago)
Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.
- Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition (5 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (5 days ago)
- Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap (5 days ago)
- New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise (7 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (9 days ago)
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Elias Says...
GREINKE WINS A.L. CY YOUNG AWARD
Zack Greinke was named the American League Cy Young Award winner yesterday afternoon. Greinke posted a 16-8 record for Kansas City during the 2009 season. Only one other starting pitcher has won the Cy Young Award while posting as few as 16 wins in a non-shortened season. Brandon Webb captured the N.L. Cy Young Award for the Diamondbacks in 2006 despite winning only 16 games. Three starting pitchers won the Award with as few as 16 wins in a season that was shortened by a work stoppage: Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 (13 wins), David Cone in 1994 (16 wins) and Greg Maddux in 1994 (16 wins).
Updated: November 17, 2009
2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Jose Guillen | 12,000,000 |
| 2 | Gil Meche | 11,400,000 |
| 3 | Coco Crisp | 6,083,333 |
| 4 | Kyle Farnsworth | 4,250,000 |
| Team Total | 81,384,553 | |
| Team Rank | 15th | |
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2009 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 87 | 76 | - | 817 | 765 | |
| 86 | 77 | 1 | 743 | 745 | |
| 79 | 83 | 7.5 | 724 | 732 | |
| 65 | 97 | 21.5 | 773 | 865 | |
| 65 | 97 | 21.5 | 686 | 842 | |
| Complete Standings | |||||
2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » B. BUTLER | ||
 | BA | .301 |
| HR | 21 | |
| RBI | 93 | |
| R | 78 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| HR | M. Olivo | 23 |
| RBI | B. Butler | 93 |
| R | A. Callaspo | 79 |
| OPS | B. Butler | .853 |
| W | Z. Greinke | 16 |
| ERA | Z. Greinke | 2.16 |
| SO | Z. Greinke | 242 |
| Complete Team Stats | ||
2009 American League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .259 | 686 | .318 | .405 | .724 | 88 |
| 12th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 13th | 9th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.83 | .269 | .765 | 34 | 1.46 | 74 |
| 12th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 9th |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | POS | DATE | STATUS |
| D. Waechter | RP | 11/16 | DTD |
| J. Guillen | RF | 11/16 | DTD |
| Complete Injury Report | |||
Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 65 | 97 | 686 | 842 |
| 2008 | 75 | 87 | 691 | 781 |
| 2007 | 69 | 93 | 706 | 778 |
| 2006 | 62 | 100 | 757 | 971 |
| 2005 | 56 | 106 | 702 | 935 |
| 2004 | 58 | 104 | 720 | 905 |
| 2003 | 83 | 80 | 840 | 874 |
| 2002 | 62 | 100 | 737 | 891 |
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