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But if they can swing a deal, they might not have to look far for their next second baseman.

Before Major League Baseball representatives reached Indianapolis for the Winter Meetings, the names Dan Uggla and Matt Lindstrom had already surfaced in trade rumors.

Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan have been named the Jackie Robinson Award winners as the top rookies in the American and National League, respectively, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

In the convoluted spheres of American democracy, the voters rarely deserve praise.

Another year, another MVP-worthy season for Hanley Ramirez. If only the Marlins shortstop didn't have to play in the same league as Albert Pujols.

Winning the Rookie of the Year Award is a huge honor for any young player. But it's also quite an honor for that player's parent organization.

Besides being teammates, Hanley Ramirez and Chris Coghlan share the distinction of both being named the National League Rookie of Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Chris Coghlan's rookie baseball card is gaining value. The National League Rookie of Year on Wednesday was named to the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.

J.A. Happ learned on Monday that he'd finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting.

Tommy Hanson lived up to tremendous expectations and helped the Braves remain in the postseason picture during the final week of the regular season.

The Rookie of the Year awards were announced today, with A's closer Andrew Bailey taking the award in the AL and Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan winning in the NL.

National League Rookie of the Year and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan and New York Mets outfielder Jeff Francoeur will headline the 2010 Louisville Baseball Leadoff Dinner sponsored by Republic Bank on Feb.

Players from the National League East division swept the top three spots in voting for the NL rookie of the year, as Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan won the award in a narrow race over Philadelphia Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ, with Atlanta Braves right-hander Tommy Hanson finishing third.

In the American League, Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey won the award, with Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus finishing second and Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello third.

Coghlan, 24, became the third Marlins rookie honored with the award this decade, joining Dontrelle Willis (2003) and Hanley Ramirez (2006). Called up from Class AAA in early May, Coghlan led all NL rookies this year in batting average (.321), runs (84), hits (162) and on-base percentage (.390). After batting just .240 before the all-star break, he led all NL players in batting average (.372), runs (54) and hits (113) in the second half.

View full size photo>> Yesterday ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted that the several teams have talked to the Marlins about the availability of Ricky Nolasco and Jorge Cantu .

In the cage, there is no grief. No anger, no worries, no regrets. Just the rhythmic serenade of a bat hitting a ball.

Michael Jong crafted his share of chemistry formulas to earn his degree from the University of Florida earlier this year.

The National League Rookie of the Year Award winner will be announced Monday at 2 p.m. ET.

The American League Gold Glove team will be announced Tuesday as baseball's awards season reaches full song for the next week.

No surprise here - Dan Uggla is attracting interest from the Orioles, Red Sox and Giants, according to Fox sports .

When the National League's Rookie of the Year is announced next week, Braves fans will either be celebrating Tommy Hanson's honor or criticizing those voters who instead opted to vote for either Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ or Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan.