American League Central News

The Chicago White Sox are reportedly close to acquiring utility player Mark Teahen from the Kansas City Royals.

In 1979, Tom Brookens got a call from Jim Leyland, then coach of the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A affiliate in Evansville, Ind., letting him know that he had been promoted to the Major Leagues.

By now you probably have a good idea of who the Tigers' free agents are: Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon; Placido Polanco and Adam Everett; Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff.

Rick Porcello, the first Major League pitcher since Dwight Gooden to put up a 14-win season at age 20 or younger, received the first of the club's postseason honors Thursday by earning the Tigers Rookie of the Year award from the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

The Royals traded arbitration-eligible third baseman/outfielder Mark Teahen to the White Sox, who plan to play him at the hot corner and shift standout rookie Gordon Beckham to second base.

The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.

As you probably know by now, the White Sox traded 2B Chris Getz and 1B/DH Josh Fields to Kansas City for OF/3B Mark Teahen.

J.J. Hardy's time in Milwaukee has come to an end. Published Nov. 6, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Tags: brewers , j.j. hardy , carlos gomez , minnesota twins It was no secret that J.J. Hardy's time in Milwaukee was coming to and end any day now.

It's possible that someone at Mosley one day will match what Clete Thomas accomplished.

The World Series is close to wrapping up, and it has gotten chilly in the midwest.

Welcome to ESPNChicago.com ! Baseball may be done in Chicago for this season, but the offseason is just getting started.

Sunday 01 Nov 2009 Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 09:56PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Phoenix, Arizona - Respected veteran baseball front-office executive Terry Ryan is the recipient of the Arizona Fall League's 2009 Roland Hemond Award.

U.S. Cellular Field had a Tucson Electric Park-feel Tuesday night. The ball was flying out just like it did the last time the White Sox faced Arizona starter Javier Vazquez.

Joe Mauer is more than the heartbeat of the Twins, the frontrunner for the American League Most Valuable Player award and Baseball America's 2009 Major League Player of the Year.

The American League Central hardly ranks as the best division in baseball, but it is the most unpredictable.

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will join Fox Sports as an analyst for the World Series.

The Cleveland Indians didn't prepare to play in the World Series this week. They hired a new manager.

Scott Sizemore's broken ankle is not expected to affect his readiness for next season, the Tigers have said, and it should not affect the Tigers' decision process on where he plays next year.

On May 7, the Kansas City Royals were 18-11. Zach Grienke was in the beginning stages of a Cy Young winning season and the Royals were in first place.

Note: This is the fourth installment in a ten-part series analyzing the Twins' 2009 season.