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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER www.philly.com D7 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Soriano still atop Gillick's power-bat list Phillies changing broadcast lineup? The team may be close to a new deal with Harry Kalas. Scott Graham is unlikely to return. ITSUO INOUYE Associated Press Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is swarmed by media at a Tokyo hotel. Negotiating rights to the righthander were awarded to the Boston Red Sox for $51.1 million yesterday. Boston.

"I don't know if he's a headache we want to deal with," Gil-lick said. Philadelphia is often mentioned as a possible destination for Ramirez because of his history with manager Charlie Manuel, who had been the Indians' hitting coach during Ramirez's time in Cleveland. That connection holds little value for Gil-lick. "I don't want to put that type of pressure on Charlie because if it didn't work out, the public would think Charlie assured us he could handle the guy. I like the guy.

He's got ability Gillick's voice trailed off. Trading Pat Burrell is not a requisite for adding a middle-of-the-order bat, but the Phillies clearly would like to do that. With a limited number of big bats on the market, Gillick sounded optimistic that he could move Burrell as the winter unfolded. "I think something could happen," he said. "Soriano and Car- ing the Yankees, Twins and Blue Jays, have interest in Wolf.

There was news yesterday involving one of the biggest names in the pitching market. The negotiating rights to Japanese righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka were awarded to Boston for $51.1 million. The Red Sox, who topped a Yankees bid of $32 million, have 30 days to strike a deal with Matsuzaka or he must return to the Seibu Lions, who get the posting fee only if the pitcher signs with Boston. a three-year, $13 million deal with the Cubs yesterday. All along, the Phils had seemed more interested in free agent Wes Helms, who fits Gillick's desire for a "semi-regular" who could play corner infield positions, particularly third base.

The Phils are still in the hunt for Helms, who hit .329 in 140 games for the Marlins in 2006. Arn Tellem, the agent for Randy Wolf, spent yesterday visiting with clubs at the meetings. He said that the Phils have shown serious interest in resigning Wolf and that the lefthander is open to returning but first wants to gauge the market. A number of teams, includ- The Phillies' front office is in Florida this week, setting the stage for what it hopes is a productive off-season. But while Pat Gillick and Co.

try to put together the 2007 roster, a reshuffling in the broadcast booth appears to be under way. The Phillies are close to an agreement with Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas, but sources said that Scott Graham's contract will not be renewed. "There's nothing definitive right now, but I think we're getting close," Kalas said yesterday. "I hope to be back. I expect to be back.

I sure hope so, because we should have an exciting year." The contracts of Kalas and the Phillies' other broadcasters Larry Andersen, Chris Wheeler, Scott Franzke and Graham expired after the season. Rob Brooks, the Phillies' manager of broadcasting, said he was hopeful that the Phillies and Kalas, who has been with the club since 1971, would reach an agreement soon. "We're still in the middle of it," Brooks said. A published report in September had the Phillies already in talks with Kalas and Franzke about new deals. It is unclear whether they also were talking with the others.

Brooks said he had nothing to report on the status of the four other broadcasters, although Andersen, Wheeler and Franzke are expected back. "We're still working on a lot of things," Brooks said. Graham, who has worked for the Phillies since 1991, has been a play-by-play announcer for seven seasons. Todd Zolecki place votes and 63 points. "All three of us probably were deserving of it, and probably a couple more guys, too," Webb said.

"I knew that I had a pretty good chance." Houston's Roy Oswalt, who led the NL with a 2.98 ERA, got the other three first-place votes and came in fourth. Webb, who went 16-8 with a 3.10 ERA and made his first all-star team, was listed second on seven ballots and third on seven others. Nationals hire Acta. Manny Acta was hired by the Washington Nationals, making him the youngest manager in the major leagues. The 37-year-old Acta, a coach with the New York Mets for the hander Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez stayed with the New York Mets, agreeing to $12 million, two-year contract.

Hernandez, acquired by the Mets from Arizona in May, went 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts for New York. Cubs land DeRosa. Mark DeRosa became the first major-league free agent to switch teams this off-season, agreeing to a $13 million, three-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. De-Rosa batted .296 for Texas in 2006. Elsewhere.

Former Philadelphia Athletics second baseman Pete Suder died at age 90 in Aliquippa, Pa. Suder batted .249 PHILLIES from Dl looking for a multiyear contract that could be worth substantially more than $100 million, and the Phillies don't appear eager to play in that neighborhood. The Cubs, Angels, Dodgers and Astros are all in the hunt for Soriano. "It's crazy," Gillick said of the market. "You don't like to tie up your situation for a long period of time.

You've got to think down the line and what it could do to you. We're kind of working ourselves out of some situations like that now. But this is a very volatile market." Asked if he was confident that he will come away with a power bat to protect Howard by the end of the off-season, Gil-lick said: "I'm more optimistic than pessimistic, but not overly optimistic." One hitter who apparently won't be coming to Philadelphia is Manny Ramirez, the gifted but high-maintenance slugger who is in the midst of his annual campaign to get traded out of Arizona's Webb wins NL Cy Young Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won a wide-open race for the NL Cy Young Award, beating out San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman yesterday. One of six pitchers who tied for the league lead with 16 wins, Webb received 15 of 32 first-place votes and 103 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Hoffman, who broke the career saves record this season, got 12 first-place votes and 77 points.

St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, last year's winner, finished third with two first- Scoreboard Transactions Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE MLB: Named Darryl Hamilton senior specialist of on-field operations. AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle Mariners: Signed RHP Renee Cortez, RHP Jesse Foppert, INF ReyOr-donez, OF Tony Torcato, INF Brant Ust, RHPCibneyBello, LHP Josh Kite, RHP Michael Wagner and RHP Jared Eichelberger to minor-league contracts. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago Cubs: Agreed to terms with INF Mark DeRosa on a three-year contract. Houston Astros: Named Dave Wallace pitching coach.

New York Mets: Agreed to terms with RHP Orlando Hernandez on a two-year contract and 2B Jose Valentin on a one-year contract. Washington Nationals: Named Manny Acta manager. Basketball NBA League: Fined Charlotte Brevin Knight $1 0,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner during a Nov. 1 0 game vs. Seattle.

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Nebraska Northwestern Wichita St. SOUTHWEST TCU 59, Contact staff writer Jim Salisbury at 215-854-4983 or jsalisburyphillynews.com in 13 big-league seasons. The Astros hired Dave Wallace as their pitching coach, replacing the fired Jim Hickey. Wallace, 59, had been Boston's pitching coach since 2003. Former major-leaguer Rey Ordonez was among nine players signed by the Seattle Mariners to minor-league contracts.

Ordonez, who has not played in the majors since 2005, is a three-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop who played with the New York Mets from 1996 to 2002. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox are negotiating to move their spring training bases to Glendale, with the teams possibly sharing a stadium in the Phoenix suburb as early as 2008. men who have Football Rev up your 20, Toledo 17 sex life! los Lee are the only two guys with some pop. So maybe when those two shoes drop, something might happen." General managers from the 30 clubs spent the morning reviewing the new basic agreement, then were free to conduct team business. Gillick revealed that the Phillies met with the representatives of two free agents (pitcher Adam Eaton being one) and discussed trades with two American League clubs.

Earlier this off-season, the Phils had spoken with free agent Mark DeRosa, an infield-eroutfielder who quarter-backed Perm's football team. De-Rosa reached an agreement on last two years, replaced 71-year-old Frank Robinson. The Nationals went 71-91 in 2006, finishing in last place in the NL East for the third consecutive season. New ownership, led by team president Stan Kas-ten, is overseeing an overhaul of the team in hopes of being competitive when Washington's new stadium opens in 2008. Acta worked as Robinson's third-base coach with the Montreal Expos from 2002 to '04, before the franchise moved to Washington.

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