FILE - In this July 3, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols(notes) reacts after hitting a grand slam off Cincinnati Reds reliever David Weathers(notes) in the eighth inning of a baseball game, in Cincinnati. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds(notes) won four in a row from 2001-04.

FILE - In this July 3, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols(notes) reacts after hitting a grand slam off Cincinnati Reds reliever David Weathers(notes) in the eighth inning of a baseball game, in Cincinnati. ujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the baseball first player to repeat since Barry Bonds(notes) won four in a row from 2001-04.

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2009, file photo, Chicago Cubs reliever John Grabow(notes) reacts during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, from the Chicago Cubs.

In this Sept. 18, 2009 photo, Florida Marlins' Chris Coghlan(notes) (8) in action against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game in Cincinnati. Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Al Behrman)

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2009 photo, Florida Marlins' Chris Coghlan(notes) (8) in action against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game in Cincinnati. Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Coghlan edged Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ(notes), receiving 17 first-place votes and 105 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.